"As our taste-tester mentioned, even though milk-and-berries are a seemingly foolproof combo, something about Dunkin's execution of the pairing was a turn-off: "I wasn't able to identify any actual berries in the drink. Instead, the flavor was more like what someone would guess berries taste like if they had only ever seen photos of them [...] On top of the chemical-like taste, it also had a medicinal quality, like fruit-flavored cough medicine we were given as kids.""
"Fall coffee flavors shouldn't just mean pumpkin, apple, and pecan. But, in some cases, maybe coffee-lovers should just stick to the classics. In Tasting Table's official taste-test of every single item on Dunkin's 2025 fall menu, one item fell to the dreaded last-place position. Our advice? Skip the Mixed Berry Daydream Refresher. The berry flavor is lousy, and the aftertaste is giving "Play-Doh." Fall may technically be the start of cold and flu season, but this isn't the vibe."
The Mixed Berry Daydream Refresher uses oat milk combined with creamy strawberry and blueberry flavors and is topped by cloudy cold foam. The drink lacks identifiable real-berry notes, presenting instead an artificial, chemically sweet profile and an aftertaste compared to Play-Doh. The flavor also carries a medicinal quality reminiscent of fruit-flavored cough syrup. Dunkin' Refreshers typically provide robust caffeine, but this specific flavor fails to deliver a satisfying berry experience. The item is celebrity-endorsed by Sabrina Carpenter and was introduced as a seasonal fall offering. The overall recommendation is to skip the Mixed Berry Daydream Refresher.
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