2023 Holiday Food/Drinks
Snowy Negroni from Camp Christmas
Super over priced for a really small glass for $15, totally not worth it. Should have been priced in the $8-9 range at max. This was a super dry drink. At least the floating cranberries were festive, but super sour. This one the flavor was slightly better then the Base Camp drink, but I still wouldn't order it again. Tried November 2023.
Base Camp from Camp Christmas
First off a really small glass for $14, totally not worth it. Should have been priced in the $8-9 range at max. The flavor was boring. It could have been better if they would have made the ginger flavor stronger (like maybe a dash of real ginger or ginger juice. I don't recommend people waste their time or money on this one. Tried November 2023.
Menu Description: A frozen, swirled holiday daiquiri made with Captain Morgan, melon liqueur, strawberry and lime topped with a Santa gummi.
The Merry Fairy Camp Christmas
Menu Description: Vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, lavendar bitters (yes they misspelled lavender and misspellings on the signs happened a lot) topped with prosecco served over ice garnished with sage sprig. $14
Once again a drink that was way over priced and should also have been in the $8-9 range. I dropped a lot of money (yes, I pay for all of this out of my own pocket because at present I do not have any sponsors to pick up the tab) to try a variety of drinks at this event and was for the most part disappointed. Like this drink they messed up the ratio of bitters to lavender and everything else in the drink so it tasted like you were drinking straight bitters. The sprig of sage was just a soggy leaf that did nothing for the drink and didn't even taste good if you tried to nibble it. Tried November 2023.
This falls into one of Starbucks gross coffees. It tasted like the beans had been over roasted leaving a very bitter after taste in your mouth. Tried November 2023.
Palmer chocolate is not a high grade chocolate in general and can get oily easily. This is the chocolate that you find a lot of times at dollar stores. I got this in the Five Below after Christmas sale area for $1.25. It's quality was about what I expected. It was slightly oily. I had bought it because I had wanted quick cheap sugar and I got what I paid for. Tried January 2023.
For a zero sugar product, this was actually really good. There was a sweet cranberry taste and not bitter like I was expecting. I would get this again and as a "healthy" drink option I would give it high marks. Tried November 2023.
This was actually one of the best beers I have had in a long time and I would highly recommend it. I didn't get any of the peaches or pecans, but it was super smooth with a nice mellow holiday feel to it. I found this beer at King Soopers as one of their single beers that you can then build your own 6 pack with. Tried November 2023.
Mine was not blended, but just had light ice. This was really good but I do want to warn people be aware of how much caffeine and the like you are taking in. I watched them make my drink from the window and in the small one I ordered I saw a whole can of red bull go in. The soft top was supper yummy, but here's another warning, do not stir it in. When I did this the whole drink foamed up and a lot came out of the top. Luckily I wasn't driving and was able to handle the overflow by quickly sucking it up. I would totally order this drink again.
Winter Blend Ground Coffee
This was one of the mystery flavors in a coffee advent calendar at Walmart and was also Walmart brand. I think they were going for a smoky winter night because it did king of have a hickory smoke feel to it. The problem is though that I do not drink coffee fast. As it cooled that smokiness actually started to taste like what an ash tray smells like. Not a good experience. I recommend if you try it only do so while still super warm. Tried November 2023.
Starbucks Christmas Blend Coffee
Starbucks Holiday Blend Light Roast
This was one of the better Starbucks coffees I have tried. It did not have a strong burnt taste like most of their coffees. This is one of the few plain coffees that I would order again from them. Tried November 2023.
Rudolph Chocolate Snowman
Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost
Shiner Holiday Cheer
Merry Mischief Rebel (Dutch Bros)
Planters Winter Spiced Mix
These were ok. I say that because they were mostly just honey roasted which is just general. The 'spice' on them was so weak to be barely there. There was just the slightest hint of clove on most bites. I wish the flavor would have been dialed up much more. Tried November 2023.
Winter Wonderland Tea (KuCha)
Menu Description: Brew this tea cup of everything wintery! Toasted walnuts add a warm sweetness for cozying up by the fire while rosemary and apple give a crisp brightness (Flavors of walnut, rosemary, apple, spices).
I think when I ordered this tea, they gave me the entirely wrong thing. The cup I got had a very berry taste even though you couldn't say which berry specifically. I even had my mom try a sip and she said berry as well. Since I'm not sure if they did give me the right tea or not I can't really say if this one is good or not. Tried December 2023?
Christmas Ale (Breckenridge Brewery)
This I grabbed as a make your own 6 pack at King Soopers. This goes on my list for worst beers I have ever tasted. Super bitter and nothing holiday about it. Do not get this beer unless you want to kill your taste buds for a few hours. Tried November 2023.
Berry Merry Daiquiri (Applebee's)
I didn't really get the melon, but there was a fruity taste. They also used way too much ice to drink ingredients so it was just mostly ice as well that helped to water down the overall flavor. For $5 not bad, but they need to work on their ratios. Tried December 2023.
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