Starbucks Returns Iced Horchata Shaken Espresso After 44% Sales Outperformance

7 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 23

Starbucks brought back its iced horchata shaken espresso to the US summer menu after the drink outperformed all previous seasonal iced shaken espresso launches by 44%.
The chain also added a new horchata frappuccino, extending a flavor that blends coffee with the cinnamon-sweet profile of the traditional Spanish and Mexican drink.
In the UK, interest is rising even where horchata is less familiar: Google searches for “what is horchata” climbed 30% over the past three months, while “mexican horchata” rose 20%.
That momentum is spreading beyond Starbucks, with UK cafes, bars and restaurants adding horchata lattes, cocktails, ice cream and desserts as Mexican flavors gain wider traction.

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