The Starbucks "secret" menu is a ~magical~ list of Frappuccinos and drinks that expand the regular Starbucks menu many times over. There's something better than that secret menu though: This list of secret specialty drinks made by Starbucks baristas. And you've never heard about them until now.
Cosmopolitan.com interviewed baristas at 12 different Starbucks locations to find out their expert caffeine hacks and personal favorites they make for themselves. Here are 10 delicious drinks from baristas' back pockets that you have to try the next time you make a Starbucks run.
1. Super Iced Coffee: Cold-brew iced coffee with two Cinnamon Dolce pumps, soy vanilla milk, and two shots of espresso.
2. Pretty Peach Tea: Teavana Peach Tranquility Brewed Tea poured over ice with lemonade and a splash of Valencia orange juice.
3. Chocolate Chai: Half white chocolate mocha, half iced chai tea latte with four shots of espresso.
4. Slushy Passion: Teavana Shaken Iced Passion Tango Tea Lemonade blended with a cream base.
5. Chocolate Raspberry: White chocolate mocha with raspberry and a shot of espresso.
6. Strawberry Shaken Lemonade: Strawberry Fraise Puree with lemonade and ice, shaken.
7. Vanilla Caramel Frappuccino: Add caramel drizzle to the bottom of a cup, and then make a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino to pour on top of the caramel drizzle.
8. Sweet Pineapple Tea: Pineapple Kona Pop Brewed Tea poured over ice with six pumps of classic syrup for a venti-size drink.
9. Sweet Espresso: Three espresso shots in a tall cup, a little bit of milk, and two pumps of whatever your favorite syrup is.
10. Coffee Caramel Energizer: Coffee Frappuccino with caramel drizzle and three shots of espresso.
Bonus: Breakfast!
Cinnamon Dolce Oatmeal. Instead of getting your oatmeal plain in the morning, ask your barista to add Cinnamon Dolce to it.
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