Is life moving too fast and you don’t know if you can keep up? Stop and smell the roses with me as I review this week’s Sink-nature drink: The Blossom.
The name “Blossom” brings to mind a bouquet of ideas. For one, it reminds me of my favorite season, where the days are getting longer rather than shorter, rain falls instead of snow and wildflowers take the place of fallen leaves. If you didn’t get it from all of that, it’s the season that Flo Rida once graced our presence with a not so dazzling 20-minute set in.
Additionally, the word “Blossom” reminds me of new adventures. There’s beauty in starting over, even when it may not be easy. Whether it’s through spring semester classes, a fresh set of friends or an atypical Sink order, the possibility of discovering something or someone you love is worth it.
The Sink was flourishing on Monday night and the ambient sounds of “Aquamarine” by Addison Rae were buzzing in the background. This lovely harmony made up for the 17 minutes and 32 seconds it took to make my drinks this week as well as the fact that the only milk they had was skim.
Upon first sip, the iced Blossom made me feel like a rabbit rustling through a garden, hopping on light feet to get a taste of a rose — one of their favorite flowery treats. The vanilla offered the perfect amount of sweetness to cut through the floral flavor; but the earthy undertones of the vanilla were unable to shine through, almost as if the rabbit jumped to a high rose petal, one that was not touched by the soil beneath it. While the Blossom is technically a latte, the only indication of that came from the tummy ache it gave me, as that distinct bitter taste was undetectable in this drink.
Shifting to the hot drink, the first thing I noticed was a strong scent, bringing me back to eighth grade semi-formal when my ‘boyfriend’ gave me a rose and asked me to slow dance to “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. After tasting the hot Blossom, “A Kiss from a Rose” by Seal would be a better fit for the drink, given the richness in flavor. Unlike the iced version, the sweet and earthy tastes of the vanilla both came through and the rose gave the warm concoction more of an herbal feel.
For both versions, the skim milk neither added to nor took away from the flavor profile of the drinks. Specifically in the iced Blossom, if the milk were different it may have stolen the spotlight from the already subtle tastes of this drink.
The Blossom made me realize that rose was the flavor I never knew I needed. But, if you want a distinct vanilla taste as well, go for the hot version. The iced is perfect if you want a taste of spring at any time of the year.
Always brewing the best reviews,
Dylan Fee
