Friday, June 22, 2007
Starbucks’ new summer flavor will be - ta-da - raspberry
Every summer, Starbucks, a very large coffee chain with outlets throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, introduces a new flavor. Not-yet-announced but already being gossiped about is summer 2007 flavor raspberry, available starting June 26. This flavor will manifest itself in a new peach-raspberry yogurt parfait, plus two raspberry coffee drinks: Raspberry Mocha Frappuccino and Iced Raspberry Mocha.
Some people are already theorizing that raspberry is trending up as a flavor, appearing also this summer in smoothies at Maggie Moo's and in a new raspberry milkshake at Steak 'N' Shake.
Previous annual-summer flavors at Starbucks have included the late, great MALT -- the best flavor of all, sob -- as well as the not-particularly-beloved banana of summer 2006 and the mint-mocha of summer 2005.
kirk, says:
So this replaces the orange stuff they've been pushing so far this month?
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Anne Young Fritsche, says:
People apparently get really, really excited about these flavors. I ran across two excruciatingly long threads about this very topic earlier this week:
http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/_/... <p>http://consumerist.com/consumer/happy-endings/epic-battle-for-raspberry-syrup-ends-with-starbucks-apology-and-gift-card-269019.php</p>
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Anne Young Fritsche, says:
Whoops - try this truncated link for the Consumerist thread:
http://tinyurl.com/yqc9ek
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twisteddog, says:
The Steak 'N' Shake at Central and Caruth Haven isn't aware of the raspberry shake, and insist they don't carry them, despite the large display at the drive-thru. How am I supposed to jump on this trend?
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capteucalyptus, says:
Here you are!!
Well I can't say that I much like most reapberry flvored thing. Most of the time they're too artificial. And since SB tends to over flavor most things I doubt ver ymuch that this will be good. I did have a pumpkin scone from them the other day that wasn't too bad though.
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Teresa Gubbins, says:
oh yay captain eucalyptus has joined the pegasus community. i had an awesome pumpkin muffin from the SB over Xmas - little dab of cream cheese baked into the top and center, oh yes
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adee_sixx, says:
I can.t believe TG is pushing something from *$$$!
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Billusa99, says:
They had free shots of raspberry chocolate creme lattes at Preston/Royal this AM. I would feed it to a dog.
MuttMouth... the easiest way for your kind to jump on a trend is to start with someone's leg...
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