$61 Sexagintuple Frap 2.0 Breaks Starbucks Free Drink Record

Sameera planned carefully for her attempt at breaking a world record. She obtained permission from the store where her attempt would take place, and even made sure to alert media outlets ahead of time. She even brought the proper equipment and a support team. What record was she out to break? She sought to make the most expensive single free Starbucks drink of all time.

The initial cash register total was more than $60, but scanning her loyalty card brought the total down to $57.75. You know, only $57.75.

The previous record, as you may have learned from Consumerist or from hundreds of other news outlets, was set in May with a $54 frozen drink concoction made from 60 shots of espresso and a lot of very delicious, very sweet things.

World records, of course, are set only to be broken, and Sameera decided to make a run at this one. “I asked the baristas if this was okay, and they spoke with the manager who also said it would be fine,” she wrote to Consumerist. “I waited till just before closing time so that I wouldn’t be inconveniencing the baristas while they’re attending to customers. They were really excited about making the drink as well, so that was pretty cool.” That’s important: if the store staff found the request daunting, obviously one shouldn’t complete the attempt.

The proof.

Sameera and her support team.

The beverage.

Do not attempt to drink 60 shots of espresso by yourself.

We at Consumerist are apparently now the governing body of attempts at the world’s largest free drink from Starbucks. We aren’t sure how we feel about that, but we do like Sameera’s communal approach to the super-beverage.

We’ve talked to Starbucks and await their response. The did not publicly approve of the previous attempt, at least on the corporate level. We will update this post when we find out what they have to say about this super-beverage.

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by Laura Northrup via Consumerist