Starbucks changes their menu a few times throughout the year, depending on the season. This year, they added new summer drinks and treats. They also incorporated boba into their refreshers which they call “pearls”. The boba pearls became popular a while back and it’s nice Starbucks started to add that to their menu. At first I was skeptical since Starbucks has always been more of a coffee place, but I found the drinks to be very enjoyable.
My favorite was the Summer Skies Drink. This drink contains coconut milk, which has been pleasantly incorporated in other Starbucks drinks. I had heard people say that the lemonade version was better, but I really enjoyed the fruity flavors combined with the coconut. It was similar to the Pink Drink and Dragon Drink, which I tend to lean towards when ordering Starbucks. The boba was also a fun surprise within the drink. I found myself trying to savor as much as I could before it ran out.
The Summer Berry Lemonade Drink was also enjoyable. Lemonade is one of my go-to drinks when I’m thirsty, and it was perfect that Starbucks added more options like the Summer Berry one. This drink was similar to the Strawberry Acai, Mango Dragon Fruit, and Pineapple Passion Fruit Lemonades. I feel like it depends on my mood if I would want coconut or lemonade more, but they were both amazing. I am sure when it’s super hot outside, I will really look forward to having a nice lemonade with boba in it.
Starbucks also added some new treats. They now have Orange Cream Cake Pops as part of their section of the bakery. I have always loved cake pops and I was super excited to try a new flavor. It can also be the perfect picture with your friends to capture a fun summer moment.
The last thing I tried was the Pineapple Cloud Cake. I liked how Starbucks was giving new ideas such as the orange and pineapple flavor. It really expands what they have and gives people a variety of things to choose from. Overall I thought the cake was fine, not super great and not super bad.
For me, both the cake pop and the cake aren’t worth it to have again since they have so much sugar and are relatively small treats. But I would recommend everyone try it once to see the new things Starbucks has to offer.
Seeing the new things added to the Starbucks menu over the past year makes it more appealing to everyone. They now have a lot of variation in the types of drinks they can make. The refreshers were my favorite part of the new menu, and the summer-themed drinks and treats really makes me look forward to the warm weather. I will definitely be having them throughout this summer.