Today we got a late start and stopped by McDonald's for some drive thru cuisine. McDonald's has been touting their new Iced Coffees, so I ordered a large Vanilla variety.
"What does a coffee beverage have to do with cars?" you ask.
Well in the spirit of car culture and the American fascination with fast food, eating and drinking while on a road trip or making a quick lunch break is a requirement for pavement-bound trekkers. Drive thrus are the meccas of these weary travellers in need of sustenance.
The Iced Coffee was decent but had a funny after-taste and the coffee had a bitter flavor as if it was leftover from the previous morning. Starbucks and their iced coffee offerings is a much better alternative, but drive thru Starbucks are not that prevalent depending on your locale. The holy grail of cold coffee offerings, at least served from the drive thru and widely available, has to be Burger King's Mocha BK Joe Iced Coffee. This premium beverage is like a bag of Lay's potato chips and has you seeking more of it after your first taste.
What's the secret ingredient in the Mocha BK Joe that makes it so great? The key ingredient is the vanilla shake mix which adds a creamy flavor reminiscent of Diedrich Coffee, a once flourishing alternative to Starbucks with stores in Orange County, San Diego, and Houston, Texas. Deidrich's blended coffee drink consisted of an ice cream base which added a complex note to the drink while also adding texture. Now go take a road trip and don't forget to make a pitstop for an iced coffee delight.
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