Unicorn Frappuccino takes over Starbucks

Many Starbucks locations quickly ran out of unicorn Frappuccinos due to the high demand. The drink was only available for five days.

Natalie Reeder, Online Editor-in-Chief

Maria Lovato
Trying the unicorn Frappuccino was an experience that hit me over the head with sour. After getting over the sour, the cloyingly sweet taste took over.

As elusive as it is eye-catching, the unicorn Frappuccino took over Starbucks stores as well as social media last week. Starbucks’ newest drink, the Unicorn Frappuccino, was released April 19 and was only in production for five days until April 23.

The Unicorn Frappuccino swept across Instagram feeds and Snapchat stories, its neon blue and pink colors make it a trend worth documenting.

The Starbucks website describes the drink saying, “Magical flavors start off sweet and fruity transforming to pleasantly sour. Swirl it to reveal a color-changing spectacle of purple and pink. It’s finished with whipped cream-sprinkled pink and blue fairy powders.”

After tasting the drink, I can confirm that there was definitely sweet and inescapably sour. Whether it was pleasant, that’s debatable.

“Watching the unicorn Frappuccino being made was a magical experience,” senior Kelsey Webb said. “The taste was sort of like Trix yogurt on steroids.”

Due to its popularity, the Frappuccino sold out more and more after its release Wednesday. It was unavailable at every Winston-Salem location with mobile ordering except the Jonestown Road location on Friday, April 21.

“We had a mobile order for 13 of them yesterday,” a barista at the Reynolda Road Starbucks said. “By noon we had probably sold 200. I lost track by the end of the day.”

For $4.95 for a Grande, 25 cents more than other Grande Frappuccino drinks, this drink is not worth ordering more than once, but it is a memorable experience.