Starbucks regularly come out with seasonal content and most of the time I'm very on board with this.
Not too long ago they released a Churro Frappuccino that I really enjoyed, so when I saw there was a new Halloween drink I was actually looking forward to it.
The Cherry & Scream Frappuccino came out today, so I obviously rushed to my nearest store to try it.
I'm there so often when a new drink comes out that they've come to expect my arrival.
This drink is made with sugar-free vanilla syrup (although you can ask for the sugar version) and a cream base.
This is poured over cherry sauce that is supposed to look like blood and have an interesting effect up the side of the cup.
It reminds me a lot of the strawberry Frappuccino they do that is quite similar, but here's the big difference.
It's made with a red 'whipped cream' topping. This is actually made with water and powder rather than cream as you might imagine.
It's red in colour and weirdly gelatinous I found. The texture reminded of congealed blood, I suppose that is what they were going for but I found it mildly off putting.
The 'cream' doesn't really melt, but it doesn't stand all that high either. I would probably ask for no cream if I were to get this again (although there's a very low chance I would).
There's also a finger poking out of the top. This is also dairy-free which I found quite nice as I avoid dairy.
Soy is present in both the cream and the finger so if you have a sensitivity it might be worth avoiding.
I found the finger tasted like cheap white chocolate, I didn't love how bloody it looked, although I suppose that is the whole point.
I found this drink to be texturally quite strange, there were chunks from the cherry sauce that I really didn't like.
The whipped topping was gooey which was definitely not something I'd be interested in and it was just quite unsettling overall.
I do think that is what you look for in a Halloween drink but I'm not sure if you should.
