As the spring weather approaches in Powell, Starbucks introduces their spring limited time drinks. One of the new drinks that gained a lot of attention is the Cherry Chai. The cherry chai was introduced a couple days ago with their signature spring Lavender Matcha drink. The drink $5.95 with a regular chai base drink and cherry cold foam on top with pink cherries sprinkle pieces.
Appearance wise, the drink is really pretty with a thin pink bottom layer with an ombre as you go up to the chai color drink. Then it’s met with the same pink color as the cherry cold foam is layered with the darker pink colored pink cherry toppings. I would say the drink is one of the prettiest drinks I’ve seen Starbucks release.
Michelle: 8/10
As someone who loves the chai flavor, the drink tastes just like the regular chai but with the most sweetness from the cherry. I will say I was a little disappointed when I tasted the drink because I barely tasted any cherry. The cherry cold foam was just an extra sweetener despite the prettiness. It gave a good texture, but in the end, it was just like a regular chai drink that had a pretty color to it. The little pink cherry pieces on top were also salty and not like cherry tasting at all.
Overall, I loved the Cherry Chai drink. However, I would not recommend it to people who don’t like the chai flavor. And I would not recommend the drink to people who were expecting a flavorful cherry taste when there barely is any cherry.
Leah: 9/10
I’ve always liked the chai drinks at Starbucks and have tried every seasonal chai that they have released. By far the cherry chai is one of my favorites. At first I thought the cherry cold foam would be overpowering and give a medicine vibe but I couldn’t be more wrong. It wasn’t too sweet and wasn’t too sour. It also didn’t have an artificial taste to it. Aesthetically it’s perfect for spring and gives off cherry blossom vibes, I would definitely get it again just for the pink cold foam. I really loved this drink and hope it becomes a seasonal drink.
