Because of, um, journalism, we asked one of our Eat/Drink editors to taste test all of Sonic's 25 Summer shakes and give his opinions. Yes, we literally paid a guy to drink milkshakes. So see what happens when he consumes all 25 of their tasty frozen concoctions, complete with tasting notes. Nothing could possibly go wrong!
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 1
Shake: Strawberry
Taste: Notes of vanilla ice cream. Refreshing.
How You Feel?: Feelin' great. Lovin' life. I can't believe I'm getting paid to do this! This shake and myself are number one!
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 2
Shake: Chocolate
Taste: Tastes similar to another popular fast food chain's famous chocolate shake. Smooth. Simple.
How You Feel?: Hella good. I could take the SATs right now while using a Stairmaster.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 3
Shake: Cherry
Taste: Like a cherry limeade got dosed with cream.
How You Feel?: Like I jumped into a pool filled with milkshakes in heaven.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 4
Shake: Peanut Butter Cookie
Taste: Similar to a Nutter Butter. Has a crunch to it, probably owing to the fact that it's made with actual cookies.
How You Feel?: Like a million Euros, since those are worth more than dollars according to the Economist magazine that I totally read every week.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 5
Shake: Pineapple
Taste: They use real fruit, so you get nice, big chunks of pineapple in this bad boy. Refreshing and sweet.
How You Feel?: Like a milkshake is high-fiving my mouth.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 6
Shake: Coconut Cream Pie
Taste: That graham cracker crumb on top is mad tasty. Even good for those who don't like coconut.
How You Feel?: Stop asking me. I feel good, ok?
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 7
Shake: Strawberry Cheesecake
Taste: Nice vanilla notes. Similar to eating a blended cheesecake through a straw.
How You Feel?: Call me Kanye, because I'm livin' the good life. And just to clarify, I'm talking Kanye pre-Kardashian, but post- getting-in-that-accident-where-they-wired-his-jaw-shut-and-he-could-only-eat-milkshakes.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 8
Shake: Hot Fudge
Taste: Getting some serious homemade chocolate milk vibes.
How You Feel?: I wish everyone from high school could see how happy I am right now.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 9
Shake: Banana
Taste: Fresh banana chunks dominate this baby. You can tell they're not using artificial junk in it.
How You Feel?: Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana. Daylight come, and me wan' go back to Sonic and eat more of these damn milkshakes.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 10
Shake: Oreo Cheesecake
Taste: Definite lemon notes. The Oreo cookie chunks and the graham cracker crumbs on top play off each other beautifully.
How You Feel?: Can't complain. These next 15 shakes are gonna be a breeze.
Gratuitous Shake Shot Intermission. OK, back to trying them all!
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 11
Shake: Caramel
Taste: Vanilla with a hint of caramel. Not overpowering.
How You Feel?: Like I just ate a bunch of sugar packets! I'm getting some great ideas about the world! Everything is connected!
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 12
Shake: Banana Cream Pie
Taste: Banana flavor up front followed by a strong coconut finish.
How You Feel?: Did I just say finish (Sigh)? I might need a little bit of a break soon.
Number Of Shakes Sampled: 13
Shake: Peanut Butter Bacon
Taste: Sweet and salty flavors combine for a tasty treat. Loving that it has actual bacon in it.
How You Feel?: I've felt better. I've felt worse.