TOKYO, Feb 14 (News On Japan) –
Starbucks Coffee Japan has introduced the discharge of two new drinks, “Hanami Dango Frappuccino” and “Hanami Sakura Cream,” obtainable at Starbucks areas nationwide (with some exceptions) ranging from Thursday, February 15, encapsulating the Japanese cherry blossom viewing expertise.
This 12 months’s SAKURA sequence is themed “CHEERS to SAKURA.” In anticipation of the cherry blossom season, the place everybody enjoys toasting below the total bloom of sakura, Starbucks has crafted a lineup of drinks that reinterpret the Japanese cherry blossom viewing expertise in their very own distinctive fashion.
The “Hanami Dango Frappuccino” is a limited-edition beverage that, for the primary time in Starbucks Coffee Japan, options tri-colored dango (rice dumplings). The physique of the Frappuccino is a mix of soy milk, a white bean paste flavored sauce paying homage to hanami dango, and a sakura strawberry sauce, creating a delicate Japanese-inspired sakura taste. Topped with whipped cream and crispy sakura-flavored feuilletine, it evokes the picture of falling cherry blossoms.
Upon taking a sip, the flavour of cherry blossoms is straight away evident. The strawberry ingredient of the sakura strawberry sauce is refined, merely highlighting the cherry blossom style, which is the dominant word. The tri-colored pink, inexperienced, and white dango, developed with explicit consideration to the scale of the grains, are used each on the backside and as a topping of the Frappuccino. The chewy dango pairs completely with the sakura taste, providing sweetness whereas the soy milk base ensures a clear aftertaste. Fans who eagerly await the annual springtime sakura drinks will certainly be glad with this taste.
As you drink, the amount of the beverage regularly decreases, permitting you to benefit from the texture of the dango that fall from the highest or stay on the backside at any level, which is one other facet of the product’s considerate design.
The “Hanami Sakura Cream” is a sizzling beverage topped with whipped cream and sakura feuilletine, primarily based on gently steamed milk blended with Spring Blossoming Flavor Syrup and Caramel Flavor Syrup, evoking the scent of assorted flowers blooming in spring.
The Spring Blossoming Flavor Syrup gives a nice and colourful perfume, reminiscent not solely of cherry blossoms but additionally of a wide range of different flowers, whereas the nice and cozy steamed milk helps the aroma to bloom. This sizzling beverage, which reinforces the ambiance of a spring in full bloom, is beneficial even for many who should not normally keen on sakura-flavored drinks.
In addition to the drinks, meals gadgets corresponding to a chewy sakura donut are additionally being launched. Moreover, the “Sakura AR” content material, which has develop into an everyday function of spring and is now in its fifth 12 months, permits clients to take pleasure in augmented actuality (AR) experiences utilizing their smartphone digicam features.
This 12 months, the “Sakura AR” contains three sorts of AR content material: “Full Bloom! Sakura Tree AR,” which brings a cherry blossom tree into view when the digicam is pointed at it; “Gift AR,” which reveals cherry blossom designs and a Bearista when the digicam is pointed at a particular Starbucks card envelope; and “Dancing! Bearista AR,” which permits customers to customise the Bearista’s outfit and make it dance a cute dance.
The “Dancing! Bearista AR” permits customers to select from a wide range of shirt colours, hats, glasses, tumblers, and mugs to customise the Bearista’s outfit. With roughly 920,000 potential combos, customers can create their favourite shade coordination.
“Sakura AR” content material is on the market for a restricted time and might be loved with out the necessity to obtain any particular app, utilizing simply the digicam perform of a smartphone.
The Hanami Dango Frappuccino® is on the market in Tall measurement solely, priced at ¥678 for takeout and ¥690 for in-store consumption. The Hanami Sakura Cream (sizzling) is priced ranging from ¥540 for a Short measurement to ¥668 for a Venti® for takeout, with a barely greater value for in-store consumption.
These merchandise might be obtainable at Starbucks shops throughout Japan (excluding some areas) from February 15, 2024, to March 12, 2024, with the opportunity of non permanent shortages or early gross sales termination.
Source: modelpress