The new Dunkin’ Cereal N Milk Latte tastes like Lucky Charms, but it has a faint espresso aftertaste that makes it a latte.
For those who prefer gimmicky flavors and dislike the taste of coffee, this drink is a dream come true. The enchantment of a bowl of milk that formerly included a bowl of Lucky Charms is effectively captured.
Whatever machinations Dunkin’ is engaging in to achieve that Cereal N Milk taste is effective. The coffee flavor that this beverage previously possessed is punted over the rainbow. Every time the Lucky Charms mascot is chased by throngs of sugar-dependent kids, it lands wherever he goes.
This beverage was introduced as part of Dunkin’s new autumn menu in an effort to capitalize on the popular cereal milk flavor trend. By infusing the milk with the flavor of the breakfast cereal, which almost steeps in it, the intention is to replicate the feeling of eating a bowl of cereal.
It’s very obvious that Dunkin’ was aiming for a flavor influenced by Lucky Charms, even though the name conveys a generic cereal and milk sense.
According to the Dunkin website, the coffee tastes like marshmallow cereal. Additionally, it mentions that cereal milk derived from actual cereal is used in the beverage.
The problem is that “real cereal” is one of those terms that sounds comforting but has no real meaning.
Calling Rob Schneider an award-winning actor is equivalent to that. Did his leading performance in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo get him the 2005 Razzie Award for Worst Actor? Yes, but it’s actually an award.
When it comes to food, the term “real” essentially has no meaning if Cheez Whiz is able to legally claim that their product is produced with real cheese.
You get a hazy rush of sweetness from the marshmallows as you take a drink. It tastes like Lucky Charms, but it’s distilled into an opaque, milky whirl.
This beverage complements the majority of Dunkin’s gaudy novelty flavors. The consumer will either enjoy or dislike this riotous burst of vibrant flavorings.
This brought to mind the Dunkalatte, which substituted coffee milk for ordinary milk.
With a little of the grit you get from eating a bowl of Lucky Charms, the flavor is mostly sweet. It’s not too hefty, though.
Indeed. This was more enjoyable than I had anticipated. The cereal milk flavor fulfills all of my expectations.
When a restaurant or company releases a product with a breakfast cereal flavor, they frequently market it as nostalgic. In this instance, Dunkin’ markets it as a beverage that evokes memories of Saturday mornings and childhood.
Dunkin, your tone bothers me. You seem to be passing judgment on me.
Does this mean that children can only have breakfast cereal on Saturday mornings?
Pay attention, Dunkin. As an adult, I still don’t completely understand the benefits package of my health insurance and have bills to pay. You can’t stop me from having a salad bowl full of Golden Grahams for supper this evening.
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