So my first bus was late today, going to work, so I missed my second bus by seconds. Half hour to kill. Coldish, windy, I step inside the coffeeshop at that corner, a Seattle’s Best. Now, I mostly don’t patronize SB since Starbuck’s bought them, but there I was, and there it was.
I was hungry, but didn’t have enough money for coffee AND a food item, so just at that moment the little counter ad for their new Blackberry Cream Latte sounded good: kinda like a warm milkshake with caffeine! The description says it “combines our signature espresso with mellow blackberry flavors and a hint of floral notes.” Sounded at least interesting; certainly not like anything I’d tasted recently.
So my question: why didn’t they just call it Generic Air-Freshener Latte? It tastes like that potpourri your aunt has on the back of her toilet. It tastes like a taxi smells. It tastes like something you’d pay $1.99 for, to spray in the garage whenever your cat takes a shit.
Fut the wuck? who do they have tasting and approving this shit?
Artificial berry flavors can be nasty. Watch out for the blue Jelly Bellies–they taste like soap.
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think fruit flavors go well with coffee. Nuts are just fine (amaretto latte, yum yum), but apple? No. Peach? Definitely not. Blueberry? Nuh-uh.
It makes me wonder, did they not have anyone taste-test this before they unleashed it on the unsuspecting public? It reminds me of the time I got a pot roast sandwich at Arby’s. Okay, eating at Arby’s was my first mistake, but it’s the closest fast food place to my house and sometimes it’s convenient, okay? Don’t judge me. Anyway, the pot roast sandwich had some kind of ranch dressing. In addition to the pot roast with gravy. I think it may have had some cheese on there, too. I can’t even describe how foul it was.
I agree about most fruit-and-coffee combos. But I like orange syrup with coffee sometimes, so I thought I’d give it a try. But dang. It was like having your mouth washed out with one of those decorative little soaps you got in trouble for using when you visited your grandmother.
I love blackberries. Enjoy 'em fresh, on shortcake, and they make my favorite kind of jam. I also have no perfume and/or food allergies. But the women in my office have some kind of blackberry-scented soap or lotion in their bathroom that is so pungent that it makes my eyes tear up when they just walk past my desk after using it. It actually smells more like blackcurrant to me (but I inquired about it and was told it was labelled blackberry). Probably the same chemical they’re putting in the coffee. :dubious:
A few months ago I tried the eggnog latte from Starbucks. It tasted just like someone poured Pine Sol in the brewbasket with some burned coffee beans. Only, you know, not as pleasant.
You gotta admit, these candy blackberries and raspberries are f’n awesome. I hadn’t had them in many years when I ran across a bag in Borders a few weeks back. Nummy!
Mmmm, yeah, those are good. I wonder if they have real fruit juice in them…maybe that’s why they don’t taste like soap. I don’t have anything against berries. I love most berries, so maybe that’s why I have a low tolerance for fake berry flavors.
Anyway, the pot roast sandwich had some kind of ranch dressing. In addition to the pot roast with gravy. I think it may have had some cheese on there, too. I can’t even describe how foul it was.