The Coffee Poet

The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the birds are singing, there is only thing missing that would make it a perfect day - a Starbucks Frappuccino. You grab your keys and drive to your local Starbucks, thinking about the creamy delicious treat that you will soon be yours. What one will you choose today? There are so many wonderful varieties and flavors offered and they all taste so good!

Starbucks began selling Frappuccinos in 1995, on April Fool's Day. But to this coffee house chain the iced coffee drink certainly was not a joke. The Frappuccino quickly grew in popularity to become one of Starbucks leading sellers.

The name Frappuccino is a combination of two words that were put together to make a new word. It comes from the word “cappuccino” which is an Italian coffee drink and “frappe” which in French means “well chilled.” It is interesting to note that in the New England area of the United States a “frappe” is the name given to an ice cream milkshake.

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