At Starbucks Japan, it’s not really a question of whether or not they’re serving up a special Frappuccino, but what kind. While each special flavor only sticks around for a limited time, there’s a pretty seamless changeover from one to the next, so there’s always something tempting fans of the blended ice dessert drink to stop by. That temptation is especially strong this week, though, with the launch of the Joe Kind Snoopy Caramel Chocolate Oat Milk Frappuccino, which frontloads its most attention-grabbing elements as though Starbucks itself realizes that some people might not make it to the end of its extraordinarily long name.
This new Frappuccino features the famous Peanuts pooch as a chocolate accent, and we sent our resident Frappuccino expert K Masami to try it as soon as she could, which, thanks to her status as a Starbucks Reward Member, was on March 24, one day before the drink went on sale to the general public. Being deep into the Frappuccino scene, Masami usually asks the Starbucks staff if they have any customization recommendations, and this time the clerk suggested that, if one were a coffee fan, they might enjoy adding a shot of espresso. However, with the visuals having a lot of appeal for this drink, Masami ultimately decided to try the Joe Kind Snoopy Caramel Chocolate Oat Milk Frappuccino as is, in order to preserve its invitingly soft brown color.
The 720-yen Joe Kind Snoopy Caramel Chocolate Oat Milk Frappuccino’s name does a pretty thorough j.