...it seemed to get so-so to negative reviews. "Too tart," I heard one customer say. Another -- an elderly curmudgeon -- just rolled his eyes and muttered, blended lemonade? (Maybe it was just a crabby bunch; commenters say they got a better reaction.) What's your review of the just-launched drink?
June 24, 2008
i find it extremely delicious with the original green tea, sweet and not annoyingly tart. the perfect embodiment of summertime. :)
i, however, would not recommend the lemonade with the passion tea. i literally froze in my spot, with the first sip--and not from delight.
if you are into tart, perfumy, sour, biting beverages go for it. the taste was...not nice, especially when i thought 'how can i go wrong with my favorite passion tea'. i think it tasted so bad, because i was expecting a different taste: a sweeter, fruiter flavor.
do try and judge for yourself, don't take my word!
Posted by: Abbeh | July 20, 2008 at 02:42 PM
Too tart!? what is that? Its quite perfect in my opnion and could easily be double or triple as tart as it is and would still be tasty.
I live in phoenix and at 115 degrees plus outside its just right. Not to sweet, not to flavorful. I thinks its kind of light and is just right. Anyway, I want to start making them at home too.
Posted by: MAtt | July 21, 2008 at 11:48 AM
OMGSH(: the blended lemonade is addicting i love it that is the only beverage i drank in the summer(: well from starbucks.
Posted by: Kassie | October 12, 2008 at 04:42 AM
Maybe I'm a little late on commenting, but I work at Starbucks and finally tried the BSL - get it with 2-3 pumps of rasberry!
It takes some of that extreme tart away and then tastes more like a smoothie.
Posted by: Avonlea | October 28, 2008 at 04:09 PM
I just vomited after having this vivanno.. very bad drink..
Posted by: stewper | November 13, 2008 at 07:01 PM