Dunkin’ just launched a new Pink Spritz Refresher that’s just $3 for a medium size, and it's available nationwide all summer long. It’s a limited-time collab with Paige DeSorbo, who’s a bit of an expert on seasonal drinks, as a long-standing cast member of Bravo’s “Summer House.” In the video promo for this latest offering, the reality TV star and fashion influencer is lounging in bed with no motivation to get up until the sparkling Dunkin’ drink is delivered to her door. After one sip and a few fabulous outfit changes, she and her cat, Daphne, are ready to tackle the day.
But is it really "perfection" as Paige says? I have to give it a try to see.
What is the Pink Spritz Refresher?
The Pink Spritz Refresher is the latest Dunkin' Refresher, a lightly caffeinated iced beverage made with flavored fruit concentrates, such as Strawberry Dragonfruit and Mango Pineapple. The Pink Spritz features the Tropical Guava flavor, a blend of guava, orange and passion fruit, with a splash of sparkling water.
My review of the Pink Spritz Refresher
My honest thoughts of this Daphne-approved drink: First of all, the color is a gorgeous, a bright pink-y coral that screams summer. How does it taste, though? Pretty good! It calls to mind strawberries and juicy white peaches with a heady tropical vibe. It’s like a lighter version of the Jarritos guava soda, so if you like that, you’re going to like this. After a few sips, though, the drink started to get a little too sweet for me, not quite living up to its “refresher” billing.
Can you customize the Pink Spritz Refresher?
So I thought, “What if I tried it with the green tea base, instead?” Unlike for Dunkin’s other refreshers, the only customizations available in the app for this drink are: less concentrate, ice amount and added sweetener (which I definitely didn’t want). According to a rep, “Paige’s exact build is featured in the Dunkin’ app, customized with sparkling water.”
You can’t hack the menu in the app, but I wondered if it’s possible to do it in person. I went to the cashier to ask if she could make the Pink Spritz Refresher with a green tea base, and she was more than happy to.
Great, I thought… Well, this version went too far in the other direction. The green tea made it super dry and overpowered the sun-kissed tropical flavors. Without the sparkling water, it literally left me flat.
The Perfect Pink Refresher Spritz Menu Hack
Out of semi-mild embarrassment, I went to a different cashier this time and asked, “Can I do the Pink Spritz Refresher but with half green tea and half sparkling water?” No problem at all, and my off-menu customization emerged a couple of minutes later. Cue the Hallelujah chorus: This was the perfect combo! I still got the lovely guava and passion fruit flavors, while the hit of green tea provided the extra oomph and slight dryness I was looking for. Think: A tropical Arnold Palmer with a nice lift from the sparkling water. I kept going back, sip after sip with no trace of the cottonmouth I usually get from sweetened bevs. Now this was truly a refresher!
What else is on the Dunkin’ summer menu?
Not just for the Pink Spritz Refresher, but all summer long, a medium Dunkin’ Refresher is $3 — marked down from the usual $4.29. The coffee chain is also offering a new sweet treat for a limited time: the Orange N’ Vanilla Specialty Donut, featuring a glazed cake donut topped with a vanilla icing drizzle.
Susan (she/her) is the recipe editor at Good Housekeeping, where she pitches ideas, parses words, and produces food content. In the Test Kitchen, she cooks (and samples!) recipes, working with developers to deliver the best written versions possible. A graduate of Brown University and a collaborator on several cookbooks, her previous experience includes stints at Food & Wine, Food Network, three meal kit companies, a wine shop in Brooklyn and Chez Panisse, the pioneering restaurant in Berkeley, California. She enjoys playing tennis, natural wines and reality competition shows.
