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As you struggle your way through the final working days before Christmas, what better way to perk yourself up than with a little something off the festive menu at one of London’s chain coffee shops? Red cups have a rep for being super, super-sugary treats – heaven for some, hell for others. So, we set red cup novice Kate Lloyd (she’s never drunk a pumpkin spice latte and never wants to) the task of trying out all of this year’s drinks from Pret, Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero to find out if any of them are actually okay or maybe even good. She didn’t have high hopes. Here are 2015’s red cups ranked from worst to best.
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