--- title: Arbys Liger Shake Takes on Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino description: Starbucks had the Unicorn Frappuccino, and now Arby's is offering the Liger Shake for a limited time canonical: https://time.com/4813707/arbys-liger-shake/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-10T15:14:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:53.214Z og:title: Arby's Has Just Created Its Response to the Unicorn Drink og:description: The Liger Shake drink is made with orange cream and Ghirardelli chocolate og:url: https://time.com/4813707/arbys-liger-shake/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a19cfb0fb511fe2/6988d125fb4eac1a5789263e/arbysligershake_1.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1422 og:image:height: 800 og:image:alt: arbysligershake_1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Arby's Has Just Created Its Response to the Unicorn Drink twitter:description: The Liger Shake drink is made with orange cream and Ghirardelli chocolate twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a19cfb0fb511fe2/6988d125fb4eac1a5789263e/arbysligershake_1.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Arby’s Introduces ‘The Liger’ Shake > Sponsored content. 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This combination makes it orange on top and brown on the bottom with a swirl of chocolate going up and across the glass. “Known for serving new and innovate meats like venison and pork belly to guests, Arby’s went on the hunt for an exotic shake and found the answer hiding in its restaurants all along,”[ a release from Arby’s reads.](http://cds.arbys.com/images/press-room/Arbys%5FLiger%5FShake%5FPress%5FRelease.pdf) While Starbucks’[ Unicorn Frappuccino ](http://www.extracrispy.com/drinks/2749/did-starbucks-steal-the-unicorn-frappuccino-from-a-brooklyn-cafe)uses mythical inspiration, Arby’s notes that it chose to go with the real hybrid between a male lion and a female tiger. “Despite rumors of magical skills, the liger is a very real and breathtaking beast,” the release states. 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