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Is there any doubt Starbucks\u2019 proprietary Pumpkin Spice Latte isn\u2019t<\/em> the single most influential fast food\/junk food item of the 21st century? One look at the seasonal goods section of any<\/em> grocery store in America ought to be all the proof you need.<\/p>\n Pumpkin spice cookies. Pumpkin spice marshmallows. Pumpkin spice cereal. Pumpkin spice vodka<\/em>. For crying out loud, there are even pumpkin spice cough drops<\/em>, and I\u2019d be shocked if we aren\u2019t a few years away from somebody selling pumpkin spice deodorant, pumpkin spice mouthwash, or pumpkin spice family planning products. So profound the impact of that one<\/em> Starbucks beverage that, 14 years after the humble PSL was first introduced, the entire Halloween season has now become hardly anything more than a three-month bombardment of all things pumpkin spicy.<\/p>\n Although it\u2019s fun to trudge through\/lament the avalanche of PSL-inspired snack foods, the conversation inevitably leads back to the original<\/em> beverage. While the PSL has<\/em> been commercially offered in bottled form as a limited-time-only Frappuccino for several years now, Starbucks hasn\u2019t offered the PSL as a one-and-done, glass bottled solo shot until this fall. Unfortunately, the big retail debut of arguably the most imitated foodstuff of the century isn\u2019t exactly the cafe-to-store shelves success we were hoping for.<\/p>\n First, the good news. The bottle itself – with that nice ocher tone and regal lettering – is downright beautiful. Secondly, the scent on this sucker is pretty much a dead ringer for the \u201creal\u201d PSL. And thirdly, the latte\u2019s aftertaste – that milky goulash of nutmeg and cinnamon – is very faithful to the in-cafe drink we all know and love.<\/p>\n Alas, this is still far<\/em> from a perfect recreation of the classic PSL. There\u2019s too much milk and not enough coffee flavoring, making the whole beverage taste more like a weird Yoo-hoo imitator than a Starbucks drink. And while the ingredients do add up to a more robust, flavorful \u201cpumpkin spice\u201d taste than most PSL-inspired seasonal products, I\u2019m afraid it doesn\u2019t stack up to the \u201creal\u201d stuff. <\/p>\n The drink feels very watered down and the huge chunks of seasoning are a major turn-off (indeed, I almost choked to death on a nickel-sized wad of nutmeg at the bottom of the glass.) This is a drink designed<\/em> to be ingested piping hot, with a thick layer of whipped cream atop it – and that\u2019s something that can\u2019t<\/em> be replicated in a 14-ounce, refrigerated glass vase.<\/p>\n To be fair, it\u2019s a much better grab-and-go PSL drink than most of the bottled pumpkin spice coffees out there, but it nonetheless feels like a pale imitation of, well, itself<\/em>. As a glorified jug of chocolate milk with artificial pumpkin flavoring, it\u2019s actually quite decent, but as the long, long<\/em> awaited convenience-store-ready port of THE most copied seasonal beverage out there? It\u2019s pretty hard to consider this<\/em> iteration of the PSL anything but a disappointment.<\/p>\n (Nutrition Facts – 270 calories, 40 calories from fat, 4.5 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 15 milligrams of cholesterol, 190 milligrams of sodium, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 42 grams of sugar, and 11 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.99 Is there any doubt Starbucks\u2019 proprietary Pumpkin Spice Latte isn\u2019t the single most influential fast food\/junk food item of the 21st century? One look at the seasonal goods section of any grocery store in America ought to be all the proof you need. Pumpkin spice cookies. Pumpkin spice marshmallows. Pumpkin spice cereal. Pumpkin spice vodka. 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\nSize:<\/b> 14 fl. oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Flash Foods
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> The container looks classy and dignified. The nutmeg and cinnamon taste is quite authentic. The scent is an almost perfect imitation of the \u201creal\u201d PSL.\u00a0
\nCons:<\/b> It tastes more like chocolate milk than coffee. The beverage doesn\u2019t really \u201cwork\u201d as a cold drink. Getting huge, pencil shavings-like clumps of seasoning caught in the back of your throat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"