“If you like sweet, iced coffee, and you like chocolate; you’ll probably love this drink.”
Read Jared’s full review
Introduction
Usually when I’m drinking an atypical energy drink, it’s something weird like kombucha and I have to justify the review for myself. For Starbucks Tripleshot, I feel like the name speaks for itself. 225mg of caffeine and sweet, this fits nicely into the traditional use case for an energy drink.
Appearance
It’s a nice can. The lines are clean and it has some colors that make it stand out - orange and purple, in addition to the silver base.
Taste
Taste is above average, for sure. My preference when I’m drinking coffee is minimal sweetness, so I thought that the Dark Chocolate flavor might dial the sweetness back. But alas, it’s a canned starbucks drink so it’s gonna be super sweet. The dark chocolate doesn’t come through as strong as I would have hoped. It mostly just tastes like milk chocolate since it’s so sweet. With that said, if you like sweet, iced coffee, and you like chocolate; you’ll probably love this drink. It’s as simple as that. For me, it’s a 6.8.
Kick
Giving a 9 for kick since it packs almost a perfect punch for me. I like drinks that hover around 200, as a nice middle ground between say an 8oz Red Bull and 20oz Reign or Bang. It also has Niacin, Calcium, and Vitamins A, B6, and C.
Conclusion
To wrap up, I enjoy this drink but there’s nothing about it that would make me go away from normal black coffee, or a traditional energy drink to get my caffeine fix, unless I’m really looking for a cure for a sweet tooth.
