{"id":32408,"date":"2018-10-23T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=32408"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:28:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:28:21","slug":"starbucks-smoked-butterscotch-latte-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/23\/starbucks-smoked-butterscotch-latte-review\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK REVIEW: Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Starbucks-Limited-Edition-Smoked-Butterscotch-Lattea.jpg?resize=550%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte\" title=\"Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Lattea.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What is the Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte?<\/h3>\n<p>As a grab-and-go option for people too busy to stop by a brick-and-motor Starbucks, this coffee-house inspired drink features, \u201csmoky sweet notes of kettle-cooked butterscotch mingled with Starbucks espresso and creamy milk.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h3>How is it?<\/h3>\n<p>Even though a lot of these bottled latte beverages are initially underwhelming due to their lack of milk froth, this limited edition offering took it a bit further by continuing to be disappointing all the way to the bottom of the bottle. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Starbucks-Limited-Edition-Smoked-Butterscotch-Latte-2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte 2\" title=\"Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte 2.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite being a \u201csmoked\u201d latte, I thought this was surprisingly <em>less<\/em> smoky than Starbucks\u2019 regular espresso-based drinks.  Actually, rather than having pleasant notes of smokiness, I thought it tasted rather burnt, which also overwhelmed any butterscotch flavor it may have had. It\u2019s almost got an element of artificial char, which is off-putting. I imagine the espresso usually would have helped to even out the acrid aspect of the smoke, but this drink didn\u2019t have nearly enough of it.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Starbucks has no right to boast that the smoked butterscotch is mingling with \u201ccreamy\u201d milk. The reduced fat dairy utilized here makes the entire beverage way too watery to be called creamy, and it left me longing for the whole milk lattes served by my local baristas.<\/p>\n<h3>Is there anything else I need to know?<\/h3>\n<p>If you think this might taste better warmed up and sipped like regular coffee, I\u2019m going to save you the trouble by telling you I\u2019ve already gone that route, and, no, it doesn\u2019t make this poor man&#8217;s latte any better. It makes it worse because it makes the espresso seem even weaker in contrast to the smoke flavoring. <\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion:<\/h3>\n<p>Even though the Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte seems like an easy way to enjoy a seasonal favorite and skip the coffee shop, it\u2019s not. Simply put, you\u2019re going to wish that you had taken the time to stop by a real Starbucks and order a freshly made Smoked Butterscotch Latte. <\/p>\n<p><b>Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.79<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> 14 fl. oz.<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b> Kroger<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 3 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Nutrition Facts:<\/b> (1 bottle) 220 calories, 40 calories from fat, 4.5 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 15 milligrams of cholesterol, 110 milligrams of sodium, 36 grams of total carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 34 grams of sugars, and 8 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte? As a grab-and-go option for people too busy to stop by a brick-and-motor Starbucks, this coffee-house inspired drink features, \u201csmoky sweet notes of kettle-cooked butterscotch mingled with Starbucks espresso and creamy milk.&#8221; How is it? Even though a lot of these bottled latte beverages are initially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1540,1542],"class_list":["post-32408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-coffee","tag-starbucks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31657,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/25\/spotted-on-shelves-starbucks-limited-edition-smoked-butterscotch-latte\/","url_meta":{"origin":32408,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Starbucks Limited Edition Smoked Butterscotch Latte","author":"Marvo","date":"September 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Buttery. 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