Starbucks Releases Two Spring Drinks

Daphnne Cabrera '23 and Alixe Cecchini '23

April 1, 2022

On March 1, Starbucks came out with their spring collection of drinks, including their new Iced Toasted Vanilla Shaken Espresso and Dragon Drink.

The Dragon Drink consists of fruit juice with mango and dragon fruit flavors, shaken with coconut milk and ice, a scoop of dragon fruit, and contains caffeine and coconut. Starbucks has announced that this refreshing fuchsia colored Dragon Drink will be a permanent addition to their menu. This drink contains no artificial flavors; as the magenta color is naturally occurring with the dragon fruit. The drink tastes creamier than the similar pink drink, while also tasting sweet without being too overpowering. People are raving about this drink online and observing that it’s already sold out in a lot of locations! I (Daphnne) would definitely recommend trying this drink, as it is not only delicious, but has an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

The Iced Toasted Vanilla Shaken Espresso is made with blond espresso shots with hints of vanilla, shaken together with ice and topped with Oat Milk. When drinking this, I (Alixe) would recommend shaking it up a bit more before drinking because the espresso tends to land in the bottom of the cup and if you don’t, you might end up only drinking the oat milk.

Starbucks has also made this a permanent addition in the U.S. Starbucks store. The drink is grouped with Shaken espresso drinks, which consist of the Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso, and the Iced Chocolate Almondmilk Shaken Espresso. This is also a very popular drink because this becomes another dairy free option with oat milk instead of dairy milk. If you are a fan of the Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso or the Iced Chocolate Almond milk Shaken Espresso, the new addition Iced Toasted Vanilla Shaken Espresso is a perfect spring drink that’s packed with caffeine for the final months of school.

Along with the Iced Toasted Vanilla Shaken Espresso and Dragon Drink brought this spring, Starbucks is also offering the Starbucks BAYA Energy drinks in flavors Mango Guava and Raspberry Lime, which will be available at select Starbucks stores. This is Starbucks’ first energy drink; containing 90 calories, caffeine, and vitamin C. Starbucks has also introduced spring-inspired coffee blends such as the Honey & Madagascar Vanilla Flavored Coffee, featuring sweet honey and rich vanilla, and the Spring Day Blend containing dusted cocoa and dried fruit. Both blends are available for purchase for a limited amount of time.

About the Contributors

Daphnne Cabrera '23, Co Editor in Chief

Daphnne Cabrera is entering her fourth year on The Lobby Observer staff as a senior Co-Editor. She loves the individuality and creativity of the journalism process. Daphnne is also passionate about having the ability to inform and educate the public, while also changing perceptions on important topics. As a journalist, she often writes opinion pieces, arts and entertainment pieces, and feature articles. Daphnne also loves the community-focus aspect of the newspaper. When not working on The Lobby Observer, Daphnne enjoys leading the DECA chapter, The Chica Project, and the varsity cheer team at WHS.

Alixe Cecchini '23, Lead Opinion Editor, Lead Feature Editor

Alixe Cecchini is in her senior year and her fourth year on The Lobby Observer as the lead opinion editor and the lead feature editor. In her freshmen year, she took Journalism I where she fell in love with expressing her perspective through writing opinions and feature articles. She enjoys covering local and global events that are affecting people. In addition, Alixe loves writing food features and finding little shops that can satisfy any food craving. When she is not writing articles, she is working at Nourse Farm and spending quality time with close friends and family.