Starbucks finally reveals its ‘secret menu' with new app-exclusive drinks
Good news for coffee lovers: Starbucks is now lifting the veil on its 'secret menu,' and no memorization is needed.
The company announced on Monday that secret menu drinks are currently accessible on the Starbucks mobile app.
'[The] Starbucks 'secret menu' has been a thing for years, but today, it's official,' the announcement read.
'Beginning July 14, Starbucks Rewards members can find the top Starbucks drink customizations in the Starbucks app.'
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Starbucks also reported that the 'secret' drink offerings will be updated periodically, providing variety to regular customers.
The app allows Starbucks Rewards members 'to easily order the featured, popular drink customizations at participating stores,' the company said.
The new beverages are now listed in the 'offers' tab of the app, where they can be ordered quickly and simply, the company noted.
5 Good news for coffee lovers: Starbucks is now lifting the veil on its 'secret menu,' and no memorization is needed.
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'Just select the drink and it'll be added to the cart with all the customizations already populated for a seamless ordering experience,' the release advised.
Below are the four unique drinks that Starbucks has released.
'Cookies On Top'
Starbucks said this indulgent coffee is cold brew-based and targeted toward 'cookies and cream lovers.'
5 Starbucks said this indulgent coffee is cold brew-based and targeted toward 'cookies and cream lovers.'
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'Order a cold brew with two pumps of vanilla syrup, vanilla sweet cream cold foam, and cookie crumble topping,' the company said.
'Dragonfruit Glow-Up'
This secret refresher is based on a lemonade drink; it combines three different fruit flavors topped off with cold foam.
5 The 'Dragonfruit Glow-Up' is based on a lemonade drink; it combines three different fruit flavors topped off with cold foam.
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'Elevate the mango dragonfruit lemonade refresher by adding peach juice blend, then have it blended and topped with vanilla sweet cream cold foam,' the Starbucks website said.
'Lemon, Tea & Pearls'
This new drink is Starbucks' ode to bubble tea.
5 'Lemon, Tea, and Pearls' is Starbucks' ode to bubble tea.
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'Black tea and lemonade make a perfect pair — add an extra pop of flavor with raspberry-flavored popping pearls to take it to the next level,' the Seattle-based chain advised.
'Just Add White Mocha'
5 'Put a spin on the brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso by adding white chocolate mocha sauce and topping it with vanilla sweet cream cold foam,' Starbucks said for this new drink.
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This dessert-inspired drink is the fourth of the new secret recipes launched this summer.
'Put a spin on the brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso by adding white chocolate mocha sauce and topping it with vanilla sweet cream cold foam,' Starbucks said.
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