Week Four: New Starbucks Refresher

    Hello everyone! Welcome if you're new here or welcome back for week 4 of my blog! If you're new, this blog is dedicated to sharing the different coffee recipes and beverage orders that I try each week, along with my review of them. I love getting recommendations of new drinks from friends, and sharing my favorites with them as well, so I figured turning that idea into my blog topic was perfect. 

    This week I decided to try Starbucks's brand new Blackberry Sage refresher. There are three options of how to order their refreshers which are either the refresher base made with water, with lemonade, or with coconut milk. I got it with lemonade since that is what I usually get my refreshers made with. I also usually get my drinks without the fruit inclusions as I just prefer the drink by itself, but unfortunately I forgot to order it that way this time, and ended up having to scoop out all the berries that I could when I got home. 

    As I previously talked about in my Week 2 blog post, my all time favorite Starbucks drink will always be the Strawberry Açaí refresher with lemonade. However, this Blackberry Sage refresher is surprisingly a very close second! I first heard about this new refresher from my friend Abbie, who gave it a glowing review, and immediately had to try it for myself. This drink did not disappoint! The taste almost reminds me of the Very Berry Hibiscus beverage that Starbucks used to carry a few years back. It has a great balance of sweetness from the Blackberry Sage base, and sourness from the lemonade.  

    Overall, I give this drink a 9/10! It's definitely my new go-to if I want to switch things up from my usual Strawberry refresher, and I definitely recommend it! Thank you for reading about this week's new beverage, check back next week for a new drink! 

- Maya Zielinski

How to order:

- Ask for a Blackberry Sage Refresher with Lemonade 

- Ask for no fruit/berry inclusions if you're like me and prefer it without!