Butterbeer? 'Harry Potter' fans test Starbucks butterscotch latte
Harry Potter fans are freaking out over a new Starbucks drink that supposedly tastes like butterbeer.
The coffee chain released a limited-edition smoked butterscotch latte at participating stores on Tuesday. While there is absolutely no mention of Harry Potter in a Starbucks statement about the drink, the possibility of a butterbeer inspired beverage prompted many Potter aficionados to flock to their local Starbucks to try the new drink, and then complain about it or praise it. You know.
To some, the drink tasted like a "waste of money and broken dreams." Harsh.
Ask for a butterbeer? You're not going to get one. It's a butterscotch latte, friends.
Who cares what it's called, it's good. P.S. Harry Potter for life!
One woman live-streamed her first taste of the Starbuck’s butterscotch latte on periscope Wednesday.
“It tastes like it,” she said. “It’s just warm, but it definitely tastes like a butterbeer.”
USA TODAY NETWORK reached out to Starbucks to find out whether the drink was inspired, in any way, by Harry Potter.
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