Cinnamon Dolce Latte

Last year, I was crazy about of Starbucks' Chantico. This year, I'm all gaga over their Cinnamon Dolce Latte. It's a latte with the added flavoring of cinnamon (obviously) and dolce brown sugar.

I remember seeing the word dolce in certain classical pieces I played when I was younger. If I recall correctly, it meant sweetly, which I took to mean my fingers should tiptoe across the keys while I wore a somber, slightly pained expression on my face.

I suppose they chose the word to fancy up the name and make it sound sophisticated. That's all good and fine, but what they didn't consider was how it would sound as it stumbled and staggered across my tongue. It comes out as gracefully as a ballerina dancing aboard a trawler caught in a storm.

I've ordered the drink four times in the last week and have had two baristas correct me and one asks me to repeat myself. I'm thinking about grabbing a whole stack of sleeves, writing my order ("V CDL") and simply handing it to them at the register so there's no confusion in the matter.

Of course, my pronunciation problems won't prevent me from getting my Cinnamon Do-hrmph Latte. The drink is tasty and my newest favorite.