• Jilanico@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    10·
    4 months ago

    Come to think of it, I’ve never had a pumpkin spice latte. Does it live up to the hype?

    • palebluethought@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      4 months ago

      I mean, it’s basically just cinnamon, cardamom, and clove. Yeah, it’s great. One of those “ruined by its fans” things

        • palebluethought@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          4 months ago

          Sorta. I mean everyone expects there to be actual pumpkin, but that’d be gross. It’s just all the stuff you add to the pumpkin in a pie to make it delicious

        • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
          6·
          4 months ago

          The magic word here is “mulling spices”. It’s the same blend used for pumpkin pie, apple cider, and a lot of different mulled wines.

          You can buy premade mulling spice mixes to give it a try, but I highly recommend finding a recipe online and tinkering with it on your own. Once you’ve got your mix dialed in you can whip up amazing apple cider all fall and winter.

        • PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world
          2·
          4 months ago

          Caribou offers similar drinks with actual pumpkin puree if that interests you and you’re in the midwest. Hot Pumpkin Chai is pretty great on a cold day

    • sbvEnglish
      101·
      4 months ago

      They’re pretty good as an occasional treat. I like that it’s just a Halloween thing. I wouldn’t have one outside of the spooky season.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
      7·
      4 months ago

      Not great, not terrible. If you ever had the impression that Starbucks is just a coffee-themed sweet shoppe, this puts things right over the top. It turns out that if you put enough cinnamon and dairy into a burnt-tasting beverage, it’s kind of alright.

      • gerbler@lemmy.world
        7·
        4 months ago

        Starbucks strives for consistency so they over-roast their beans to ensure the same flavour across the board. To compensate for this they saturate all of their beverages in ungodly amounts of sugar.

        Watch closely as a partner (their word for worker) makes your caramel macchiato and try to guess how much sugar is added to it.