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17 Ways to Enjoy Starbucks Cold Brew Now That It’s Warm Again

By Ashley Hubbard | April 13, 2022 | Updated on May 16, 2022 | Leave a Comment
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Starbucks Cold Brew - Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
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Think back to the year 2015. We were all awkwardly dancing to Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” 50 Shades of Gray movie was making us feel a lot of things. Some rap musical was making history cool again. And the Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee was released, kicking off our obsession with year-round iced coffee.

Here’s a little bit about the Cold Brew, including everything on the official menu, the seasonal variations, and some secret menu cold brew drinks you can order.
Starbucks Cold Brew - tweet

 

What Is Starbucks Cold Brew?

First of all, cold brew is entirely different from iced coffee – both at Starbucks and your local coffee shop. It all comes down to the distinctive brewing process.

To make cold brew, coffee shops combine coffee grounds with cool, filtered water. It’s then left to steep for 12 or more hours. Starbucks soaks its cold brew for 20 hours, prepares it small batches, and uses their Narino blend of beans from Narino, Colombia.

Cold brew is naturally unsweetened. But thanks to the long steeping process that gradually pulls flavor out of the beans, it actually tastes somewhat sweet, and often very smooth. It’s actually less acidic than regular ol’ coffee.
Starbucks Cold Brew

Iced coffee is literally hot coffee poured over ice. Or, hot coffee left to cool down, and then served over ice. Groundbreaking stuff.

 

Official Starbucks Cold Brew Options

1. Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee

The traditional cold brew is literally just coffee and ice. It typically tastes less bitter and slightly sweeter than regular coffee. Some claim it has notes of chocolate and citrus. But ours only left us a note to take out the trash.
Starbucks Cold Brew - Original

2. Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee with Milk

The same as the traditional, but with a splash of milk. Your only job is deciding what type of milk you want. Preferably before you get to the register.
Starbucks Cold Brew - Original with milk

 

3. Starbucks Reserve Cold Brew

If you’re visiting a Starbucks Reserve, specially-trained baristas can make this for you. Not only is this coffee brewed in small batches, it’s also roasted in small batches. As long as it’s not a small cup, we’re good.
Starbucks Cold Brew - reserve cold brew

 

4. Nitro Cold Brew

Want a cold brew that’s sweeter and smoother than the original? Just get it infused with nitrogen to make a Nitro Cold Brew. Think of it like the Henry Golding of cold coffee.
Starbucks Cold Brew - nitro cold brew

 

5. Starbucks Reserve Nitro Cold Brew

The top dog of Starbucks cold brews combines the Reserve beans and the nitro-infusion method. It’s going to cost you a little bit more money, but it’s arguably worth it. And by a little bit more, we mean a flight to wherever there’s a Reserve store. Where’s Chris Olsen when you need him?
Starbucks Cold Brew - reserve nitro cold brew

 

6. Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

This drink combines the natural sweetness of cold brew and caramel with salted cold foam. Sweet and salty – just like our Grandma Mildred. She really loved the ocean.
Starbucks Cold Brew - salted caramel cream cold brew

 

7. Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew

Less salt and more sugar will get you to to this cold brew drink. And it’s anything but vanilla. Well, in theory. In reality, it really is vanilla. But like, in a “vanilla who studied abroad” kind of way.
Starbucks Cold Brew - vanilla sweet cream

 

8. Vanilla Sweet Cream Nitro Cold Brew

This one is like the traditional cold brew, but with nitrogen-infused coffee and vanilla sweet cream plopped on top. You got it by now – right?
Starbucks Cold Brew - vanilla sweet cream nitro

 

9. Honey Almondmilk Cold Brew

This newly-added cold brew concoction is lightly sweetened with honey and topped with almond milk. Because even though the naming convention for their drink sizes is confusing, Starbucks can be really straightforward with their drink names.

If you’re vegan, you can ask for no honey. Then it’s just a Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee with Almondmilk.
Starbucks Cold Brew - honey almondmilk

 

Seasonal Cold Brew Options

1. Irish Cream Cold Brew

The Irish Cream Cold Brew is a crowd favorite that’s available during the holidays. It features Irish cream syrup, vanilla sweet cream cold foam, and a hint of cocoa. There’s only one thing that could make this Irish coffee better. And that’s gold. What’d you think we say?
Starbucks Cold Brew - Irish cream

 

2. Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

Cold brew is combined with vanilla syrup, and topped with pumpkin cream cold foam and pumpkin spice. You can do without your PSL one time to try the first pumpkin drink added to the Starbucks menu since 2003. On second thought…might as well get both.
Starbucks Cold Brew - pumpkin cream

 

Starbucks Cold Brew Customization Ideas

There are many ways to customize the Starbucks Cold Brew drink to make it as unique as your niece’s art project that you were forced to put on your fridge, in fear of losing your left pinky. Here are a few ideas:

  • Add the syrup of your choice. There are numerous syrup flavors you can add to your cold brew, including brown sugar, cinnamon dolce, hazelnut, and raspberry.
  • Add the milk of your choice. The cold brew doesn’t automatically come with milk, but you can definitely add whatever milk choice you like – dairy or plant.
  • Add espresso. If you want to increase the caffeine and decrease the sweetness, just add an espresso shot or five. We’ll see you in the next dimension.
Starbucks Cold Brew - Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
Photo Credit: @starbucks.drinksxoxo

Starbucks Cold Brew Secret Menu Drinks

1. Cookies and Cream Cold Brew

  • Order a Venti Cold Brew with vanilla sweet cream cold foam
  • Add 2 pumps of vanilla syrup
  • Add 4 pumps of white mocha syrup
  • Add 2 pumps of mocha syrup
  • Ask for cookie crumbles on top of the sweet cream foam
Starbucks Cold Brew - Cookies and Cream Cold Brew
Photo Credit: @sarala.ox

 

2. Toasted Vanilla Cold Brew

  • Order a grande Cold Brew
  • Add 2 pumps of toasted vanilla syrup
  • Top with vanilla cold foam
Starbucks Cold Brew - Toasted Vanilla Cold Brew
Photo Credit: @manikindamood

3. Salted Caramel Brown Sugar Cold Brew

  • Order a Venti Cold Brew
  • Add 2 pumps of brown sugar syrup
  • Ask for salted caramel cream cold foam

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4. Shamrock Cold Foam Cold Brew

  • Order a grande Cold Brew
  • Add 2 pumps of Vanilla Syrup
  • Top with vanilla sweet cream cold foam with 1 scoop of matcha in it
  • Top with cinnamon powder

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5. Snickerdoodle Cold Brew

  • Order a Grande Cold Brew brew
  • Add 1 pump of white mocha syrup
  • Add 2 pumps of cinnamon dolce syrup
  • Ask for light cream
Starbucks Cold Brew - Snickerdoodle Cold Brew
Photo Credit: The MacroBarista

 

6. Salted Caramel White Mocha Cold Brew

  • Order a Venti Cold Brew
  • Add 4 pumps of white chocolate mocha syrup
  • Ask for salted sweet cream foam
  • Drizzle with caramel sauce
Starbucks Cold Brew - Salted Caramel White Mocha Cold Brew
Photo Credit: @phen.88
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Ashley Hubbard
Ashley Hubbard is a freelance writer and creator. As a Let's Eat Cake contributor, she covers all things related to Starbucks, nails, entertainment news, pop culture trends, and more. Additionally, she regularly writes interview-based celebrity stories for Coping with Cancer magazine and has written for other publications, including Roadtrippers, Greatist, and Healthline. She has also been featured by Impact Travel Alliance as a creative who is transforming travel, and by Matador Network as a vegan travel blogger you should be following on Instagram. 

Ashley is a Nashville unicorn (born, raised, and based), queer, vegan, and dedicated to leaving a positive impact through her life, work, and her website, Wild Hearted. 

When she's not writing, she's traveling, reading a book, trying not to kill her houseplants, worshiping her dog, or having an existential crisis. Follow her on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and LinkedIn
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