Sucrose, sucrose, golly
I’m at Tully’s in the U District, and I have good news and bad news.
The good news is that all three of the U District Tully’s locations now have free wi-fi.
The bad news is that they’ve changed the name of their Frappuccino competitor again. The first rendition was the Swirkle. Last summer it was called the Spin. (Possibly there were other intervening names that I don’t remember.) The one I’m currently drinking is called the (gird your loins) Bellaccino. Does anybody think “Bellaccino” is a better name than “Swirkle”? Anybody on Earth?
Also, it’s too sweet, and I have a high tolerance for sweet frozen drinks. This is way sweeter than a Frappuccino. It has a pure sucrose aftertaste. They gave me a drink card where I only have to buy three Bellaccini to get one free, but that seems unlikely.
Because I’m a generous person, I am giving away these frozen drink names that I just made up:
- Freezesso
- Blendoka
- Whizzcaffe
- Coffreeza
- Enchirito
Comment by heather
“whizzcaffe” sounds especially european. emphasis on the “pee.”
and i like my enchiritos with a double shot of mole, no foam.
Posted on July 21, 2006 at 1:44 pm
Comment by Rob
Eskimocha
Posted on July 21, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Comment by Rob
Also, ha ha “sucrose sucrose golly”.
Posted on July 21, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Comment by Neil
“Swirkle” sounds like a dish soap from the 50’s. Maybe a product that Darrin Stephens might work up and ad campain for. Not something I would think of drinking.
“Bellaccino” has a vaguely Vegas ring to it…
Posted on July 21, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Comment by mamster
Hee hee, Eskimocha.
Posted on July 21, 2006 at 8:57 pm
Comment by Moose
I was really ticked off when they changed the Spin to bellawhatever. I used like Tully’s Spin, it had a good clean taste like a granita. I hate SBUX frapuccinos-way too sweet, when I had the bellaccino, I promptly returned it with a bad comment. At least there’s still Nordstrom Cafe’s Ice Storm. Not that sweet, great taste. -Moose
Posted on July 23, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Comment by Andrew Feldstein
Bellacino’s is a pizza chain (http://www.bellacinos.com/). I imagine you can expect another change coming.
Posted on July 24, 2006 at 5:25 am
Comment by KathyR
Omigod, Ice Storm? Like the super depressing Ang Lee movie?
Posted on July 24, 2006 at 7:42 pm
Comment by mamster
This guy I know, Adam, tells the story of how when he went to see Ice Storm, there were some teenage boys in the audience who kept yelling “ICE STOOOOOORM” as if the storm was the hero of an action movie.
That said, I am definitely getting an Ice Storm tomorrow.
Posted on July 24, 2006 at 8:23 pm