That’s been gone for at least 5 years.

Seems like a lot of them are more about how they look and not necessarily how they taste.

Less is almost always more. And doing too much to espresso ruins it and masks all the nuance.

I can make a venti latte with instant coffee and wouldn’t taste much different, all the milk drowns espresso.

Overly flavoured drinks just don't appeal to me, I started taking *less* syrup after I tried blonde roast and added more shots because I like a heart attack in a cup, but with a hint of vanilla or hazelnut.

Same. Even though I know the butter beer frap because I’ve made it a zillion times, I’m not gonna offer up that info. That goes for anything that’s not a menu item.

Yeah, it's really misleading. I worked at Chipotle and our secret menu item was the quesadilla because it wasn't on the menu, but there was a button for it on the register. It's now been added to the menu, but "secret menu" Starbucks items are confusing because they're just made up customizations, not a hidden menu item.