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Starbucks\u2019 Matcha Lemonade looks like water from a pond that has too much nitrogen and phosphorus causing excessive algae growth. But does it suck as much as algae blooms suck out the oxygen from ponds? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n
Science reference! High five!<\/p>\n
According to Starbucks, the Matcha Lemonade combines finely ground Teavana matcha green tea and lemonade, shaken, not stirred, with ice. <\/p>\n
I do the matcha-cha every so often by eating matcha ice cream, Kit Kat from Japan, Jamba Juice smoothies, and lattes. But combining the green tea\u2019s bitter flavor with sour and sweet lemonade, creating a Matchalf & Matchalf, doesn\u2019t seem like a good match-a to me. Sorry.<\/p>\n
But I do like matcha green tea flavored products. And I do like lemonade. So I should like this combination, right?<\/p>\n
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Well, it doesn\u2019t suck as much as algae blooms suck out the oxygen from bodies of water. But it also doesn’t make me want to pay a medium $500 to do a seance to speak to Arnold Palmer’s ghost to tell him this tea and lemonade mashup is better than his.<\/p>\n
With all the matcha products I’ve had in the past, they’ve been made with either dairy or chocolate, which help cut through the tea’s bitterness. But the lemonade doesn’t quite do the same here. I get a sweetness from the lemonade, but unlike a Half & Half where there a balance, this leans more towards the tea and I don’t taste the lemonade. It’s pretty much sweet matcha water. <\/p>\n
Now this reads like I’m putting down the beverage, but there was a part of me that enjoyed it. I didn’t spit it out or dump it down the drain. But I’m not going to proclaim it to be My Summer Beverage of 2017. It\u2019s weird, but sometimes weird is good. And the weird part of me enjoyed this. But I don’t think it’ll appeal to most taste buds.<\/p>\n
(Nutrition Facts – Grande\/16 oz. – 120 calories, 0 calories from fat, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 0 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 27 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein, and 80 milligrams of caffeine.)<\/small><\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/b> $4.49
\nSize:<\/b> Grande
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> A part of me enjoyed it, but that’s probably because of my love of matcha. Doesn’t suck as much as algae blooms sucks out oxygen from bodies of water. Science reference!
\nCons:<\/b> Won’t appeal to most taste buds. Lemonade doesn’t really shine. Looks like algae in a cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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