Sonic has rolled out two new restricted version Peanut Butter Bacon gadgets, a shake and a cheeseburger, although maybe fortuitously for my nerves (which may solely deal with a lot adventurous consuming in at some point), I’ll simply be reviewing the shake right here.
Let me be upfront: it’s not as unusual as you might be afraid (or hoping) it is going to be. That’s as a result of the bacon doesn’t actually dominate the expertise… although neither does the peanut butter.
The Peanut Butter Bacon Shake has a base of vanilla ice cream, which is comprehensible logistically talking — Sonic’s a quick meals joint, not an ice cream parlor able to providing a gazillion distinctive flavors— however results in the indisputable fact that it tastes extra like its vanilla basis than the mix-ins which are speculated to be featured. It additionally doesn’t assist that the thick, creamy texture of the peanut butter doesn’t precisely mix in seamlessly with vanilla ice cream that has a thick, creamy texture too but in addition has the benefit of being current in a a lot larger amount. If the peanut butter part got here from one thing extra mixable, like a syrup and even only a bunch of Reese’s Items, I feel it might make way more of an influence, however as is, the smudges of peanut butter taste solely come by way of in small, rare, barely unsatisfying doses.
You’ll discover I haven’t even talked about the bacon but, and that’s as a result of it’s equally outshined. It comes within the type of well-cooked bits, a mixture of bigger, crispy darkish pink items and smaller, barely chewier lighter ones, that are scattered liberally atop the wealthy, thick whipped topping (wimpy whipped cream it isn’t!) that crowns the shake. That appears cool, however form of separates the bacon from the remainder of the expertise.
Sure, you would stab your straw instantly right into a batch of bacon bits and suck all of them up without delay for a rush of salty meatiness, however I’m guessing you’ll most likely simply do what I did, which was sip the shake with out positioning the straw any explicit approach, leading to principally bacon-less sips (some bits had been swirled up all through the shake, however not sufficient that it actually affected the flavour) with the bits on high progressively sinking to the underside to be handled as soon as the remainder of the shake is gone. If we’re being pedantic, the entire thing felt extra like a “Vanilla Shake with Peanut Butter Swirl and Bacon on Prime” than a real “Peanut Butter Bacon Shake.”
The shake’s texture, although, was chic; it hit my candy spot of being thick sufficient that I needed to work a bit of to drink it by way of the straw however not too thick {that a} spoon was required. And apart from its outsized presence, I don’t have any complaints concerning the vanilla ice cream.
Total, this isn’t a nasty product. It’s just a bit odd, not daring sufficient to scratch the itch for novelty seekers, however perhaps nonetheless a bit too bizarre for these looking for a basic milkshake. The few who fall into the gray space in between will doubtless get pleasure from it, however let’s simply say I’m not holding my breath for this to earn a everlasting place on the menu.
Bought Value: $6.09
Dimension: Medium
Ranking: 6 out of 10
Vitamin Info: Unavailable on the time of assessment.
