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Almost like a caramel macchiato, but not quite. Latte Macchiato is certainly closer to being a caramel macchiato than a regular espresso macchiato would be. On the other hand, an upside-down caramel macchiato looks nothing like a regular espresso macchiato, having milk where the espresso macchiato has only foam.

The truth is, the upside-down caramel latte simply had the same top-design as the familiar crosshatched macchiato. So, when a barista hears a call for an upside-down caramel macchiato, he may grit his teeth but eventually go with it. Iced caramel macchiatos and caramel macchiato are actually quite similar because the espresso in the iced version is usually poured in the same fashion. Only a few key parts switch up in the transition between piping hot and ice-cold; mainly, the ice.

The vanilla syrup remains at the bottom, but instead of milk next, a scoop of ice is added first. Naturally the milk they add atop the ice is also chilled, as is the espresso that goes atop that.

A finishing drizzle of the iconic caramel completes the cold drink, poured directly over the rising ice to cause a half-mixed ombre effect through the clear plastic. The only thing left out in the iced caramel macchiato is the delicious thick foam, something only practical for a heated drink.

Be warned, though, never stir your macchiato! Iced or upside-down, the pour order creates a piece of whorled art that the barista worked hard for, stirring yours is like smudging a painting. Around five cubes should do the trick, but some people just love their ice. Be careful, though, more ice might seem like a great idea …until your drink becomes a watery mess in a few minutes.

Once your ice cubes are all set, go ahead and pour 8 oz of your desired milk — skim, whole, soy, almond, etc. Depending on how strong a drink you want, use oz of chilled espresso. After that, she added milk and ice, and lastly she pumped vanilla syrup into the beverage as the final step. Rather than a uniform flavor of the stirred drink, or the layered flavor of the unmodified drink, here you get a lot of caramel in the early stages of your drink, followed by a more milky-sweet-espresso flavor in the finish.

My baristas told me that another popular variation of the Iced Caramel Macchiato is with extra caramel. The extra caramel is usually built by the barista drizzling extra caramel all over the inside walls of the cup before beginning the standard build.

After lining the cup walls with caramel sauce, the barista then adds, as usual, vanilla syrup, milk and ice, and two shots of espresso. The drink is finished, as usual, with drizzle on top of the drink. Once in a blue moon, I have seen social media conversations with baristas who get angry or upset over the Extra Caramel Iced Caramel Macchiato. It would seem that the angry baristas are generally mad about this drink for one of two reasons.

The profit margins of these beverages clearly cover modified versions. Your barista giving you a little extra caramel drizzle is not going to bankrupt Starbucks.

And your barista should want you to love your drink. Secondly, some baristas believe that they are the diet-drink-police. This is also super silly. The bottom line is that you can never look at one beverage and have any clue how healthy the person ordering it is. We are all best off getting some regular exercise, eating lots of whole foods, including fruits and veggies, and limiting simple carbohydrates as much as possible.

You probably earned your treat. We know about Nitro Cold Brew at Starbucks. What about Nitro tea? I have it prepare in the Unmodified way then wait for most of the caramel to settle on the bottom then I stir it without the straw scraping the bottom.

I do a little bit of each of those things with my own drink. Except the extra caramel sauce…. I tried iced black coffee from 4 coffee chains, and there's only one I'd like to buy again. Starbucks employees and regulars reveal their 40 favorite foods and drinks from the chain. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App.

Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Monica MacDonald. Some popular ordering terms, cup codes, and drink options at Starbucks may be tricky to understand, so I used my knowledge as a former barista for the chain to explain them. Ristretto espresso shots are strong and smooth, but long-shots are weaker because of how they're brewed.

The "B" on your cup stands for half and half, and the "Lte" means light. You can order any espresso-based drink "half-caf" if you want to reduce the amount of caffeine in it.

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When we ask you if you want room for cream in your coffee, it is so that there is space in the cup to put milk in if you wish. If not, then why do people ask for no room but then go over and dump half a cup of hot coffee into the trash to add milk? Please stop doing this. The trash bags are already disgusting when we get around to changing them, and dumping liquid in them just makes it worse. We all make mistakes, but if I had a penny for every time I heard this one, I could afford all the Starbucks my heart desires.

Unless you specify, all of our espresso beverages are made hot.