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Frappuccino (Page 12)
Starbucks mermaid Frappuccino surfaces, makes waves online
- Oona McGee
May 27, 2020 - Tweet
Take your taste buds under the sea with a very special limited-time beverage.
- Taiwan
- (dragonfruit • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • mermaid • mermaids • Starbucks • Taiwan • The Little Mermaid)
Celebrate spring with the Butterscotch Coffee Jelly Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 10, 2020
A Tokyo exclusive that can now be enjoyed nationwide.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • new • Starbucks • sweets)
Sakura isn’t cherry?!? Starbucks Japan releases the Sakura Cherry Frappuccino, and we try it
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2020
Starbucks gives us a delicious reminder that sakura sweets are different from cherry ones.
- Japan
- (cherry • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan reveals second sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2020
- Oona McGee
Feb 19, 2020
Robust flavours of fruit and flowers steal the limelight in this limited-edition seasonal beverage.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • new • sakura • Starbucks • sweets)
Starbucks Sakura Frappuccino blooms in Japan 【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Feb 17, 2020
Spring has sprung at Starbucks, where a delicious cherry blossom hanami party awaits you.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • new • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • sweets)
Starbucks Japan reveals first sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2020
- Oona McGee
Feb 6, 2020
Real extract from the trees gives you a sense of what it’s like to drink the cherry blossoms.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • new • sakura • Starbucks • sweets)
Taste-testing the new Chocolate Milk Tea Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 2, 2020
The closest thing to a Starbucks chocolate bubble tea Frappuccino yet.
- Japan
- (boba • bubble tea • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • milk tea • SNJO • Starbucks • sweets • taste test • tea)
We spill the tea on Starbucks’ newest hojicha cream Frappuccino and latte【Taste test】
- Eli Pang
Jan 11, 2020
Nothing but our hones-tea when it comes to reviewing Starbucks’ latest creations.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • hojicha • Starbucks • taste test • tea)
We try Starbucks Japan’s new jiggly Frappuccino, hope it brings us luck!【Photos】
- Kay
Dec 31, 2019
We try the new Starbucks drink designed to bring in good fortune for the New Year and find out what a “lucky” drink tastes like.
- Japan
- (azuki • Frappuccino • kinako • Starbucks Japan • sweet drinks • warabimochi)
Starbucks Japan creates first-ever lucky jiggly Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Dec 21, 2019
It’s all about fortune and fun for the first New Year of the Reiwa era.
- Japan
- (adzuki • azuki • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese sweets • kinako • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • warabi mochi)
We try the new Starbucks Santa Boots Chocolate Frappuccino in Japan【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2019
Santa’s boots come filled with lots of little surprises.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • review • Santa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Santa Boots Chocolate Frappuccino for Christmas 2019
- Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2019
Something here got lost in translation.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Santa • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
We try the Nutty White Chocolate Christmas Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 23, 2019
Can a drink that’s meant to look like an illuminated Christmas tree actually taste good?
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Nutty White Chocolate Frappuccino for Christmas 2019
- Oona McGee
Nov 14, 2019
Designed to look like an illuminated Christmas tree.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks Japan gives Kyoto and Hyogo their very own Frappuccinos for a very limited time
- Oona McGee
Nov 6, 2019
Two new beverages pay homage to two great cities with chocolate and matcha green tea.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • green tea • Hyogo • Kyoto • limited edition • matcha • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Uji Matcha)
We try the new Christmas Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 2, 2019
It looks like a Japanese Christmas cake, but does it really taste like one as well?
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • Christmas cakes • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • strawberry shortcake • taste test)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Merry Strawberry Cake Frappuccino for Christmas 2019
- Oona McGee
Oct 25, 2019
Designed to look and taste like a Japanese Christmas cake.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • Christmas cakes • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • strawberry shortcake)
We try the new Starbucks Dark Night Frappuccino with cup cosplay costumes for Halloween
- Oona McGee
Oct 20, 2019
Enjoy all the fun of a Halloween masquerade party at Starbucks in Japan for a limited time.
- Japan
- (COK • cosplay • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2019 • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
New Starbucks Dark Night Frappuccino debuts at sunset with cup cosplay costumes for Halloween
- Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2019
Starbucks Japan’s night masquerade party is shaping up to be the Halloween event of the year.
- Japan
- (cosplay • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2019 • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
We try the new Halloween Masquerade Party drinks from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 12, 2019
Time to put on our mask and find out what a Halloween Red Night Frappuccino tastes like.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2019 • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
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