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You might be wondering why I only reviewed McDonald\u2019s new Blackberry Passion Fruit Refresher and not the other two beverages in the newfangled product line. Well, that\u2019s because the other two flavors \u2014 Strawberry-Watermelon and Mango-Pineapple \u2014 were totally sold out. Gee, who would\u2019ve thought THESE things would\u2019ve been such a smash hit in the foothills of north Georgia?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s pretty obvious what McDonald\u2019s is going for with these Refreshers, and it\u2019s especially clear with the Blackberry Passion Fruit mix. It looks like a Starbucks drink, it smells like a Starbucks drink, and it\u2019s almost priced as much as a Starbucks drink \u2014 but can Mickey D\u2019s really beat a certain Seattle coffee monolith at its own game?<\/p>\n
Well, the short answer is \u2026 nah, at least as far as the Blackberry Passion Fruit Refresher is concerned.<\/p>\n
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The product is definitely a McNovelty. The beverage is anchored around a lemonade base with a deluge of blackberry flavoring stirred into it. And not only do we get a dose of passion fruit syrup, but we get more<\/em> passion fruit on top of it. As in, the extra passion fruit is literally<\/em> frozen in humongous chunks of ice, like an esoteric fruit version of Captain America or something. It\u2019s not exactly something I\u2019d expect to ever see at McDonald\u2019s, but hey, we all went through our experimental art phase at some point.<\/p>\n I guess my biggest issue with the drink is the use of the term \u201cRefresher.\u201d I see that, and I instinctively think something sweet, or at least a bit syrupy on the taste buds. This Refresher, however, is surprisingly stout and bitter, even for a lemonade-based beverage. The blackberry and dragon fruit flavorings aren\u2019t terribly harmonious here, and they don\u2019t really gel all that well with the lemonade. The first couple of sips were definitely a culture shock for me. Indeed, I had to pinch myself to make sure I was on Ronald\u2019s turf and not trying a sample at Teavana.<\/p>\n Thankfully, your tongue does get acclimated to the beverage the more you drink it. I suppose if you\u2019re in a certain mood and you\u2019re pairing it with some very specific meal, it would be a bang-up drink. This is something you delicately sip while in a study, listening to Cocteau Twins, and not something you\u2019d want to reach for in the fridge right after mowing the lawn. And it definitely<\/em> does not go well with pancakes, if anybody asks.<\/p>\n Perhaps saying I was \u201cdisappointed\u201d by this Refresher is too harsh. It\u2019s not a bad drink at all, and I can see how some people might really dig it. Alas, the mixologists at McDonald\u2019s look like they still have some reformulating to do before they get this specific recipe right. You can almost<\/em> taste what could\u2019ve been here, and with a bit more tweaking, it definitely could\u2019ve been a Starbucks-tier offering.<\/p>\n As it is, it\u2019s merely alright. It does look pretty cool, though. Even if they didn\u2019t mean to, this thing is TOTALLY Grimace-coded.<\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/strong> $3.99 You might be wondering why I only reviewed McDonald\u2019s new Blackberry Passion Fruit Refresher and not the other two beverages in the newfangled product line. Well, that\u2019s because the other two flavors \u2014 Strawberry-Watermelon and Mango-Pineapple \u2014 were totally sold out. Gee, who would\u2019ve thought THESE things would\u2019ve been such a smash hit in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","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":[1477,1481],"class_list":["post-77596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-mcdonalds"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67998,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2025\/02\/19\/starbucks-midnight-drink-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":77596,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Starbucks Midnight Drink","author":"Tiffany","date":"February 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Starbucks\u2019 latest winter launch is all about cozy vibes\u2014think mixology-inspired flavors with a touch of hygge. 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\nSize:<\/strong> Large
\nRating:<\/strong> 6 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> 270 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 75 milligrams of sodium, 66 grams of carbohydrates, 59 grams of sugar, 0 grams of fiber, and 1 gram of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"