Two things.
First up, we have from the blogosphere the guy in NYC who “bought” the most expensive drink at Starbuck’s. A 13 shot venti soy hazelnut vanilla cinnamon white mocha with extra white mocha and caramel, it rang up for, with tax, for $13.76. Then he used the comp card he got from a previous Starbuck’s visit.
Awesome. Awesome to the max.
Today’s other coffee related news is that today at the Perg I got an undertow. An undertow, if you don’t know is juice glass filled 1/3 (or a little less) with vanilla syrup, 1/3 (or until the glass would be full with a shot) cold milk, and a shot of espresso poured in over the back of a spoon. The drink is let to cool for about a minute and then you pound the drink. It’s divine. The warm bitter of the espresso, the cold milk, and then the sweet syurp. Mmmm.
When I was there earlier, I saw one of the better barristas make one last time I was there make one. He said they are considering selling them, but right now you have to ask. Since they’re not really selling them, the prices are kind of in flux. Probably will be about $2 or $2.50. Only two barristas make them, so you have to either orderit from the tall guy with the beard, or some other barrista-to-be-named-later. The best part of the whole undertow experience? Getting it for no charge, because as the barrista said, “It’s just like drugs. The first one is free.”
