My Take: Signature Hot Chocolates

Okay - everyone is talking or blogging about them. I was pretty excited about them. So to Starbucks I must go!

Now I greatly enjoyed the Chiasso (drinking chocolate) that Starbucks had a few years back. It's was thick and deep chocolatey. One reason I don't drink hot cocoa too much is because I don't like the like cocoa flavor and the watery down feeling of too much milk.

So when I saw Salted Caramel was coming I was giddy. I LOVE Salted Caramel, it's like a new passion. Damn that stuff is goooooood.

So last night after a pretty emotionally grueling day at work, I go to Starbucks. Drenched in rain and my cutest peep toe heels making an actual squish squish sound. I order. And the barista while making me drink rudely shouts "After this drink I'm going on break!!!" Not something I want to hear. Is she going to half-ass make my drink? And of course half way through my order it switches baristas...wha?? Now I'm hoping it comes out okay, since this is my first time at it. I crossed my fingers that all baristas give 100% customer service to each drink.

First thing I notice - I got no whip cream. Should I have asked for it? I was hoping it was part of the package. I enjoyed it and slurped it down quickly to my own surprise. There were a few flakes of salt here and there and a subtle caramel flavor. I was good with it.

But I wondered if I got what I was suppose to. So I tried it again today. But today's had nearly zero salt flavor and more cocoa taste then caramel. NOT a hit. I want some salted caramel flowing onto my tongue. Oh and this time I asked for whip cream.

So I still miss the drinking chocolate. But the Salted Caramel does okay - won't buy it much, maybe just a few more this winter.

I give it a B-.

PS: Yes because of my vacation I fell off my WW train - I gotta get back on but It's not been easy