My Starbucks Experience in Tokyo [SEASONAL SPECIALS]

1. American Cherry Pie Frappuccino 

Photo credits:  Muriel

The American Cherry Pie Frappuccino is actually a really controversial drink. Many people think that it was gross, while some people liked it. The Frappuccino was  actually a really unique drink that Starbucks introduced into Japan. It had a pie crust (never seen before) topping that you are supposed to break it when you insert the straw. The drink was filled with real cherry bits that I felt was pretty decent. The cherry syrup was kinda sweet in my opinion, so if you ain't a sweet tooth, maybe this is not for you. Overall, I felt that it is a decent and (kinda) innovative drink Starbucks have introduced into Japan's market. And it goes really well with the Cherry Blossom season. Though... I am not too sure if I will get a 2nd cup after this.

I was also too excited to try the drink I forgot to take more pictures of it. :/ Thus credits to my friend, Muriel for this beautiful shot.

2. Classic Tea Cream Frappuccino

As the name says, this is a ice blended tea topped with whipped cream and caramel cubes. It taste very usual though. A fragrant ice blended milk tea that is not too overly sweet. The caramel cubes are kinda hard..... and more like a hard candy than actual caramel bits. I would think that overall it is just an average drink and nothing unique, though it is worth the try. This might be on their permanent menu thus you guys can give it a try in Japan and you'll get what I mean.

3. Matcha Scone and Chocolate Cake Topped Frappuccino with Matcha Shot

The Matcha series just ended last week, and it left us a positive image. The Matcha shot frappuccino was overall an innovative drink I would say. My boyfriend loved it! Initially it was dumb of us to not mix the cake into the drink, thus we felt the drink was so-so. But after mixing the chocolate cake and crumbling it into the drink, its much better!!! The scone however was a little controversial for us. It felt a little dry, stiff and bland - as expected from scone, but we didn't really like it. But the matcha flavor was good though. I felt that the sugar blocks made up for the sweetness.

4. Lime cream and Yoghurt 

The Lime cream and yoghurt frappuccino..... we didn't like it. It was really different from the usual kind of drink starbucks makes. Though the drink sounds and looks like it was going to be sour because of the lemon zest bits, but it turned out sweet and kinda made of artificial lime syrup. I expected the drink to be more similar to a smoothie and would have a lighter and fluffier texture, but it turned out really creamy, heavy and sweet. I would not give this another try........ 

Nonetheless do try out Starbucks when you are in Japan! We cannot really find quality coffee in Japan, though they offer many canned and bottled ones. The better ones in the convenient store cost at least SGD$3. But if you top up another $2, you can get a decent coffee fix in Starbucks. Comparatively, its not a bad deal, as oppose to being able to get a dollar coffee in Singapore's coffee shop (its impossible here... almost).