CLARITY: There are over 87,000 different drink combinations one can order at a Simi Valley Starbucks. You could buy a Starbucks drink every single day for over 200 years and still not have enough time to try all of the different tasty possibilities.
That being said, of the thousands of flavor, temperature and texture combinations, there is one menu item that consistently stands out with locals around town. The color is perfect. The sweetness is perfect. The flavor is perfect. And there is no possible way this drink can be improved.
The Mango Dragonfruit Refresher is simply the best drink on the Starbucks menu. And nothing else even comes close! Sorry, the Pumpkin Spice Latte is, perhaps, a distant second.
Right off the bat, the sparkly, pinkish-purple color reminds us of a tropical paradise. Think about it, if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? That’s right! You would be in a tropical paradise.
Basically, Starbucks was able to put the most beautiful place in the World into a cup. The color of the drink is simply stunning.
The drink also has that cool, new-wave, 80’s retro vibe so many of us love. If you could select any color to capture that eighties-style edge, pop, freedom and cool, what would it be? That’s right! It would be pink. Miami Vice, MTV and Saved By The Bell all come to mind.
The particular hue of pink chosen for this masterpiece is special and rare. The color is actually magenta. Magenta doesn’t even exist in the rainbow. Outside of a few fruits and flowers, seldom do you see this color in nature. And when you do, it grabs your attention. For Starbucks to achieve that perfect color, it did not happen by accident. It was intentional and probably took a very long time.
If you’ve ever eaten fresh dragon fruit, you know the fruit is not very sweet. The mild sweetness gives your taste buds the ability to explore a full range of flavors without being overpowered by sugar. The gentle sweetness is what makes dragonfruit the perfect ingredient for a refresher.
So many drinks use thick heavy sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup. Corn syrup is what makes other drinks taste like they were made for a 5-year-old. Think CapriSun, Hawaiian Punch and Snapple. Kinda gross, right?
And, because it’s Starbucks, if you need to adjust the sweetness, your barista professional will gladly take care of that for you. Some days you may want a little more, other days a little less. Having this drink ‘made to order’ is the only way to go.
The flavor of dragonfruit could be described as a cross between a pear and a kiwi. It’s the perfect combination of delicious and rare, yet healthy and tropical.
Surprisingly, even though the drink is called Mango Dragonfruit, there is no actual mango in the cup, only a squirt of mango extract and white grape juice used to sweeten the beverage.
There are also tiny bits of dragonfruit added to the bottom. These layers of fruit texture serve to enhance the flavor. Deliciousness is experienced on multiple levels.
The Starbucks Dragonfruit refresher costs between $3.25 to $4.95. This isn’t exactly cheap and you may be tempted to make one at home. That would be a mistake. There are dozens of copycat recipes to choose from. However, to truly experience the incredible color, perfect sweetness and awesome flavor of a Starbucks Mango Dragonfruit refresher, it is best to have the drink assembled by a qualified Simi Valley Starbucks barista.
We are not wrong in our assessment. Of the 87,000 different Starbucks drink combinations, the Mango Dragonfruit Refresher is better than 86-thousand-nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine other Starbucks drinks. No debate!
If you think otherwise, you’re just wrong. You can leave a comment below and try to argue in favor of a different drink but you’ll still be wrong.
