The New Starbucks Spring Menu Includes 2 Perfect-for-Spring Lavender Drinks

07.03.2024 - 10:29 / bhg.com

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If you’re the sort to shift your caffeination habits with the season, your seasonal coffee adjustment is probably limited to swapping out your hot coffee for iced or cold brew as temperatures climb, or going for a lighter roast as the days get longer. But Starbucks is now offering another way to celebrate spring via your coffee order by adding lavender flavors to its menu for the first time with the launch of two new spring drinks: the Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha and the Iced Lavender Oatmilk Latte.

Starbucks is constantly launching new drinks, from permanent menu additions like the olive oil–infused Oleato to limited-time seasonal offerings (see the latest winter menu at Starbucks), but this is the first time the company has explored adding lavender to its beverages.

Available starting March 7 in the U.S., the new lavender drinks at Starbucks (plus the rest of the company’s spring launches) are a clear—and tasty!—sign that spring is well on its way. Read on for more info about the new spring menu at Starbucks, and stop by your nearest Starbucks today for a little floral pick-me-up to get you through these last official weeks of winter.

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The floral-first flavor addition at Starbucks comes in the form of two carefully crafted drinks: an Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha and an Iced Lavender Oatmilk Latte.

Both drinks are made with a proprietary lavender powder that, according to Starbucks lead developer Patrick Penny, is “the best expression of the subtle sweetness of lavender.”

“It reminds me of lavender ice cream because of the light and soft vanilla flavor,” Penny continued in a statement announcing the new drinks.

The result of the powder is a subtle