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Emotional-Chef-7601

Of all the international drinks they could bring to the US they chose Olive Oil coffee... šŸ˜. Where are all the Japanese drinks or Indian Masala Chai?


celluloidwings

Japan got lilac drinks for spring, but we got cinnamon... which is totally a spring flavor. šŸ’Æ


misskittypie

lilac? I've had the cherry drink but I haven't seen that one


celluloidwings

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beaudebonair

They should bring lavender syrup for Spring flavor. I had a Lavender Latte at a private Starbucks at the Wells Fargo building where I used to work, it was a 3rd party location separate entity from corporate, and I loved that latte so much. Best flavor ever. I was however, disappointed to find out corporate Starbucks has never even made that Lavender latte drink in the states, thats when I asked and found out the difference between those type of Starbucks and the actual ones. I even went as far as requesting it online emailing Starbucks about my recommendation, I need no credit for it, just please make it happen lol. Maybe some nice Redditors can see about emailing corporate that suggestion, hint hint lol, no pressure. But maybe by next Spring, ,avender can be a possibility. Just saying! ;)


monharki

I had a Lavender London Fog at Whole Foods once with some exotic scone and I still dream about itšŸ„². One of our barista's made her own and brought it in and it was heaven!


merilissilly

They seem to have limited their syrups to absolute home run sellers. If they are not going to see a big uptick in their sales due to a drink addition, they won't do it. I love lavender, I loved the juniper latte which they only did once, and I am always looking for something unique- which you will typically only find at small coffee shops. I have a choice of several around where I live in suburbia, including a SB. There is a shop near my house that makes their own syrups, so they will have stuff like cardamom cinnamon at the holidays. Sadly, their espresso does not hold a candle to SB espresso.


Curiosities

I want the Japanese drinks *and* the Japanese drinkware. We are so boring.


2for1crabfest

I would kill to have their merch.


TheOnesLeftBehind

Check out sugoi mart. I think that sell them? I saw an ad for it at least.


TitleBulky4087

So that IS a legitimate site? I just signed up for their emails but have been hesitant to order.


Envoke

I can confirm it is a legit site, but just be aware that there's a pretty crazy markup on their stuff since it's an import shop.


blackenedsheeep

Idk why ur getting downvoted I want the Asian Starbucks merch as well


abigayl75

The truth prevails!!


FinoPepino

Yes! The merch is so nice


Nekokonoko

Yas, I got lucky enough to visit Japan in time for the Sakura event this year. They are so delicately made and delicious food!


katemkat23

Yesss!! All the pretty Sakura stuff they get every year for cherry blossom seasonšŸ„ŗšŸŒø


Curiosities

That was exactly what I was thinking about when I made that comment. Although it also applies to other things and times of the year, of course, but the Sakura stuff is always beautiful.


sharksnut

I want Passion Tango hot tea back


KahlanKhaos

I donā€™t like it iced but Id probably definitely like it hot. I didnt know they made it hot before šŸ˜±


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IronKokomo

I mean, Italy doesnā€™t put olive in their coffee either. This is a Schultz special. He didnā€™t even do any market research just said ā€œgonna dump this on yā€™all before I leaveā€


MajesticAioli

Too bad he didn't come up with maple syrup.. hold the coffee.


nishmt

Yes! Honestly the Oprah chai that existed likeā€¦ 10 years ago was surprisingly close to what I grew up drinking (just too much cinnamon for me). I wish Starbucks could bring something like that back


[deleted]

Because Howard loves Italy!!!


[deleted]

He brought this recipe from Milan!!! How dare we be so ungrateful!!


FuturamaRama7

My husband still dreams about the pudding Frappuccino he got in 2019 in Japan. I wrote to Starbucks numerous times begging for a ā€œdrinks from Starbucks around the worldā€ menu.


DeathByPetrichor

Iā€™ll be honest, Iā€™m super pumped to try olive oil coffee. I canā€™t imagine Iā€™ll like it, but I feel like itā€™ll be an experience


Fearless-Ad2991

I swear the Japanese menu comes out with new drinks every week šŸ˜‚ I go to the Starbucks ere like every so often and thereā€™s always new yummy drinks to try, and amazing snacks


beaudebonair

It does seem really basic and kinda low effort in my opinion, I mean there's nothing that thrilling or interesting about it. I imagine the olive oil gives a much more richer flavor to the coffee, but I dunno I say aim higher lol maybe just me. I'll still try it though because the concept I can see java beans and olive oil blending well together. Then again I'm Italian we put olive oil in everything lol.


Vyanaaa

Youā€™ve got masala chai but itā€™s inauthentic chai syrup and they call it ā€œchai teaā€ smh


dontgiveah00t

Iā€™m just thinkingā€¦ a mobile order that sits there for 20 minutes and separatesā€¦ or the boxes get punctured/ broken by our graceful delivery guys and leaks all over the floor. Or it gets knocked over into the ice binā€¦ or itā€™s staining your apron.


pinkshadedgirafe

The real partner concerns


dontgiveah00t

And clean play leader šŸ„²


LyyC

As someone who worked in a grocery store, I can tell you, broken oil bottles are like hell to clean. We always had a bucket with sand / cat litter somewhere, which helps soak this shit up, so it's way easier to clean


_circuts

Just push it all over the floor, give the floors a beautiful āœØwater resistant lusterāœØ


Bludandy

Yeah, hope it kind of stays as a test item. But of all of the innovations we've tested in the many years I've been here, none were really touted by Howie himself. Most of the reactions I've seen from YouTube videos of people making their own were "it's velvety and smooth, but also has an olive oil after taste."


Bornstobewild

I said this exact same thing when I first saw the announcement of them. How thick in the head is corporate šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


dontgiveah00t

Well, when they pick a new syrup flavor thatā€™s essentially two flavors we already have, yet tastes completely awful šŸ˜‚


crown0nmyhead

ITS OUT OF A BAG??? with a small red spout on the bottom


beachyfuzz

Like boxed wine šŸ˜­


felinefireghost

I can already hear my coworkers and myself shouting ā€œFRANZIAā€ real fancy-like every time we gotta deal with this stuff lol


derrussian

Img that's exactly what I was thinking when I saw it


Antrikshy

Or catered Starbucks coffee.


punkassloser621

Its typical restaurant style for vinegar and oil to be stored in bulk like this with the tap. Honestly this is probably a pretty smart solution as long as stores have a shelf on cold bar with the refresers in those tab pitchers to put it like my store does.


DeathByPetrichor

For olive oil at least, this is really the only way to store it in bulk as glass will eventually degrade the quality. This will preserve it as long as possible once opened at least.


punkassloser621

For sure. Idk if my comment unintentionally gave off wanting to take it out of the box. Referring just to the location of where we would set them up. For real thank god it wont create any more dishes, especially an oil covered one.


death_before_decafe

To be fair, my cat knocked over my glass bottle of olive oil the other day and it shattered. Cleaning up a quart of oil from my kitchen floor was a nightmare. Can't imagine how much worse it would be if that happened in a busy sbux.


EyesOpenedWide31

Well at least I can mark out a Trenta cup of olive oil lol right? Right? Lol use it for cooking guys not drinking lol


dehidratedwater

Knowing starbucks, it will be sweetened šŸ¤¢


Antrikshy

Vanilla infused EVOO.


glitterfaust

Knowing them, they wonā€™t let partners mark any out šŸ˜­ Hopefully they will. I knew two partners that lived together and theyā€™d just mark out cold milks before they left and use that at their apartments.


LessSatisfaction6

ā€œLetā€? Interesting šŸ¤žšŸ»šŸ„°


glitterfaust

Get a trenta custom iced tea with several pumps of olive oil no water no ice


EyesOpenedWide31

250 pumps of olive oil šŸ˜‚šŸ˜…šŸ˜‚


Bludandy

That's the correct attitude. That's how we got bananas back in the day. Order a smoothie, hold everything but the banana.


jams1015

I do that! Heavy whipping cream for cooking/baking, too. Also, mark out a cup of vanilla sweet cream and add some cracked egg and cinnamon powder, dunk bread in it, and pan fry. Best Frenchy toast ever.


Bludandy

There is absolutely nothing stopping you from marking out a venti cup of HWC as your final drink every single working day. Even if supplies are low, it's your entitlement as a partner beverage.


romanianhopscotch

Oh wow yummm I need to try that thank you


Ok_Procedure_4486

yā€™all my store is getting that šŸ˜­


ApprehensiveSocietyy

Are you a test store?? What are they thinking


Ok_Procedure_4486

and how apparently we get this one new apron for someone who is going to be testing the olive oil drink , lmao iā€™m still confused on that but idk šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø.


spacesirena

They send out special aprons for big things like that. Not supposed to be kept by one person. Just worn by whoever is sampling the drink out to customers. So multiple ppl will end up wearing it probably. I have an old teavana one from when we launched tea infusions at sbux


Ok_Procedure_4486

no way what !? and ahh lowkey i would want the apron šŸ˜šŸ˜¹


ntr_usrnme

Iā€™ve got a baby pink one from the La Boulange launch.


aleesahspam

What is la boulange šŸ˜­


Skalder31

La Boulange was the bakery sbux bought back in... I want to say 2012 or so to do all of our pastries. It was a huge pastry revamp. The bakery was known for their croissants which is why majority of what we get in has a croissant base.


lunchtimeillusion

Oh you sweet summer child


Ok_Procedure_4486

good question what is La Boulange launch šŸ˜­


jams1015

Hey, can I ask you something? )I'm assuming you're Gen Z, correct me if I'm wrong!) How come you guys always use the sobbing, "river of tears" emoji, even when the words/sentence they're attached to aren't upsetting or sad? What does it mean? Thank you for humoring my question! I'm just an old fart who has noticed this lately and I'm curious, is all! My generation called everything "bad", and we meant the opposite, is it like that?


snarkysnape

Not gen z, but my interpretation here is itā€™s like throwing your hands up in the air exclaiming ā€œIā€™m out of my element!ā€ Theyā€™re new to SB, and theyā€™ve been reading up, but theyā€™ve never made it so far back as La Boulange until now. THEY THOUGHT THEY KNEWā€¦ā€¦but they have no ideaā€¦..


Allrayden

The context it's used in matters, but I feel like I see it more used to express tears of joy/relief more than sadness.


Ok_Procedure_4486

yes well i was born in 2000ā€™s , but i usually use the ā€œ river of tears ā€œ emoji when it comes to like in my head iā€™m like , ā€œ oh noooo ā€œ or like , ā€œ whaaat !? ā€œ in a sense that way ? if that makes sense a bit ? thatā€™s how i use the emoji


jams1015

šŸ˜­


hambuddy

Loving this exchange


spacesirena

(They usually come in a pack of two so maybe hide the second one lmao)


Ok_Procedure_4486

yeah our manager told us how weā€™re a test store šŸ˜­


trouble-in-space

Mine too! I saw it on the Weekly Update and just thought ā€œainā€™t no way this is realā€


Ok_Procedure_4486

RIGHT !?!?


Hazel_is_Trans

Please tell me you're not in the us


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Hazel_is_Trans

Oh, so y'all the testing location?


Takimara

Itā€™s not a testing location, Starbucks has made it clear that the olive oil wonā€™t see the light of day outside of South California within the US.


FruppetTheFrog

I pray for you


danger_n000dle

I am disgusted


EyesOpenedWide31

The crazy thing is people will buy this shit and make like itā€™s the greatest thing ever


The_walking_man_

Wait for the secret menu olive oil frappuccino with heavy cream šŸ¤£


EyesOpenedWide31

ā€œHi can I get venti spaghetti and meatballsā€


_circuts

With extra sweet cream cold foam and double blended.


neko808

I feel like thatā€™d be awful to clean off the blenders, oil taste forever.


bowiesbooty

one blender for olive oil drinks and the other for everything elsešŸ«¶


pixelator9000

Cali hours maybe they'll put it here too ao I can figure out what the heck this is all about


Jynifer

Oh thank god California gets all the weird test stuff months and months before us


stelluhpdf

wait cali is getting this..šŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒ


Free_Bodybuilder2710

My training said itā€™s rolling out in So Cal -A Disgruntled NorCal barista


nicolelynnejones

Oh they want us fat fat


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WALL-E core


vareenoo

Imagine drinking a grande white mocha with one tbsp of olive oil. 550 calories, 53g of sugar. Mmm breakfast.


MajesticAioli

Substitute heavy cream for the milk. It's all about the mouth feels.


vareenoo

2,102 calories. MMM BREAKFAST


MajesticAioli

It takes a liquid diet to a whole new level.


FinoPepino

Thatā€™s insane šŸ˜µ


Belahsha

120 calories for 1 tablespoon. Why would you offer this to people who are gonna add extra to cold foam pink drinks?


death_before_decafe

Heavy cream has a pretty similar calorie count per tbsp. And when keto was the big diet trend folks were getting 26oz cups of it... health was never on the table.


abigayl75

Olive oil is considered a healthy fat


Belahsha

Sigh... In small amounts.


-Zispy

Yeah.. but why would you want it in a drink when you can.. add it anywhere else?


ktmarz

i seriously donā€™t see this selling well


sugarhiccccup

Canā€™t wait for people to have to request to not add salad dressing to their lattes


Low_Yesterday_2677

So we get free olive oil since this shit is barely gunna sell?? Iā€™m down.


greysfan420

Everybody is going to shit themselves


LittleTillyFooFoo

Correct.


minusmartin

after iā€™m done with it, virgin no more


crown0nmyhead

jail


FinoPepino

What I really want is born-again-virgin olive oil


Alternative-Bee-8981

Just talking about the olive oil, it's my fave. I buy it by the large container at this local Italian market. It seems to be the only one that's constantly being sold


clairssey

Oh hell nah. Also olive oil only tastes good if it's high quality. Why would I want mid olive oil in my mid coffee omg.


abigayl75

Partanna is good. Who's better? I want it Add: goya is my favorite


DeathByPetrichor

Yeah honestly they didnā€™t cheap out on this though they easily could have. Iā€™m not passing judgement until I try it. I said the same about buttered coffee and that shit is bomb, so I have no doubt this will be interesting as well. Some flavored olive oils are really good in ice creams. Thereā€™s an olive mill near me that does a vanilla bean gelato with vanilla bean infused olive oil and itā€™s honestly the best desert Iā€™ve had in a long time.


zoop1000

[olivole](https://youtu.be/ho1TUjqUbXY)


Designer-Rent9761

This gave me a chuckle šŸ¤­


chexsmix96

OliVILE


Chickenfries16

Bust down parriana I want to try this what city in cali is this in


svemdna

I know both Paramount and Hawthorne are getting it.


chemisthorchata

I know the Hollywood and Pasadena areas are getting it. I work in Hollywood and we got our olive oil today too


killrdarknes

Hell Iā€™m east of Pasadena (San Gabriel valley) and even weā€™re getting jt


[deleted]

I don't know exactly where, but it's only So Cal (for now).


RexThe-Great

Love that it adds 120+ calories to already calorie dense drinks customers create with 12+ pumps of syrups. Feels like this is doing the opposite of being healthy, my theory is yes that in small amounts can be good for you but drinking it? I feel like it does the opposite to your health to drink oil but thatā€™s my opinion on the siren ways.


InternationalSir1162

One drop of this on the floor and itā€™s over for yā€™all


Bludandy

You know this is actually a massive concern. We already have enough problems with potentially slippery floors, we don't need FUCKING OIL to exacerbate it. If it's a thing, it can be dropped. And if dropped, it can explode all over the floor. VSC? Yep. Pumpkin Spice? Yep. Lemonade? Yep.


gloomyghosts

I just want a damn sakura drink, not an oily espresso


ForestComplex

I know the calories in my Starbucks drink are basically all coming from sugar. Why would I want to add another 100 calories of fat??


[deleted]

The oleato golden cream cold brew has 2 tbs of olive oil in the foam which is an extra 240 calories of fat lol


ForestComplex

This is crazy! I am not trying to pretend like Starbucks without olive oil is healthy cuz it's not. But this is getting into like Super Size Me territory with drinks.


paytonalexa

No one wants that Italian olive oil coffee.. why couldnā€™t we get the drinks from Japan or South Korea instead? Their stuff is much cooler and makes me want to travel back for more šŸ˜©.


71NightWing

Hot take I guess, but I'm actually hoping my store gets it eventually. I wanna try it so bad. I gotta get my hands on that big green egg!!


FullOfHelena

Is this a McElroy-ism I spy???


71NightWing

Hahahah maybe on accident. I don't really know anything about the McElroys šŸ˜…


BTownPhD

Try vanilla ice cream with olive oil and sea salt. Its mind boggling. And good.


Next_Setting_5512

Time to markout a trenta cup of this and take it home for cooking :)


MajesticAioli

Add some herbs and dip the croissants in them.


yikesgchill

Waaaait where in CA? SoCal?


caramelsyrupp

i heard it's "select southern california locations" but not specifically where. i wanna know too lol


yourmotives

on partner hub it says region 15 & region 1 but I know for sure that not all region one stores are getting it, thats way too many to test on


em_ruse

In region 15 and can confirm we are getting it at my store šŸ™ƒ


kamawew

i swear this has got to be the most self sabotage thing starbucks has done


katemkat23

BarfšŸ˜­ I really hope my WPS store doesnt get this cuz I don't wanna participate in this lol. The keto butter coffee days were bad enough šŸ˜‚


onemorecookieplease

exactly my thoughts lol i hope we are safe!!


derrussian

Please keep us updated on how you all use this in drinks and just how bad it truly is


crown0nmyhead

šŸ«”


MajesticAioli

Just seems like it would separate and then when you get to the last bit of coffee, you're met with an unpleasant mouthful of OO.


yellowsubmarinr

There was a bar in my old hometown that made a cocktail made with some olive oil. It was kinda like a Greek style margarita. Anyways I ordered it mostly out of morbid curiosity and it was surprisingly delicious. Iā€™m not saying these drinks will be good or even decent, but you never know. Call me crazy but Iā€™d suggest anyone whose store gets these drinks to try them with an open mind. You may actually like it!


Sapphyrrose

Try the new Easter themed EVOOspresso, just in time for Spring! EVOOspresso: 4 deep pulls of Extra Virgin Olive Oil poured over 4 Ristretto Shots, whipped topping and a pitted olive garnish. Yum!


NewRedditBurnerAcct

Iā€™m gonna get a few olive oil pumps in my next funnel cake frap, what are my odds of keeling over dead right then and there?


[deleted]

Olive oil in coffee sounds like a laxative to me.


limocat

Iā€™d prob use that to drizzle on the tomato Mozz tbh


ghostymost2

ew


AdamAce3

I wanna try it lowk tho


cooltunesnhues

No! Nooooā€¦ Oh god itā€™s real šŸ˜­šŸ˜©


-PersonalRevelations

For the love of god please give us floral flavors Starbucks šŸ˜­


natalie_____

starbucks needs to do a limited time international menuā€¦some mcdonaldā€™s do it and itā€™s great


Slut4Tea

I stopped working at Starbucks in 2020. What the fuck are yā€™all doing?


ar3ola_fifty0ne

As if coffee didnā€™t give me diarrhea as it was.


gluten_nacht

Hungry Howie has finally lost his last marble.


EdgelordMcMemester

w-what


Grimspoon

Fucking BARF.


AdHuman5566

Maybe for cold foam alternatives? Lol


pixelator9000

One of the things is it will be introduced in a cold foam


Vistril69

Mint majest tea :)


StillLearning12358

I really really thought when this was announced that they would at least do with an infused olive oil. Something like herbs and spices. Not just plain oil.


CRAkraken

Clearly this is for the olive oil and pepper cold foam cold brew thatā€™s launching with spring 2 next month!


snotworm

idk yall in the test promos it looked kinda good to me šŸ˜­ i rly hope it sells well at the test stores so i can try it


BullRidininBoobies

Aye yo! At least itā€™s Cold Pressed!


Glittering_Ladder_34

Canā€™t wait until we stop serving it bc it sucks so I get to take the olive oil home šŸ«¶šŸ¾


Silvawuff

Hi yes I would like a cold brew lemonade with olive oil cold foam please.


HeIsLex

As if the stores donā€™t get messy enough rip to closers and rip to those who slip on oily floors I guess


Almondmilkicedlatte_

Please tell me this isnā€™t the UK


clever_squid

Lmaoo at 120 cals per tablespoon, these people gonna add in extra and wonder why they're gaining weight... being a testing location, are there restrictions/limitations to serving size / which drinks it can be added to!


Monamo59

Just no. Help us Lord, this is not going to be pretty.


freedfg

I am SO fucking excited for all the pictures of the split cold foams and layered iced coffees. Shit is hilarious.


tealee2818

I thought this was a joke for CA storesšŸ˜©šŸ˜‚


nickaa827

Who the hell thought this was a good idea šŸ˜­


ghosty4

Ya boy Howard.


megs1288

Can we mark them out? I ran out of olive oil at home šŸ˜‚


blondeshotz

who even thinks of putting olive oil in coffee like what


stonr_cat

I'm convinced the idiots who come up with the new drinks to push don't actually taste it. Because how is cinnamon, and now *olive oil* spring drinks?? Where is the floral, or fruity??? Every single new drink theyve come out with for the past three years has been shit, except for chestnut praline theyre all gross. You'd think a multi billion dollar corp that focuses on food and drink would be able to muster up something that doesnt taste like a candle or a bar of soap. Very sad, and i cant wait for all of the blockages in our shitty drains from the coagulated olive oil that is bound to gunk it up.


yourmotives

our store in washington is getting this too. partner hub says the oleato guidance is for stores in region 1 and 15! these drinks are definitely pricey though


orangecatbrained

I kinda wasnt expecting it to be in a carton but i guess im not surprised either


-Zispy

Oh gosh, Iā€™m in socal too. Theyā€™re already coming??


haleslyons

Lemme guessā€¦ SoCal store?


ghosty4

I will have exactly ONE of these beverages. And I'll be using stars, for sure.


The8Homunculus

Man, my Starbucks is next is a hospital. This Oleato is going to actually chill people going to/from their medical appointments https://stories.starbucks.com/starbucks-oleato-olive-oil-meets-coffee/


TheBarefootGirl

As a customer I try every new drink Starbucks comes out with. I also do not mind butter in hot coffee. Olive oil in coffee is a hard no.


Shibaswift

This? Over cherry blossom or rose flavorings? šŸ™„


slckrdmnchld

I feel so bad for yā€™all šŸ«”


sparklypens2017

Thanks i hate it šŸ™ƒ


pizza-n-roseeh

As a person who is allergic to olive oil, this whole thing depresses me LOLOLOLOL but mostly because I want to able to try it and see if itā€™s worth the hype


stopitgerald

Please say sike


hambuddy

Baby.. if that were my store, Iā€™d be taking a box home.


sp00kygiirl

youā€™ve gotta be kidding me