Starbucks Brings Back 2 Valentine’s Day Drinks and Introduces Blackberry Sage Refreshers — And We Tried Them

Mar. 15, 2025

Starbucks new Refreshers and returning Valentine’s Day drinks.Photo:Starbucks

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Love is in the air — and drinks — atStarbucks.

Starting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, customers can sip on new and returning beverages to get in the lovey-dovey spirit.

Starbucks Blackberry Sage Refreshers.Starbucks

The drinks shake up flavors of blackberries and sage with caffeine from green coffee extract (plus some dried blackberries a sprinkle of sage). The lemonade iteration adds a splash of, well, lemonade for a citrusy kick while the Midnight Drink is mixed with coconut milk for a creamy sip.

PEOPLE got an early taste of the fruity drinks, available starting on Tuesday, and were pleasantly surprised at the cozy flavors in the iced drinks. The hint of herb flavor is subtle in each version (but strongest in the Blackberry Sage Lemonade Refresher) but is flavorful enough to turn the berry drinks from a summertime sip into a cold weather option. Each drink was thirst-quenching and tasty but we favored the coconut milk and lemonade versions more than the classic Blackberry Sage Refresher.

Starbucks Valentine’s Day menu items.Starbucks

The former layers strawberry puree with the Frapuccino blend — a mix of strawberry puree, Frappuccino chips, milk and ice — before topping the drink with whipped cream and a mocha drizzle.

The latter is perfect for caffeine lovers: cold brew sweetened with vanilla syrup and topped with chocolate hazelnut-flavored cold foam and cookie crumbs.

Both of the chocolatey drinks were available last year, too, and are back for a limited time.

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These five drinks are landing at Starbucks nationwide less than a week after the coffee chain announcedplans to cut 30% of its menu.

CEO Brian Niccol announced a “roughly 30% reduction in both beverages and food” during the coffee chain’s earnings call on Tuesday, Jan. 28. However, the chain has yet to announce which items are getting cut.

“We have to clear the noise out both in food and beverage menus,” the executive said in a statement shared with PEOPLE last week. “That opens the door for better innovation that will hopefully resonate even more so for our customers.”

source: people.com