Coffee Mate on its piña colada creamer after 'White Lotus' finale: 'This is awkward'
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In January, Nestlé released a Coffee Mate Piña Colada Liquid Non-Dairy Creamer, inspired by the HBO series "The White Lotus."
Piña coladas play a significant role in the Season 3 finale of "The White Lotus."
The coffee creamer, in addition to a Thai iced coffee, which is also inspired by the show, is available on the Nestlé website and from retailers like Walmart and Target.
Spoiler alert: This story contains details from "The White Lotus" Season 3 finale.
"The coconut milk is off!"
If you were one of the more than 6.2 million viewers who tuned in to "The White Lotus" Season 3 finale on Sunday night, piña coladas have a whole new meaning. And while brands are jumping on the hit series' bandwagon, one was ahead of the pack.
In January, Nestlé released a Coffee Mate Piña Colada Liquid Non-Dairy Creamer in collaboration with HBO. The 28-ounce bottle bears "The White Lotus" logo, front and center, but the creamer was first promoted on Coffee Mate's socials on March 31, a little less than week before the season finale released. And according to the brand, it wasn't aware of the role piña coladas played in the finale when the creamer hit shelves.
In the final episode of the third season of "The White Lotus", wealthy father Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) concocts a large batch of piña coladas for his beloved (and spoiled) family, laced with blended pong pong fruit seeds, which are highly poisonous.
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"Well this is awkward," Coffee Mate said in a Tuesday Instagram post, promoting the coffee creamer.
Other brands pile on: 'Have you ever heard of wine?'
If social media is for anything, it's for brands to troll − make fun of − other brands, and no one is letting Coffee Mate down easy.
"Piper nooooooo," Pringles commented on Coffee Mate's Instagram post, referencing Timothy's daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), who takes a sip of the fatal beverage.
"Have you ever heard of wine?" California's Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens commented − a line that Timothy's wife Victoria (Parker Posey) asks her husband later in the night, after the family sips on his homemade drinks.
In an entire Instagram post dedicated to the piña colada coffee creamer, online cooking magazine Delish shared a photo of the creamer with the on-photo caption, "Great for your protein shakes!" The comment is a nod to Timothy's son Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) who makes protein shakes during the family's trip. It's with the blender Saxton uses to make his shakes that Timothy blends together the deadly piña coladas.
Where can you buy Coffee Mate's 'White Lotus'-inspired creamer?
A 28-ounce bottle of Coffee Mate's White Lotus piña colada coffee creamer is available on the Nestlé website and online from retailers like Walmart and Target.
In addition to the creamer, Coffee Mate released a White Lotus non-diary Thai iced coffee, also made in collaboration with HBO.
How long will the White Lotus coffee creamer, iced coffee be available?
The White Lotus piña colada coffee creamer and Thai iced coffee will be available through summer, a Nestlé spokesperson told USA TODAY.
How to watch 'The White Lotus'
"The White Lotus" is available on HBO's streaming service, Max. The basic Max subscription with ads cost $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year. The standard Max subscription without ads is $16.99 per month, or $169.99 per year.
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.
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