I drank the new Kirby-flavored bubble tea and it’s as sweet as he is

digitaltrends.com:

Kung Fu Tea in March announced a collaboration with Nintendo on a Kirby-themed drink upon the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land earlier this year. Now, it’s finally here and it’s called Kirby’s Fruity Flurry. We may never get to experience what Kirby actually tastes like in real life, so this is as probably as close as we can get to eating the puffball — well, a blended version of him, at least.

As a video game reporter, it was my duty to head down to my local Kung Fu Tea and drink a cool cup of Kirby to see if he tastes as good as he plays. And to make sure I thoroughly reviewed it, I had another one. And one more, for “research.”

I’m happy to say that Kirby’s Fruity Flurry is a delightful drink, albeit a very, very sweet one. Before I get into the flavor, let’s talk about hardware. And by that, I mean the cup. It comes in a plastic cup with Kirby’s adorable face on it. The cup doesn’t feel any more durable than Kung Fu Tea’s regular cups, so that’s an indication that it’s not meant to be reusable. However, the fact that Kirby’s face is on it does lend the air of it being some sort of collectible.

Chances are that you’ll never see this cup design again, so you might as well keep it. Places like Starbucks have sold limited-edition cups before, and they end up being scalped for higher prices on sites like eBay. I doubt this flimsy cup will experience the same phenomenon, but hey, you never know!

You can also show it off like how college students display empty liquor bottles on the top of their cabinets. The design of the cup has been plastered on Kung Fu Tea’s advertisements of the drink, so those who are familiar with Kirby are enticed to visit their local Kung Fu Tea store to at least try it out. That’s the power