Pumpkin spice season creeps up earlier and earlier yearly, with manufacturers dashing to place out fall-themed drinks, bites, candles, Chapsticks, and extra. However this yr might need set the file, with autumnal drinks hitting menus as early as Aug. 1. And one among them is straight out of a nightmare: the 7-Eleven Pumpkin Spice Slurpee.
You learn that proper. A Pumpkin Spice Slurpee.
“The Pumpkin Spice Slurpee drink is in contrast to something fall taste followers have tasted earlier than,” the model says in a press launch. (Ain’t that the reality). “The flavour[s] of pumpkin and cinnamon spice [swirl] collectively within the type of a refreshing, ice-cold Slurpee drink.”
Because it doesn’t comprise any caffeine, the drink is actually simply slushed-up, cinnamon-spiced pumpkin water. Yum? Nonetheless, it’s served out of 7-Eleven’s patented, fizz-inducing Slurpee machines, which may rework virtually any liquid right into a palatable, frozen delight. So whereas the flavour could also be weird, the feel will nonetheless be the one Slurpee-sluggers are accustomed to, on the very least.
The drink is the most recent addition to the chain’s fall menu lineup, which additionally options Pumpkin Cream Chilly Brew, Pumpkin Spice Espresso, and a Pumpkin Spice Latte, all of which can be found now.
“7-Eleven prospects are enormous pumpkin spice followers, so we’re at all times on the lookout for causes to carry out the pumpkins a bit early and delight prospects with new creations,” Dennis Phelps, the chain’s senior vp of merchandising, expressed within the launch. “This yr, you don’t have to simply be a espresso lover to get your pumpkin spice repair!”
In case you occur to be intrigued by the slushy pumpkin water, you could have to take a highway journey to attempt it. The frozen concoction is simply accessible for a restricted time at simply 5 7-Eleven places throughout California, New York, Ohio, and Texas. In keeping with the model, the Slurpee taste will solely stick round whereas provides final, so who is aware of if it’ll even make it to Halloween?
