Starbucks (Great World)

Hazelnut Latte, Turkey Ham and Triple Cheese Toast

w/ extra espresso shot, oatmilk, white chocolate sauce

(Redemption: Free Grande handcrafted drink)

w/ extra espresso shot, oatmilk

(Redemption: Free Grande handcrafted drink)

A little sugar rush with this Frozen Honey Ruby Grapefruit Black Tea wouldn’t kill, especially when it was once upon the time on the top of my beverages list at Starbucks.

Priced at S$7.50 for a Grande size drink, it has evolved from its previous hot and iced versions, and seemingly tasted a little more citric, with grapefruit peel within almost every sip. Although it wasn’t in much of a slush form by the time it came out from the blender, I reckoned that it was still refreshing, regardless of how ridiculous the whether it was outside.

Love the food @ Ryan kitchen. Thick cut pork chop grilled perfectly. Good deal when using voucher.

This year’s Christmas beverage line-up at Starbucks included the Oatmilk Confetti Cookie Frappuccino, which contained espresso with white chocolate syrup and oat milk, topped with plant-based whipped cream and colourful confetti sprinkles (read: crushed candies).

Maybe the white chocolate was supposed to give it the cookie feel, but I felt that this was closer to a white mocha flavour. Also, the confetti sprinkles were more of an aesthetic feature, and did not value-add to the overall taste actually. The product might have been more amazing if rainbow rice or hundred & thousands were blended into a cream frappuccino, just to make the drink look more fascinating.

Given a choice, Toffee Nut Latte or Gingerbread Latte would have carried greater Christmas-y satisfaction.