pur·ist(pyŏŏr'ĭst) n.One who practices or urges strict correctness.

With that stated, I consider myself somewhat of a purist, in regards to certain things. For example, no PepsiCola will ever pass my lips willingly, will never put a Nvidia GPC in my rig, and my coffee will always be mixed in equal parts with sugar and whole milk. Things that I have accepted as right, correct, and never to be tampered with. Yet I find myself "expirementing" with iced coffee, from that vendor that is fueling the united states. Its strange, especially for me, to pull up to a drivethru window and be forced to choose from a variety of different flavors I want my iced coffee to taste like. Regular, French Vanilla, and Hazelnut, all acceptable coffee flavors. Of course thats not enough, Blueberry, Cinammon, Raspberry, Toasted Almond, Marshmellow, Coconut, and Chocolate join the party...

So of course, my curiosity shoves descretion aside, and I start ordering some of these flavors. Below is a list of my reaction to such flavors

• Regular: Good old standby, cant really muck this one up
• French Vanilla: Another sure bet, most often ordered
• Hazelnut: Not a bad taste, but nothing I can't drink
• Blueberry: More exotic but yet palatable
• Raspberry: Reminiscent of coffee and pencil shavings
• Cinammon: Reserved for hot coffee, or so it should be
• Toasted Almond: Coffee con feet sweat
• Marshmellow: Honestly, when I tried this one, i couldn't detect marshmellow, which lent itself to wild unexplained flavors
• Coconut: Again, no actual coconut, but I could swear I tasted buttered popcorn
• Chocolate: Untested, I can barely stand chocolate in its pure form, let alone synthetic chocolate syrup

By far French Vanilla and Hazelnut are fine choices for an iced coffee...strange enough, Blueberry isn't half bad either. Raspberry is a different story, tasting reminiscent of pencil shavings