I think I’ve probably had more whipped cream in the past two weeks than I had had in my entire life before then, and at this point I’m pretty sure I’m going to die fairly soon. I went in yesterday after work and ordered the Caramel Brûlée Latte. I then drove straight home and spent some quality time with my son, tossing the football around and basically just teaching him how to be a man in this modern world. OK, I actually spent the next three and a half hours binge drinking on the couch in my pyjamas while watching “Girlboss” on Netflix as my son played Fortnite upstairs, but I’m still hoping my son will be able to look back at these times with a nostalgic fondness once I’m dead.
So, yeah, I got the CBL, and I got it with minimal sweetness, but this is definitely the sweetest of the holiday lattes. As is the case with all lattes, it begins with steamed milk and espresso, but they then add their caramel brûlée sauce---which has an unflinching sweetness that is tempered by a subtle smokiness---and then add whipped cream and a caramel topping. This one’s actually pretty good. People ask me what the Stars and Bucks rating means and, honestly, I have no fucking idea at this point, but this one is delicious.
Verdict: Pretty good but very sweet.
Score: I don’t know. I give it a bunch of Stars and Bucks out of 10.
Have you tried the London fog with 1 pump of vanilla (instead of 4) and with almond milk instead of regular milk? I like it. Although, I must point out, I ordered an earl grey tea with almond milk and a pump of vanilla instead of ordering London fog-->and paid half the price. (I hope Starbucks managers don't see this, I don't want them to take precautions about this situation).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Starbucks' earl grey tea is really a rich one.
I have never tried it. It seems that you have discovered what people call a "Starbucks hack." I'm sure managers are hyper-aware of them and probably just accept that they exist.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, I will get the London Fog with almond milk and one pump and see how it tastes.
I have to somehow review five more drinks (well, it was six at the time of this post, but I reviewed a new one just now) before I can stop blogging, so this will hopefully give me some more material.
It sounds like you really want to stop writing this blog.
DeleteNot that I want to help you stop, but I can give you one more material. This is not a drink with special name or anything but you can try a north blend roast (blond roast) coffee with a splash of heavy cream. I don't know any other person who gets exactly this drink at Starbucks, so in fact you may feel special or privileged for this reason. Anyone could get their coffee with milk, nonfat milk or lactose free milk, you know, that's just ordinary people. I go for heavy cream.
Warning: Barista might look weird when you ask for the heavy cream.
Thanks! Blogging is harder than I thought---perhaps if I didn't have jobs I do on top of it, it would be OK, but writer's block is a real thing, I've learned.
ReplyDeleteWell, the baristas look at me weird regardless of what I am ordering. It is a gift I have, I guess. I'll try this NBR with a splash of heavy cream. It sounds like a classic drink. That gives me two more. I have to review the Pumpkin Spice Latte and the Eggnog Latte, so that would leave one more drink!
Then you should probably compare PSL with PCTL and EL with ECTL.
ReplyDeleteWell, you reviewed very many winter holiday season drinks. Maybe you can take a break and then you can start again when they have new seasonal summer drinks in the summer. I bet there will be more frappuccino(not sure about the spelling) options.
Good idea. I will do the comparison. The PC and EC are both very good. Yeah, the 20th post can end Season 1 of the blog. Probably doing 20 posts for a season is reasonable, because I could come up with material over a six month period and it would be easier than trying to write something every day.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear the announcement of Season 2 of your blog. Great news!
DeleteYeah, I will probably be ready to blog again by then. I hope season two lives up to the hype!
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