It’s the second week of May and there’s probably a lot of stress building up now. From finals to graduations to packing up your dorm, May signifies the end of the spring semester. However, the month also represents the beginning of summer with warmer weather and submitting those final assignments. With all that stress build-up, it's important for sweet little treat breaks. Starbucks’ summer menu just dropped and the coffee chain is officially in summer mode with a new menu and special deals.
What’s new on Starbucks’ summer menu?
Starbucks has three new drinks: Summer-Berry Starbucks Refreshers Beverage, Summer-Berry Lemonade Refreshers Beverage, and Summer Skies Drink. All three feature a blend of raspberry, blueberry, and blackberry combined with water, lemonade or coconutmilk poured over a layer of new raspberry-flavored pearls.
All drinks are a vibrant blue color with stark red contrast at the bottom from the raspberry-flavored pearls which give off a boba vibe — according to the press release, Starbucks beverage developers drew inspiration from drinks around the world, especially East Asian beverages with boba.
Aside from the three fruity drinks, the White Chocolate Macadamia Cream Cold Brew will be returning to the Starbucks menu for the second year in a row.
Now to the new eats.
Starbucks is continuing the fruity theme this summer with two new bakery items: Orange Cream Cake Pop and Pineapple Cloud Cake. The two new baked goods not only give off summer-y vibes but taste like it too.
What are the upcoming deals at Starbucks?
The coffee chain just launched its “Summer App-y Days” on the Starbucks app. Here’s a quick glance at what’s to come:
Every Monday starting on May 13, a personalized offer ranging from Triple Star Days to BOGOs to beverage discounts will be revealed in the app.
Every Friday from 12 to 6 p.m. local time, customers can get 50% off one handcrafted beverage.
Starbucks’ App-y Days deals are available to Starbucks Rewards members. However, joining is free, all you have to do is download the Starbucks app and sign up by clicking on the ‘New Members Get 50% Off’ link on the website. Anyone who joins through this link by the end of May will receive 50% off any handcrafted drink offer during their first week as a member.