Close your eyes and imagine the hottest day of the year: sweat is dripping down your face and you feel like you’re close to dying. Now imagine that exact day- except you’re drinking the coldest, most amazing tasting slushie you’ve had in your entire life. UDF is our saving grace on days like these because they provide a large variety of cold drinks and yummy snacks, including their infamous selection of slushie flavors. That selection can be overwhelming! That’s why I, Josie Murray, with Taylor Fraley herself, have tried each and every flavor to find the best one so you don’t have to!
Setting up this little experiment of ours was awkward- it isn’t everyday a girl walks in asking to sample every single slushie flavor. I made the mistake of believing I could stack each flavor in one cup, and since the guilt of taking away $1.40-something from the company was already settling in, I didn’t have the heart to try each flavor one-on-one and dump out the small sample amounts. So in a moment of panic, I accepted my fate as I carefully pumped each flavor into my cup. I watched in awe as each flavor slowly mixed, creating the ugliest shade of orange I’ve ever seen, and as I awkwardly walked up to the register with my monstrosity of a cup, they looked upon me with pity as they told me I could just have it for free.
Luckily for me, Taylor is smarter and more confident then I am. I was finally able to correctly sample each flavor (with her help), since this stomach ulcer inducing drink of mine wouldn’t have produced an accurate rating. As we sat in my freezing cold car, we got to work breaking down our thoughts.
After dealing with a temperature of 34 degrees and two tummy aches from the funkiest flavors you’d ever taste in your life, we’d finally concluded our rankings:
| Josie | Taylor |
| Mt. Dew | Cherry |
| Blue Raspberry | Mt. Dew |
| Cherry | Orange Creme |
| Sprite | Sprite |
| Orange Creme | Blue Raspberry |
| Coke | Cotton Candy |
| Mango Pineapple Orange | Strawberry Lemonade |
| Mango Strawberry | Red Rocket |
| Strawberry Lemonade | Mango Pineapple Orange |
| Red Rocket | Coke |
| Cotton Candy | Mango Strawberry |
| Watermelon Lemonade | Watermelon Lemonade |
When I asked others what their go-to slushie flavor was, the most favorable flavors were Blue Raspberry, Cherry, and Mt. Dew; Cherry was the most popular choice out of the three. As seen in our own personal rankings, those three also ranked pretty high! However, Watermelon Lemonade was by far the lowest ranked flavor, leaving a bad taste in both our mouths. It lacked flavor and was strangely bitter, but if the machine is running then it must be selling! After dealing with a hot summer day, when you find yourself lost and dumbfounded, staring at the billions of UDF slushie machines, hopefully our rankings will come to mind and save the day!
What’s your favorite slushie flavor? Tell us down below!
