By now, you’ve probably heard a lot about the film Joker. You may have heard that it risks inspiring real-life acts of violence, or that it presents a surprisingly nuanced view of mental illness.
Adding to the hype, there’s a new Starbucks secret menu option inspired by Batman’s arch nemesis – a character who has now been played by so many prestigious actors that he’s been described as ‘America’s Hamlet’.
Now there’s an iced beverage to really put a smile on your face… as in an actual smile, not a terrifying clown smile.
If you’re not familiar with how Starbucks’ secret menu works, it’s basically a cocktail that you ask the barista to make by combining preexisting drinks on the menu.
If you stroll in and demand a ‘Joker Frappuccino’, they almost certainly won’t know what you’re talking about.
To make the drink you have to ask the barista to draw a smile inside the cup using strawberry drizzle (although it’s hard to imagine anyone over the age of 12 being able to do this without dying of embarrassment).
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Then, if your barista hasn’t demanded you leave and never come back, ask them to fill the cup to the brim Matcah Green Tea Creme Frappuccino, before topping it all off with some chocolate drizzle.
According to the blog which invented the drink, ‘Totally the Bomb,’ the finished product will be a ‘masterpiece…that looks like it’s smiling (sort of like the creepy smile the Joker has).’
I mean, I guess!
If you think the above drink is worth the trouble and are dead set on doing this, please don’t ask for it when Starbucks is busy – your barista will definitely hate you, and rightly so.
This isn’t the first time an evil clown has inspired a Starbucks drink; earlier this year the coffee chain released a frappuccino inspired by Pennywise, the evil clown from It.
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