{"id":62949,"date":"2024-06-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=62949"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:00:44","slug":"sonic-orange-cloudsicle-slush-float-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2024\/06\/20\/sonic-orange-cloudsicle-slush-float-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Sonic Orange Cloudsicle Slush Float"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I reviewed Sonic\u2019s Sour Patch Kids Slush Float<\/a> in the summer of 2022, so I had an idea of what the latest limited-edition Slush Float, Orange Cloudsicle, would bring to the table. This time, it features a flavor that I hope you\u2019re not sick of yet from its other recent appearances in a Wendy\u2019s Frosty<\/a>, Arby\u2019s milkshake, etc\u2026<\/p>\n

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Slush Floats are made up of a majestic swirl of vanilla ice cream on top and slush on bottom, and garnished with a topping that matches the flavor of the slush. In this case, to suit the orange-flavored slush are what Sonic refers to as \u201corange vanilla flavor bubbles,\u201d though you\u2019re probably more likely to know them as \u201cpopping boba\u201d if you\u2019re a bubble tea fan (or \u201cpopping pearls,\u201d if Starbucks is more your jam). There\u2019s also \u201cOrange Cloudsicle Syrup,\u201d which is apparently cooler than plain orange because it features hints of vanilla as well (and is different than \u201cOrange Creamsicle\u201d because, well, that was already trademarked).<\/p>\n

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I used a straw for my last Slush Float and a spoon for this one, and this may sound overly persnickety, but I think the utensil you use really determines your experience. Drinking the Slush Float felt like getting a fun little treat (ice cream) on top of a fun little treat (slushie). Spooning it had the opposite effect: eating ice cream with a weirdly liquid-y, gritty ice mixture at the bottom was honestly kind of a bummer. In hindsight, that\u2019s my bad since Sonic\u2019s soft serve is so dense that I estimate it would take about a year to melt, while the slush had already become watery in the ten or so minutes it took to dig down to that layer. So, honestly, I trashed my layer of slush pretty quickly after I\u2019d finished the ice cream, but I can chalk that disappointment partly up to user error.<\/p>\n

Anyway, structural issues aside, how did this thing taste? Not to sound too much like a marketing agency, but: like the epitome of summer, plus a pinch of nostalgia. I don\u2019t feel I need to say much about Sonic\u2019s ice cream since it\u2019s always excellent. The orange flavor of the slush and syrup reminded me more of the actual fruit than the candies inspired by it\u2014think orange juice, not gummy Orange Slices. <\/p>\n

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But what made me want to eat this in the first place were the flavor bubbles (which, aside from a few stragglers at the bottom of my cup, were pretty much localized entirely on top of the ice cream). They added a sense of fun and uniqueness that was very welcome, plus they were surprisingly strong; I tend to enjoy bursting them against the roof of my mouth, but they were so stretchy that this didn\u2019t always succeed in splitting them, leading to some anticlimactic moments where the juice instead just sort of ended up dribbling out sadly instead of exploding in a grand fashion. Regardless, they were tasty and entertaining, although I didn\u2019t pick up on any of the vanilla that Sonic mentions they contain. Maybe my palette was just too dazed by the obvious vanilla-ness of the ice cream to notice something subtler in comparison?<\/p>\n

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Ultimately, this is a fun, yummy treat, but one that you should tackle with a strategic order of operations\u2014I suggest learning from my mistake and alternating between spoon and straw for the full effect.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/strong> $3.99
\nSize:<\/strong> Medium
\nRating:<\/strong> 6 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> 420 calories, 6 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 250 milligrams of sodium, 92 grams of carbohydrates, 87 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I reviewed Sonic\u2019s Sour Patch Kids Slush Float in the summer of 2022, so I had an idea of what the latest limited-edition Slush Float, Orange Cloudsicle, would bring to the table. 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