Starbucks' Bottled Mocha Lite Frappuccino

Mocha Lite What do you get when you mix the one-of-a-kind taste of Starbucks® coffee, real milk and luscious, chocolaty Mocha? Bottled euphoria. What don’t you get? One third of the calories you’ll find in Mocha bottled Frappuccino®. And though this creamy treat is even lighter than our lowfat original, the great taste of Mocha still shines through. What’s not to love about going Lite?

Sarah from Obesity Help had mentioned these to me a long time ago, and I had not seem them in the stores until this week. I bought two four-packs immediately - I was certain I would LUUUUURVE the bottled sort of better for me coffee confections. 

Not so.  Upon chilling and cracking open a bottle, I did my pre-requisite sniff test.  FAIL.  I could not detect the coffee, it smelled like wet puppy.  Not a dog, but a puppy.  Ick.  I sipped on it - because I was sure it had to taste better than it smelled. 

Overall, it's alright, but I could not finish one 9.5 ounce bottle, not because I was full, because I really did not enjoy it.  It was very blah, milky, with no detectable espresso taste, and the smell really threw me.

Now, as the disclaimer:  I am a huge 'bucks fan.  I drink gads and gads of their coffee, even at home, I grind their beans.  I drink 'bucks beans all day long, when I am out, I order 'bucks.

 

This?  Did not taste like a Starbucks product, I suppose I expected a sharp espresso and chocolate taste, but never got it.

Boo.

• Product - Starbucks' Bottle Mocha Lite Frappuccino
• Via - Local Grocery Store
• Price - ??
• Pros - 100 calories, somewhat low in actual sugar
• Cons - Smelling wet puppies, liquid calories without a huge nutrition punch... but...
• Rating - Not Pouchworthy. ^MM.
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