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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 01 - 21 - ID#s9g09a
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Baristas what’s your go to complicated order? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by BusyLeek2351
I love a strawberry açaí no water, peach juice, a 💦s p l a s h💦 of coconut milk, light ice, liquid cane sugar(depends on the size), and strawberry + kiwi inclusions.

It’s so good when it’s done correctly.

Coffee side (and I’ll never order this in a store)

Is a venti blonde ice latte 4 R shots (preferably blonde), toffee nut and white mocha, caramel drizzle, with cold foam that has brown sugar syrup and cinnamon dolce powder blended in, topped with chestnut praline and apple drizzle 😐
Bri_butt 81 points 1y ago
If I’m feeling extra I love getting the rose quartz. It’s basically a fancy caffeinated strawberry milk. It’s
An Iced blonde raspberry latte with ristretto or updosed blonde shots. Add strawberry sweet cream cold foam on top. absolute delicacy ✨
BusyLeek2351 [OP] 5 points 1y ago
Gonna try that soon!
coldcatsoup 6 points 1y ago
me too! Sounds nice!
cyanidegay 2 points 1y ago
i tried this today and it's AMAZING?? is it okay if i use this as my store's "barista's pick" drink this week?
Bri_butt 1 points 1y ago
Totally go for it!
DarkBlueSunshine 2 points 1y ago
Which countries do they have the rose quartz in?
Bri_butt 11 points 1y ago
I’ve only seen it at my store as a test drink option before in NA( I live in Texas), but it was made when the barista championships were a thing. The Barista that wins gets to make a drink for the company so the last winner made the “Rose Quartz”. This was before covid so it’s most likely not a thing anymore, but the components for the drink are pretty basic so you can still order it as a iced blonde raspberry latte with strawberry sweet cream cold foam.
DarkBlueSunshine 3 points 1y ago
Oh shit that sounds delicious 👀 I've had strawberry white mocha iced before and that was amazing so this is probably the next step. Had no idea the prize was that tho!
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nicolelynnejones 1 points 1y ago
omg saving this
diphenhydranautical 1 points 1y ago
that sounds delightful!! thank you for sharing
1uke980 28 points 1y ago
I put 2 earl grey packets in a short cup with hot water. While that sits, I get a venti cup with 5 pumps white mocha, a quad shot, and steamed oat milk. I leave room in the venti cup for the tea and mix it all together. It creates a lavender white chocolate mocha latte. One of my favorites for the cold weather!
smellabellaj 12 points 1y ago
when i worked there my go to was either

trent’s peach green tea, no water (extra peach in place of this) and 6 pumps of honey blend

or

grande iced chai w three (or four) blonde shots and oat milk

edit: but i would only get them on shift so i wouldn’t have to make another barista have to suffer
semperviride 10 points 1y ago
I start most of my shifts with a cold brew + two blonde ristretto shots. I like to end them with a black iced tea, 1/4 oat milk, four pumps of brown sugar syrup. Not things I would typically order or expect others to make for me - I keep it simpler and ask for an iced blonde americano if I'm stopping at other starbucks.
mallardfriend 2 points 1y ago
i made myself a black tea with oatmilk and brown sugar today too!! i added a little bit of caramel tho because i like mine xtra sweet lol. it’s so good
Ben_B27 8 points 1y ago
Line a cup with strawberry puree
Blend a lemonade with one pump of creme base
Pour the blended lemonade in the cup

It is heaven!!
SunBusiness8291 6 points 1y ago
Customers would be eviscerated for ordering any of these drinks.
rainy-gray 1 points 1y ago
fancy word oooo
overturned23 6 points 1y ago
Venti Shaken Espresso, no classic, 5 pumps caramel, vanilla sweet cream foam, caramel drizzle, and yes I know it’s a lot of calories
BusyLeek2351 [OP] 7 points 1y ago
Hey man no judgment here
RoughEvidence 6 points 1y ago
Venti iced chai latte with two blond shots and cinnamon powder (sometimes with vsccf).
MiaLedger 5 points 1y ago
Non-coffee:

Apple juice to line 1, peach juice to line 2, lemonade to line 3. Add ice and half pumps of base. Blend and pour on top of strawberry puree in the bottom of the cup.

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Coffee:

Venti iced coffee with light ice, decaf ristretto shots, 2 pumps white mocha, 2 pumps chai, 1 pump mocha. Cold foam with dark caramel sauce or brown sugar syrup. Chestnut praline topping and extra caramel drizzle.

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I'd never order one of these unless I'm the one making it because it is way too complicated to make the other baristas do it.
pewpewdoggiedog 5 points 1y ago
Grande Espresso Frappuccino 3 blonde shots no frap roast 2 pump brown sugar 1 pump cinnamon dolce add whip and cinnamon powder. I get this on very rare occasions like if I’m on vacation it’s a special treat to me lol
diphenhydranautical 4 points 1y ago
i saw this recipe a couple months ago on this sub but it tasted like a mixed berry oatmeal frap!

vanilla bean frap with oatmilk, brown sugar syrup, strawberry purée+pieces, and blueberries. it was probably the best tasting starbucks drink i’ve ever had
SpookySteve 3 points 1y ago
Mango dragonfruit lemonade, add peach, no dragonfruit in the drink itself, crush up some of the dragonfruit and put it into a batch of VSCCF with raspberry syrup and strawberry puree.
accountedthrowaway5 3 points 1y ago
venti iced oat milk latte, 4 shots, 10 pumps of brown sugar (they’re half pumps 😭), 2 pumps white mocha, sometimes i add toffee nut but not always because im still trying to figure out what’s good with it
melodiic_ 2 points 1y ago
i like a venti iced matcha latte with coconut milk and 1-2 pumps of brown sugar syrup! my other go-to is a grande iced cinnamon dolce latte with oatmilk, 3 blonde ristretto shots, and no whip 😋
almostdied_at711 2 points 1y ago
Its like $10 before discount but it's so good
Strawberry creme frap, banana, frap chips, pack of blueberries, extra ice and oat milk, whip cream and cookie crumbles on top.
sk3l3tonh4v3r 2 points 1y ago
lemonade with a splash of black tea and a blonde shot // matcha lemonade with a splash of strawberry açai and strawberry purée
BothWeb1004 2 points 1y ago
I don't really like sweet drinks, therefore I am boring. My go to right now is a tall triple blonde americano with Irish Cream cold foam and cocoa powder. No, it does not curdle.

Your drink also sounds annoyingly sweet, but only because I think regular refreshers are already too sweet.
skinniestbarista 2 points 1y ago
If I'm feeling:

Luxurious? Espresso macchiato (ristretto and blonde) with Soy Chai foam (Soy milk steamed with chai concentrate).

British? I get a tall cup with hot water and two Earl Grey bags and steep until it's time for my ten. I then use sf vanilla, oatmilk, and cinnamon (If hot, I steam the cinammon into the milk) and make a London Fog.

Thirsty? Venti iced matcha latte with Oatmilk, Sf vanilla, light ice, and four scoops of strawberry. Made in the pitcher used for making cold foams. You end up with a smoother drink without matcha clumps.

When my shift is getting started, I usually just get and Iced Venti, sf vanilla, quad, blonde, ristretto, Oatmilk latte. This is the only one I order that is my usual at any Starbucks 💖
hghayes 2 points 1y ago
In the foam blender, add a little nitro, a little HWC, sweet cream, and a pump of pumpkin spice. Whip it up like three times. It’s like coffee pumpkin pie mouse. I don’t work there anymore and I miss it so much. I can’t order that lollll
A_Will_Ferrell_Cat 2 points 1y ago
White mocha cream Frappuccino with blonde shots heavy cream brown sugar syrup and dark carmel sauce drizzled through out. 😋
SyerenGM 2 points 1y ago
It depends, sometimes I like the cookies and cream version of the cookie crumble. Usually though I just get cold foam on my iced coffee, complicated enough. Or my soy latte.
ZookeepergameHot2893 2 points 1y ago
venti brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso with ristretto and updosed shots , 2 pumps of vanilla, and vanilla cold foam during my first break and lunch or at end of shift a venti iced green tea with liquid cane sugar
randomusername1259 2 points 1y ago
What is an updosed shot? I’ve been working at Starbucks for 3 weeks and the only answer I’ve gotten is that it was something they were going to roll out, but never did.
caitlin_marie_gg 3 points 1y ago
its a feature on the mastrenas that most people don’t know about but it uses more grounds than water so it adds more caffeine but is only on the mastrena 2s
rainy-gray 2 points 1y ago
which machine is that? the orange one? because we have the orange ones and the only buttons are for long shots and ristretto. i thought updosed and ristretto we're the same
Popular-Ad-2954 1 points 1y ago
Venti iced chai with oatmilk and vanilla sweet cream cold foam with 2 pumps cinnamon dolce in the foam and caramel drizzle
valumptuoushippo 1 points 1y ago
That second drink is so extra lmfaooo
WeirdGuyAlex 1 points 1y ago
It’s not super complicated, but it’s a venti iced caramel macchiato quad sub blonde shots with extra dark caramel drizzle, an extra pump of vanilla and salted caramel cold foam. Okay, maybe it’s a little complicated, but I never make anyone else make it.
the-OG-darkshrreder 1 points 1y ago
Bsgr oatmilk shaken espresso, half oatmilk, half sweet cream, light water, shaken twice, extra cinnamon
CommunicationLazy585 1 points 1y ago
Definitely not the most complicated but its seasonal lol. I love a venti chestnut praline with an extra shot, two extra pumps, extra topping, extra whip, and extra hot
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katevendetta 1 points 1y ago
I make myself a brown sugar latte with oat milk with cinnamon powder steamed in - (I never ask baristas to steam cinnamon into milk) if iced though it’s a brown sugar oat milk latte , cinnamon powder in cup bottom, sugar cookie vanilla sweet cream cold foam on top with chestnut praline topping
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francescugh 1 points 1y ago
so just sugar
Dollysins 1 points 1y ago
Blonde iced white mocha with ristretto shots oat milk and 2/3 pumps white mocha 2/3 pumps brown sugar with pumpkin or irish ccf
acnh1222 1 points 1y ago
I hope no one from my store sees this because this will 100% ruin my anonymity here — my go-to drink is a venti iced blonde latte with brown sugar syrup, oat milk, and vsccf and cinnamon in the foam. My store is split on whether it’s overly complicated or if it’s just an extra-step flavoured latte with cold foam.

But if I go to other stores I’ll order a brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso with two extra pumps of brown sugar, sometimes decaf/partially decaf depending on the size and time of day
Familiar_Creme_6974 1 points 1y ago
idk if it's actually complicated but vt iced latte(also good as cold brew) 4 pumps brown sugar 2. pumps vanilla, quad with salted caramel cf with brown sugar in the cf. Sometimes I get blonde or ristretto. I just got it made with sweet cream and double blended (no cf) and it was sooo good.
Johanito69 1 points 1y ago
Sorry to be party pooper but plz don’t make these posts I do NOT want to make these during rush 😭😭😭
aninotnahgiel 1 points 1y ago
My favorite is a grande iced white mocha with quad blonde ristretto shots, almond milk, no whip, and extra caramel drizzle put in with the white mocha sauce and swirled into the shots.
daisy-trbl 1 points 1y ago
complicated to say super simple to make coffee order

ice quad blonde ristretto updosed grande cup extra ice splash of almond milk (sometimes cinnamon)

the sticker looks huge but its actually super simple
had a partner make it for me and when they saw the sticker print got mad till they read it

for non-caffeinated i do

passion tea, very light lemonade, and strawberry puree

or for when i want caffeine but no coffee

grande matcha lemonade (half water, half lemonade) with strawberry puree and one less scoop of matcha and 2 pumps of vanilla (the color is pretty weird tbh but it tastes good)
Wmychinuphigh 1 points 1y ago
Venti iced americano brown sugar syrup and almond milk light ice 😋
Sea_Seaworthiness199 1 points 1y ago
grande iced caramel brulee latte, oatmilk, no whip, quad, ristretto, extra caramel drizzle, extra caramel brulee topping, sometimes add salted cold foam (the old recipe though without the caramel syrup)

or

venti iced black tea, light strawberry base, light strawberry puree. the measurements how i like it are very specific so i only make it myself but it’s black tea to the juice line on the shaker, acai base to the water/lem/milk line, and about a splash or two of puree, i typically shake it extra too
Blacksmith_Kitchen 1 points 1y ago
I get a caramel Frappuccino made with almond milk cold brew no FRAP roast made with dark caramel syrup whipped cream toffee topping Add a little bit of heavy cream
Pouf_The_Butterfly 1 points 1y ago
Venti iced chai latte single with 1 pump vanilla, vanilla sweet cream cold foam and caramel drizzle. It's like a sweet dirty chai. It's so good!!
Ordinary-Economist-7 1 points 1y ago
Grande iced blonde ristretto updosed oatmilk latte (triple shot) with one pack of brown sugar and *super* light ice
coffeeaddict3416 1 points 1y ago
5 blonde over ice in a Venti w/ 3 CD 2WM ex ice oatmilk and CD sprinkles 😌
marvelmanda 1 points 1y ago
My most complicated is a strawberry kiwi lemonade. Which is exactly what it sounds like lol. Strawberry acai and kiwi starfruit mixed with lemonade light ice and strawberry and kiwi inclusions usually get a trenta for my wife and I. I love it. She however gets a strawberry acai lemonade with raspberry syrup.
kikuuq 1 points 1y ago
Haha this is one I only make for myself. In a shaker, do 2/3/4 pumps white mocha + 1/2/3 pumps toffee nut. Add cold brew to the tea line. Add breve (or milk of choice, but I rec breve) to the water line. Add ice and shake. Top it off with caramel drizzle. Adjust anything to taste :)

An old partner of mine taught it to me, but it doesn't have a name 🤔 it's really good tho
Allergic_toMilk 1 points 1y ago
it’s not super complicated but i love the java chip frap with toffee nut, caramel syrup, then extra caramel and mocha drizzle
zambiers 1 points 1y ago
Iced white mocha with blonde shots, extra shit and pump of sauce, oatmilk, light iced and not whip
JayHan07 1 points 1y ago
Grande blonde iced caramel macchiato with 1 vanilla, 2 cinnamon dolce, sub caramel drizzle for dark caramel sauce and add cinnamon powder.

I only order when I make it myself since I don’t want to be an inconvenience lol
paigemclachlan 1 points 1y ago
Salted caramel cold brew but instead of regular caramel in the foam I do dark caramel. For a hot drink I like a tall capp with vanilla bean powder and cinnamon but I don’t do it a lot as I’m paranoid about the vanilla going in the steam wand and potentially hurting it lol
Druid_of_Twilight 1 points 1y ago
Iced coconut milk Chai latte with cinnamon and nutmeg, two shots of espress, Blended with a banana.
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ek420g 1 points 1y ago
grande black iced tea with oat milk instead of water, one pump of sugar free vanilla, one pump of chai, and sugar cookie cold foam (and chestnut praline topping when we have it)
5AV1OR 1 points 1y ago
I’ve been getting a venti cold milk light ice oat milk 4 pumps mocha 3 pumps toffee nut or raspberry salted Carmel foam with cocoa powder topping but if I’m not making it I won’t get the foam or topping lol
used2ballerina 1 points 1y ago
grande iced blonde ristretto latte w oatmilk, 2 pumps each of pumpkin white mocha & chai w pumpkin cold foam *chefs kiss*
sherdle 1 points 1y ago
Lately it’s been:
Grande cold brew w three blonde shots and three pumps white mocha. Extra raspberry VSCCF on top. Nothing too fancy but I dig it.

If I’m trying to sleep at some point in the next four hours: venti black iced tea, light ice, no water, sub sweet cream, 6 pumps brown sugar syrup.

I should definitely be drinking less sugar buuuuuuut I’m definitely not. :/
kxnkycxrly 1 points 1y ago
y’all are complicated. 😐 I just get a tall blonde wet nonfat cappuccino
penalozav 2 points 1y ago
genuinely curious: why not just get a latte? I always want to ask customers this when they order a wet cap😹
kxnkycxrly -4 points 1y ago
Because wet doesn’t mean no foam it means less… lattes are too heavy. if you’re really a barista you’d know that.
penalozav 1 points 1y ago
lattes aren’t no foam either lol
kxnkycxrly 2 points 1y ago
wet just means I don’t want a frothy ass drink. I want some foam but I don’t want a heavy latte.
kxnkycxrly 1 points 1y ago
Lattes are a very thin layer.
Dramatic_Celery_2262 1 points 1y ago
Cold brew but the foam is salted caramel and Irish cream. But it has to be the right amount of cold foam to cold brew ratio or else I won’t drink it 😂😂😂 I go for a brown color if it’s ice white mocha colored nope.
the_dying_gene 1 points 1y ago
A shaken espresso, no classic, replace the milk with heavy cream, brown sugar depending on the size, half the pumps of white mocha depending on the size, a scoop of vanilla bean and chocolate malt powder
randomusername1259 1 points 1y ago
Grande brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso, light ice, two pumps white mocha and a splash of vanilla sweet cream on top.
coldcatsoup 1 points 1y ago
Blonde Quad Iced Grande White Chocolate Mocha

2 full pumps of Brown Sugar Syrup,

Whole Milk, No Whipped Cream, add Caramel Drizzle.

Yum...
mspattydotnet 1 points 1y ago
3 pumps white mocha 2 hazelnut or raspberry, 2 shots of espresso, iced coffee to the 2nd line, heavy cream to the 3rd. Shaken with extra ice and put in a trenta cup with even more ice to the top
Comfortable-Plane944 -8 points 1y ago
Lol I don’t do complicated orders, nor would I do that to another barista.

Americanos with some peppermint.
BusyLeek2351 [OP] 6 points 1y ago
Booooo. You’re no fun.
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