Looking for something new to try at Starbucks? Every single one of these 10 Starbucks beverages have (at one time or another) been offered on the menuboards and/or have had official Starbucks recipes. Cool off with these 10 wonderful cold beverages!
The Iced Cappuccino (and Iced Cocoa Cappuccino) – In March 2009, Starbucks promoted these beverages. The iced “Cocoa Cappuccino” was fundamentally a lot like a mocha except one less pump of Starbucks Mocha Sauce for the recipe you were ordering, whether hot or iced. The one less pump of mocha made for a more subtle, cocoa-y flavor. The hallmark of a cappuccino beverage is the foam at the end. A tall (12 ounces) Iced Cappuccino has one shot of espresso, a Grande (16 ounces) has two shots, and the Venti has three shots. Every cappuccino ends with about one-quarter inch of foam on top of the drink. A grande iced cappuccino (not the cocoa cappuccino) is $3.65.
Chocolate Milk – The key to the Starbucks chocolate milk is that it adds in a little vanilla. A grande chocolate milk is served with milk, four pumps of mocha, and one pump of vanilla syrup. I’ve heard a number of variations on how baristas will charge you, but I think that most will charge for a grande cold milk ($2.45) plus a charge for the mocha sauce (60 cents). The standard for this drink is flat lid and no ice.
The Iced Apple Chai Tea Infusion: In January 2009, this was a Starbucks promo drink. The cup code should be “ACI.” You’ll be charged for apple juice plus chai syrup. The barista fills a grande cup with cold apple juice and four pumps of chai, and adds ice. If you’re ordering a tall, it’s only 3 pumps of chai, and a venti has 6 pumps. This is delicious! In the Seattle area, this is $2.45 (cold apple juice) plus sixty cents for the chai syrup. (In 2009, there were two of these chai tea infusions drinks. The berry juice for the berry version no longer exists).
Green Tea Frappuccino – A grande green tea Frappuccino has matcha, classic syrup, whole milk, crème base, and ice. It’s a popular drink in many areas but not on the menu! It’s $4.45 for a grande size.
Once upon a time, this drink included melon syrup, but that syrup has long since been discontinued. Right now there’s a seasonal mango syrup at Starbucks – I’ve heard this is absolutely delicious with mango instead of classic. Order this a a “Green Tea Frappuccino no classic, sub mango syrup.”
Starbucks Double Shot on Ice – This has been off and on the menuboards a couple of times. A grande “Starbucks Double Shot on Ice” includes 3 shots of espresso, 3 pumps of classic, all shaken together, and a splash of two percent milk at the end. My photo used breve milk and not two percent, but two percent is the standard.
This beverage is always popular!
I’ve heard of a number of people having trouble ordering this drink and/or getting it made right. Just to be clear, the milk does not go in the shaker, but the drink is shaken.
Blended Strawberry Lemonade – A Blended Strawberry Lemonade is lemonade, strawberry juice (a special Starbucks strawberry puree), a creme base (used in Frappuccinos) and ice, all blended together. While it’s not on the menu, your Starbucks baristas should easily recognize this one. A grande strawberry lemonade is $3.65 before tax, in the Seattle area.
The Marble Mocha Macchiato – This is a treat of a drink! It’s a twist on the well-loved iced Caramel Macchiato. This drink has white mocha sauce on the bottom of the cup, milk, espresso and then is drizzled with dark mocha. The cup marking is “MMM.” It’s not clear how your barista will charge you for it. The build of the drink is identical to the caramel macchiato. You may find that your barista charges you for an iced white mocha, which would be $4.45 before tax.
A grande has two shots of espresso (which are poured on top at the end).
Chai Crème Frappuccino – This is a crème based Frappuccino blended with whole milk, ice, classic chai concentrate, topped with whipped cream and cinnamon powder. The grande size is $4.45 before tax.
Iced Peppermint Mocha – Many customers don’t know that peppermint syrup is offered year-round. This is just like the holiday drink version but does not come with any chocolate shavings atop the whipped cream. It’s an iced mocha ($4.15 for the grande size) add peppermint syrup (fifty cents). During the holidays is a little more expensive, due to the special chocolate curls. There are four pumps of peppermint syrup in the grande size.
The Chocolate Smoothie has dropped off the menu boards if you’re in an area that has switched to the Evolution Fresh smoothies, but you can still order the chocolate smoothie. It only comes in one size – grande. It’s $4.25 and is made with a banana, protein powder, milk, and ice. The default is made with two percent milk. I’ve heard of people adding an add shot of espresso to their chocolate smoothie for a little extra fun. The cup marking is “CS.”
Please keep in mind that there can be regional variation in prices, and licensed Starbucks sometimes have their own separate price structure. The above prices listed are all from company-operated Starbucks in Seattle (or greater Seattle area).
Have fun exploring a new (or not so new!) cold summer drink!
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The Marble Mocha Macchiato was my drink for years, even after they dropped it off the menu! I even have it mentioned on my personalized Starbucks card that came out ages ago. It is the perfect choice for anyone who thinks the regular mocha alone is too bitter, and the white mocha alone is too sweet. This is a happy medium, if made correctly. I have had baristas tell me it is the same as a black and white, but that isn’t true. I think now I am in the mood for one!
Melody, is that mocha in your Iced Doubleshot? Yum,I will try this!
Kind of a #TBM (throwback Monday) here Melody!
One of the things I’ve noticed happening at Starbucks is parallel to the movie sequel dilemma Hollywood finds themselves in – the sequels all have to be bigger, better, louder, faster. And these old drinks seem to be much simpler than what’s been promoted recently. Special toppings, flavored whipped cream or other flavors in the middle, etc. are making the drinks (and production of them) much more complicated. I for one, like the simpler items: They tend to be better, and certainly have less sugar. I suppose that makes me old school. 😉
Melody-
Do you mean “no ice” in your chocolate milk description? For example:
Chocolate Milk – The key to the Starbucks chocolate milk is that it adds in a little vanilla. A grande chocolate milk is served with NO MILK (no ice?), four pumps of mocha, and one pump of vanilla syrup. I’ve heard a number of variations on how baristas will charge you, but I think that most will charge for a grande cold milk ($2.45) plus a charge for the mocha sauce (60 cents). The standard for this drink is flat lid and no ice.
This is simply a “feel good, look good, taste good” post… I loved it, and now I want to try a Marble Mocha Macchiato, since the Caramel Macchiato is my all time favorite iced beverage! Nice, fun article.
A chocolate milk is indeed made with milk – 2% by standard. It is also traditionally marked as CHOC MILK in the drink box.
@Diele – Just fixed that typo! Thanks!
Blended Straawberry Lemonade should also have crème base added to it…
@Chad – You’re right! I will fix the article.
Can’t wait to order a blended strawberry lemonade!
@Justine – Glad I gave you something new to try!! 🙂
@Melody – I think I remember it from years ago and I loved it and was devastated when it was taken off the menu.
Ahhhh the double shot…my all time favorite and my daily go-to. I cringe when someone new is making my drink!!
I really like this post, Melody! I would love to try the marble mocha macchiato. I’ll have to order it when I find a barista that looks willing to make it though. Could it be made either iced or hot?
Thanks for the list of no frappuccinos. 😀
Love this throwback list, so fun! One thing I would add, in PNW frozen markets, we carry Evolution Fresh smoothies and have discontinued frozen bananas, so chocolate smoothie is no longer available.
The Blended Strawberry Lemonade is my all-time, hands-down, #1 favorite beverage at Starbucks. Add in just one pump of Raspberry and it’s so delicious!
I was thinking about your article when I was at work earlier and thought of another one that’s no longer on the menu: the White Hot Chocolate. I seem to remember it made an appearance under a “Hot Cocoa and other” kind of heading on the menu boards when most stores featured several pages of drinks, unlike now, where mosts have two pages of drinks and then pictures of featured foods/drinks. The White Hot Chocolate is made with 3, 4, or 5 pumps of White Mocha sauce, steamed milk, and whipped cream. I honestly can’t remember if it gets mocha drizzle or not. It differs from the regular hot chocolate in that it doesn’t get any additional vanilla syrup. This is a delicious beverage during the holidays and is even better if you add peppermint syrup or the chestnut praline syrup. So good!!!
The Doubleshot-on-ice also used to come with an ‘energy shot’ which was a tiny packet of b-vitamin powder the barista would drop in on request. We don’t have them anymore, but the DSoI is still popular at my store.
Also: try the Green Tea frappucino with the Peach syrup, most of our customers order it that way!
I tried the Iced Apple Chai Tea Infusion and really enjoyed it, and the green tea frappuccino that I’ve enjoyed previously. I ♥ the Apple Chai and could see how that might make an incredible Fall/Winter warm drink too! The green tea frapp had me enjoying what felt like a delicious dessert without an incredible amount of calories.
Wow, there are a lot of drinks on here that I didn’t know ever existed and they look really good and now I want to try ordering them! I think it’s kind of funny that you included chocolate milk though, I used to order it all the time when I was a little girl and I would go to Starbucks with my mom, but I never thought of the possibility that an adult would want to order it…
I’ve had the Green Tea Frappuccino before when the melon syrup was still available. Had also tried it with other syrups before as well. The discontinued Valencia and Orange didn’t feel out of place. Liked the hazelnut and toffee nut syrups as replacements for the discontinued melon as well.
I have asked to change it quite often just asking for the particular flavour instead of the classic. The classic syrup tasted rather fishy to me when used with the Green Tea Frappuccino.
Melody- wondering if you know the exact year the Marble Mocha Macchiato came out. I’m a 8 year partner and know it was awhile ago but forgot when. I was going to write down recipe and a bit of history for my fellow partners to reference since we have a few customers recently ordering it. Thanks!
Serina, I would say 2006 or 2007. I def ordered them then!
THANK YOU for the instructions for the Doubleshot! Until today, literally every Starbucks I’ve ordered a Doubleshot in has given me a look like I was purple or something. Now I’m equipped to get my Doubleshot at any location!