After closing 600 stores, Starbucks needs to earn some money. Today, Tuesday, July 15th, 2008, Starbucks launched two new drinks: Vivanno™ Banana-Chocalate and Vivanno™ Orange-Mango-Banana, just for this purpose. I was fortunate enough to be able to try both of the drinks in a local Starbucks this morning. Read my review after the jump.
YUMMM!!!
Starbucks rarely releases new drinks, but today was one of those days. One size fits all for Vivanno™; the special cups look like transparent Grandes with “Vivanno™” splattered all over them. I bought a Banana-Chocolate and also got to taste the Orange-Mango-Banana one.
The Starbucks press release states that Vivanno™ Nourishing Blends are made from:
• one whole banana,
• a proprietary whey protein and fiber powder,
• choice of milk,
• and ice (in the Orange Mango Banana Blend, Naked® Juice is also added).
For smoothies, the price is just too expensive. Paying $3.75 for a cup of milk and SOMETIMES juice mixed with fruit? Starbucks is surely trying to rival Jamba Juice. The Orange-Mango-Banana Vivanno™ is actually quite tasty, and you can clearly taste the different yummy fruits. The Banana-Chocolate Vivanno™, on the other hand, is a piece of chocolate-crap. If you buy it, you just spent your buck on not even juice, just milk, fruit, fiber, and chocolate! You can’t even detect the banana with that $4 you just washed down the drain. It tastes like that Isagenix dieting juice. Yuck!
So if you want to sit down for a cup of coffee, don’t get a Vivanno™. It’s just a waste of your money. Grab a taster instead.
If you did get some Vivanno™, tell me your reaction in the comments. Also, over at seriouseats.com they have a great comparison of the Vivanno™ and Jamba Juice drinks.
UPDATE: I have finally tried the Orange Mango Banana Vivanno, and I have to say, it is yummy! Unlike the Banana Chocolate Vivanno, which is pure yuck.
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Yeah, I had the free sample yesterday when they launched it. They’re middling, and not worth the money they’re charging for it. It’s a lot of overpriced, sugary crap disguised as a healthy beverage. Leave the smoothie-making to Jamba Juice and Dunkin Donuts and keep working on coffee.
From Maximz2005: Please specify which flavor you tried: Orange-Mango-Banana or Banana-Chocolate.