Gingerbread Latte
STARBUCKS, $3.40 (tall)
www.starbucks.com
330 calories, 17 g fat, 30 g sugar
The pitch: “A holiday combination of full bodied Starbucks espresso, steamed milk and spicy sweet, gingerbread flavored syrup. Topped with whipped cream (optional) and a dash of nutmeg.”
First thought: Creamy, frothy and full-bodied. Wouldn’t mind sipping this in front of the yule log. If I can break down the taste, it’d be 60 percent milk, 25 percent espresso, 8 percent whipped cream and 7 percent gingerbread.
On second thought: Could use a bit more espresso.
McGrade: A-
Gingerbread Latte
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DUNKIN DONUTS, $2.49 (small)
www.dunkindonuts.com
400 calories, 9 g fat, 66 g sugar
The pitch: “This gingerbread is far from cookie-cutter.”
First thought: Nice, warm aromas of gingerbread. Not one of those overwhelmingly saccharine-sweet drinks–it has a strong espresso taste, with subtle residual flavors of gingerbread and caramel. And it’s topped with frothy milk.
On second thought: Gingerbread lovers might find the flavors too subtle.
McGrade: B
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