A few weeks ago, whispers of a Tie Dye Frapp began to swirl, and everyone on the internet flipped their sh*t because it's a glittery, rainbow Starbucks beverage. That's the only way to react. So naturally, I did what any good journalist would do and marched my hiney up to the Starbs counter bright and early July 10 for a taste test.
I approached the barista, plastered on my best ~Frappuccino launch day smile~ and requested one tall Tie Dye Frappuccino. Though, full disclosure, I still call it a "small" every single time. My request was, embarrassingly, met with a look of bewilderment. It was obvious the guy was both annoyed and confused by my order.
Had he, a Starbucks employee, somehow missed alllll the buzz? Apparently. His manager came over and quite savagely directed his attention towards the giant poster right next to the cash register. I paid for my overpriced Frapp (over $6 FOR A SMALL) and waited.
...and waited some more.
After a solid 15 minutes (I'm not exaggerating)(ok, fine, maybe a little), my order was up. They called for Morgan instead of Megan, but honestly, it just made my Starbucks experience that much more authentic. Comes with the territory, ya know?
Finally, the highly-anticipated Frapp was, quite literally, in the palm of my hands. And I'm not gonna lie, it was cute, but aesthetics-wise didn't completely live up to my expectations. Mine was not nearly as vibrant as this...
Here's how it actually looked:
It was mostly yellow with a *little* bit of color mixed in. Did it look like tie dye? Not really. But the whipped cream was topped with the perfect edible rainbow glitter. It was also their first attempt. Gotta cut 'em some slack. Practice makes perfect.
Now as for the flavor, it's probably best to preface this by saying I'm obsessed with banana anything. And this, my friends, tastes a lot like a banana slushee. But unfortunately, not a good one. I'm sorry! I know! I wish!
The taste was meh and the texture was even worse. It wasn't bad per say, but my hopes were pretty high considering the insane level of hype that preceded the debut. And while other sites have similarly dissed it—The Washington Post called it a "banana milk slush of disappointment" and The New York Post summed it up as "yellow and gross"—like I said, practice makes perfect. Maybe they'll improve things? Idk, just trying a positive outlook here folks. But yeah, it's a letdown.
