Pleasantly Surprised (And Hydrated)

Smoothie King dropped a pickle smoothie — real Grillo's dill pickles, blended with organic kale, bananas, coconut water, apple juice, kiwi juice, and an electrolyte blend — and called it a "Be Well Blend." Their own Chief Commercial Officer described it as an "unhinged collab." TODAY.com's reviewer tasted it, confirmed the pickle flavor was "present and accounted for," and said the experience was "weird but not bad. Also not good." He compared it to that scene in Friends where Rachel accidentally puts beef in the trifle. It costs $5.99 for 20 ounces and was released in time for International Pickle Day.

This song is a slow-burn neo-soul ballad in which a man is completely convinced he is pouring his soul out about love. He is not. He is describing, with devastating sincerity and full melismatic runs on the word "hydrated," the official press release for a limited-edition pickle smoothie. The title is lifted verbatim from Grillo's CCO Mark Luker, who promised that anyone willing to try would be "pleasantly surprised (and hydrated)." He was right on both counts.

The source material is the May 12, 2026 Smoothie King × Grillo's Pickles official press release, corroborated by a firsthand taste-test review from TODAY.com.

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<LinkPreview href="https://www.today.com/food/drinks/pickle-smoothie-i-tried-grillos-smoothie-king-rcna344735" title="I Tried the Pickle Smoothie That Just Dropped From Smoothie King and Grillo's. Here's My Honest Review" description="TODAY.com food reporter Joe Lamour tasted it in person and returned a verdict of "weird but not bad. Also not good."" image="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-05/smoothie-king-grillos-pickle-smoothie-eb-260512-617cee.jpg" />

[Verse 1] I walked up to that counter Said give me something new She said we got a limited edition And I said what you gonna do Real Grillo's dill pickles Blended with bananas, babe Organic kale and coconut water And an electrolyte blend, yeah

[Pre-Chorus] I said this sounds unhinged, darling CCO confirmed it too He said we love to do unhinged collabs And baby I do too

[Chorus] Five ninety-nine for twenty ounces Of something I can't explain Pickles are having a cultural moment And girl, so am I You said I'd be pleasantly surprised And hydrated, baby, by your side Pleasantly surprised And hydrated

[Verse 2] She said pickles are not only delicious They're having their moment, yeah Enhanced hydration, real nutrition From a Be Well Blend I tasted banana first, I swear Then the pickle swept right through A little salty tanginess, baby Just like me loving you

[Pre-Chorus] They say it's weird but not bad, darling Also not good, that's true But I wouldn't stop sipping, honey Out of confusion for you

[Chorus] Five ninety-nine for twenty ounces Of something I can't explain Pickles are having a cultural moment And girl, so am I You said I'd be pleasantly surprised And hydrated, baby, by your side Pleasantly surprised And hydrated

[Bridge] Available for a limited time only While supplies last, while supplies last Founded in nineteen seventy-three Twelve hundred locations, babe, that's a lot of history Grove the kiwi juice blend with me Chill out and drink a pickle smoothie This summer, baby This summer

[Chorus] Five ninety-nine for twenty ounces Of something I can't explain Pickles are having a cultural moment And girl, so am I You said I'd be pleasantly surprised And hydrated, baby, by your side Pleasantly surprised And hydrated

[Outro] Ooh... Pleasantly surprised And hydrated Yeah... While supplies last, baby While supplies last