Balzac’s just launched a seasonal protein drink
Move over, skinny gingerbread lattes. We’re drinking burly beverages now
The Distillery District’s Winter Village is a great place for a snack. This year, there’s raclette, Biscoff pancakes, a candy cane cheesecake lollipop, tom yum soup and Dubai crêpes, among other delicacies. You may be thinking, Okay, this sounds good, but what about my protein goals?
Well, it’s a holiday miracle: there’s a beverage for that too. Balzac’s has partnered with Premier Protein on a limited-time seasonal drink called the Protein Peppermint Mocha.
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Exclusively available at the Distillery District Balzac’s location until January 4, the beverage costs $7.95 and marks the Ontario coffee chain’s first step into its protein-intake journey.
We asked Balzac’s how much protein is in each beverage. The answer is a generous nearly-30 grams. We haven’t run this by the Instagram protein community just yet, but that’s a lot! This seems like an ideal libation for anyone wanting to enjoy the festive ambiance while getting slightly more jacked in the process.
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Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
