{"id":32580,"date":"2018-10-29T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=32580"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:28:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:28:18","slug":"starbucks-witchs-brew-frappuccino-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/29\/starbucks-witchs-brew-frappuccino-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Starbucks Witch&#8217;s Brew Frappuccino"},"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-Witchs-Brew-Frappuccino.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino\" title=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat\u2019s that? [Bat]\u2019s wart, mmm! And [toad]\u2019s breath? Nothing\u2019s more suspicious than [toad]\u2019s breath! Until you taste it, I won\u2019t follow a spoonful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So apparently the folks over at Starbucks weren\u2019t quite creative enough to come up with their own ingredients for the Witch&#8217;s Brew Frappuccino, so they had to take worm\u2019s wart and frog\u2019s breath from Sally\u2019s soup on <em>The Nightmare before Christmas<\/em>, and they replaced the animals to avoid copyright infringement. I\u2019m surprised they didn\u2019t add deadly lampshade in place of deadly nightshade.<\/p>\n<p>According to various official descriptions, this purple concoction also has swamp fog, goblin regret (whatever that is), and lizard scales.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve got to hand it to Starbucks: this is a visually stunning drink. The orange-flavored purple base, the green-colored chia seeds, and the green sugar on top of whipped cream. Purple and green will never overthrow orange and black as the ultimate Halloween colors, but this is a fittingly spooky treat.<\/p>\n<p>Will this brew gain the approval of Samantha Stephens, Winifred Sanderson, Sabrina Spellman, and Minerva McGonagall? Ehh.<\/p>\n<p>While I was waiting for my drink, I overheard the barista talking disparagingly about it with a man who I assume was his boss. I didn\u2019t dislike it like they did, but it wasn\u2019t amazing.<\/p>\n<p>The purple base tastes like generic orange Creamsicle. It was a nice enough flavor, but halfway through my Tall drink, I couldn\u2019t really taste it. I don\u2019t know whether I had sucked all the flavor out (like with a Slurpee), or if I had gotten numb to it. Regardless, the second half wasn\u2019t as tasty as the first.<\/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-Witchs-Brew-Frappuccino-3.jpg?resize=550%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino 3\" title=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino 3.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The slimy, green chia seeds (bat warts, I assume) were disappointing. They had no flavor, and they seemed out of place in this drink. It\u2019s nice to break up the monotony in a drink like this, but the chia seeds weren\u2019t the best way to do it. At least you\u2019re getting a minuscule amount of nutrients from their presence, right?<\/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-Witchs-Brew-Frappuccino-4.jpg?resize=550%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino 4\" title=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino 4.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough, my favorite part might have been the green-colored sugar (lizard scales?) resting on the whipped cream. I don\u2019t think it&#8217;s supposed to taste like anything, but it seemed better than regular sugar. But I doubt you\u2019re supposed to consume it separately.<\/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-Witchs-Brew-Frappuccino-5.jpg?resize=550%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino 5\" title=\"Starbucks Witch's Brew Frappuccino 5.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to try Starbucks&#8217; Witch&#8217;s Brew Frappuccino for the seasonal novelty of it, then go for it. It\u2019s not terrible. I love these holiday gimmicks; also, I don\u2019t drink coffee, so I was glad to have another alternative at Starbucks. It\u2019s a fun offering.<\/p>\n<p>If, however, you\u2019re hoping for a delicious drink, there are better ways to spend five dollars.<\/p>\n<p><b>Purchased Price:<\/b> $4.95<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> Tall<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Nutrition Facts:<\/b> (Tall) 270 calories, 100 calories from fat, 11 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 170 milligrams of sodium, 39 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 35 grams of sugar, 4 grams of protein, and 0 milligrams of caffeine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s that? [Bat]\u2019s wart, mmm! And [toad]\u2019s breath? Nothing\u2019s more suspicious than [toad]\u2019s breath! Until you taste it, I won\u2019t follow a spoonful.\u201d So apparently the folks over at Starbucks weren\u2019t quite creative enough to come up with their own ingredients for the Witch&#8217;s Brew Frappuccino, so they had to take worm\u2019s wart and frog\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"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_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":[1477,1542],"class_list":["post-32580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-starbucks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32538,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/26\/fast-food-news-starbucks-witchs-brew-frappuccino\/","url_meta":{"origin":32580,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Starbucks Witch&#8217;s Brew Frappuccino","author":"Marvo","date":"October 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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