McDonalds takes a shot at Starbucks with this billboard in Seattle. I'm usually a neutral party when it comes to the big chain coffee offerings but I recently tried a couple of the new McDonalds coffee drinks and they were AWFUL. The iced mocha got thrown directly into the trash after 2 sips. The first sip tasted like soapy, sour milk with a hint of artificial coffee flavoring. The second sip was taken as a confirmation to my mental dialogue, "Wow, does this really taste that awful? *sip* Yes. Yes it does." *toss*.
The hot vanilla cappuccino (sugar free) was barely tolerable. The taste of artificial sweeteners just overwhelms your taste buds with this one. It's not like the sugar free cinnamon dolce latte at Starbucks, which tastes almost identical to the regular version. I would gladly trade both of those McDonalds drinks for one good $4 drink at Starbucks.
Sorry Mc.Donalds. You've got some refining to do before you can compete with the big guys. The price difference isn't worth the torture of consuming your coffee drinks. Stick to serving your classic coffee, which is actually not half bad.
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i agree that mcd's "fancy" coffee drinks are totally lacking. starbucks definitely takes the cake if you want a white chocolate mocha, etc. But, if you a plain old cup o' joe with 1 cream and 2 sugars mcd's isn't so bad. it's not my first choice but since my husband loves their sausage biscuits and a sweet tea i settle for an average cup of coffee...when a few years ago i would never have dreamed it possible.
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