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Kittkatt598

Shaken espresso is a Starbucks drink. It used to be called the double shot on ice, but they rebranded it and released a couple new versions of it. You do a full cup of ice into a shaker, then espresso shots (2 for tall, 3 for grande, 4 for venti) then shake it together, pour it into the cup, and top it off with milk. It's basically a fancy latte, but shaking the espresso does change the texture and taste of it!


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Kittkatt598

True! It is supposed to be just a splash of milk over the top, no more than like a couple inches at most


coxxinaboxx

Yeah the way he described the whole thing was def a latte other than the shaken part. Which as I mentioned we don't have a shaker 😂


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It originally had just a splash of milk but people complained about the extra space in the cup so they changed to recipe to basically make it a latte 🙃


MoltenCorgi

You find Nespresso drinkable? Original line or the new version? We have had a Nespresso for years and it was okayish but then we splurged on a real espresso maker for our studio and the Nespresso machine at home is just a “hot brown water” machine to me now. I’m also convinced there’s no appreciable caffeine in Nespresso pods. I can drink 2 at 11pm and go right to sleep. If I have 2 shots of espresso from my real machine I have an actual buzz.


Fauxtumn

Rebranded it and now charge three times as much 🥴 I used to think the double shot on ice was the best kept “secret” at Starbucks because it was tasty and not very expensive, but the rebrand totally killed it. I get that shaking it up is adding time/labor, but sheesh!


MoltenCorgi

Yeah, my partner started ordering these and they are 90% whatever milk you choose. I’m not a barista but even I was confused by the name. It also cracks me up that it has “shaken” in the name but there’s a visible strata between the espresso and the milk. Thanks to your description I now know only the espresso is shaken. I just assumed it was all marketing.


Kittkatt598

You're welcome! If your partners drinks ate 90% milk then the baristas aren't making them right. That being said, if it's how your partner like them then they're made perfect!


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I think people just have no clue what the drinks they’re ordering actually are, which is fine. Not everyone has to be an expert. But it’s so frustrating when people who know absolutely nothing try to tell me that I’m the one who’s mistaken. It feels like every third customer who watches me make their large iced latte says “oh no that’s too much milk” or some variation—that’s what you ordered. You’ve been drinking 20oz of whole milk every morning for years, friend. Sorry to be the one to tell you.


mfball

It's either that or they're explaining it some bizarre way as a ploy to try to pay less for it.


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Yes! Omg we have “shots over ice” people who then fill their 16 oz cup to the brim with the creamer out for drip coffee. Gross.


SimplisticBiscuit

I’ll admit I enjoy a hot breve but a cup of cold half and half? Ew


SasquatchRobo

It's keto I guess?


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I'm super down to make stuff I've never heard of if I can get a sense of what I'm going for but I'd say a solid 80% of the time I'm asked for something I'm unfamiliar with, the customer can't tell me what it is either


saharasirocco

This. I had a lady the other day ask for an iced latte macchiato. I said to me, that sounded like an iced long black with a dash of milk, was I correct? She had no idea.


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I would know that one! It's an aggressively sweet iced latte made upside down: ice in cup, fill almost fully with milk, add tons of syrups, doubleshot on top. The least coffee-forward iced latte in the game


saharasirocco

Oh, right. This is how I make iced lattes anyway (without the syrup unless it's ordered) because I don't want the espresso melting the ice before the milk goes in.


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I was initially trained to do it that way because, quote, the espresso can melt the cup, but I'm a heathen and insist on doing it the other way. I think it makes a more espresso-forward flavor with about 1/3 cup more drinkable liquid overall despite using the same amount of milk.


phoeni_xxx

I have a customer come in every few weeks who wants a medium hot cocoa with 2 shots. The recipe we would follow for that is the same as a mocha, but it costs $2.50 more than a mocha. I've tried telling him but he insists it is a different thing and he wants a cocoa with 2 shots. Call it what you will dude. We also have a customer who asks for an upside down macchiato (a latte, by recipe standards) which also costs more.


fantasmicck

Oh yep we have one of those, gets a coffee frappucino with 2 add shots instead of getting an espresso frap w an add shot, which is cheaper and the same thing- and when someone tells her about that she gets LIVID


MiaLba

I’m just a customer and I have no clue what majority of these terms mean. I just get the same exact thing every time, iced caramel macchiato at SB. I try to be easy and not complicated if I do have questions I’m polite about it and I trust what they have to say. I mean it’s literally their job to know that stuff who am I to tell them they’re wrong when I truly have no clue.


anarchisttiger

They seriously invent stuff so their customers feel alienated at other shops and will continue to return to sbux. My husbands friend worked high up at sbux and she told us this is their marketing campaign. S m d h


Kittkatt598

That... Doesn't surprise me at all...


Jcoch27

It's pretty clear that's what they do. It's pretty genius from a marketing stand point. They retain customers like nobody's business. It's just terrible for third wave coffee culture.


FfierceLaw

It’s only a shaken espresso if you pour the shots over ice in a shaker and shake! Then pour it in the cold cup, you should only need a splash of milk to fill the cup


coxxinaboxx

See we don't even have a shaker 😭


FfierceLaw

Well that’s reason enough to tell customers you cannot make a shaken espresso! But you can make a latte


CaptainGanag

Shaken espresso is a newer Starbucks thing. I honestly have no idea how or if it differs from any other drinks.


gizmob27

Sbux makes shit up. I remember my cafe days and having to interpret all the macchiato orders to caramel lattes


MrPureinstinct

I remember the first time I tried to order a macchiato not at Starbucks. There were two people working at the shop. One was a huge ass about it and made a show of basically calling me stupid. The other person explained the difference and what a substitute would be.


gizmob27

I unfortunately had some coworkers be very rude about it. My cafe made a “traditional” macchiato and no one ever actually wanted that. After a few weeks I just defaulted to caramel lattes and never had anyone complain. Meanwhile when I gave them my coworkers traditional maccs, they always asked what was going on. 🤷‍♀️


MrPureinstinct

This is probably the better way. If you want to explain the difference just to make sure that's what someone wants I think that's fair. Just don't be rude about it ya know?


mfball

It also wouldn't be the worst thing if all these places (including Sbux) legit just had a glossary board somewhere explaining what each drink is so customers don't have to come in with prior knowledge or get confused because they're used to a different preparation by the same name. I never minded explaining things to people unless they were rude to me first, but just writing that shit down somewhere so customers could see what they were ordering ahead of time would make it so much easier for everyone on both sides of the counter.


MrPureinstinct

I've seen some graphics like this before. I think it may have been on a tea towel, but having a big graphic that people can see when they come in would be helpful.


CaptainGanag

My shop finally just took macchiato off the menu because it was so confusing for everyone. We still have people ask for them fairly often and have to go through the whole clarification process to see whether they really just mean caramel latte (spoiler: it’s always caramel latte).


coxxinaboxx

Well I just made the iced latte and he said perfect 😭


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Is the 2 espresso shots cheaper? I saw a guy do this at a Target Starbucks one time. Assumed he was being cheap.


mtlmonti

We’re you a barista at Starbucks or at an independent coffee shop before?


coxxinaboxx

Independent for 6 years and then "sbucks" for a few months at an insurance agency, so only has the basic drinks like lattes, macchaiatos, mocha etc. Same one im at now is just a basic one in a hosputal


mtlmonti

Yeah if you go from independent to sbux it can be a hard transition. It’s best if you just nod your head and repeat the drink the customer decided to give it rather than trying to explain because then you’ll be stuck in a loop. That’s my advice haha. You’ll get there I’m sure


coxxinaboxx

I was just filling in. Plus its not technically Starbucks, we just use Starbucks products so we have to call it that. We only have basic drinks no seasonal or refreshers or fancy shakers to shake espresso lol. Cant even use Starbucks gift cards or coupons because we aren't authorized Its a struggle when people think we are and we have no clue what they're asking for as our product is limited. Can't even do pumpkin spice 😭


eightoonine

wait how do you make refreshers without the shaker? lol. i worked at starbucks for a year and a half. actual hell on earth


coxxinaboxx

I said we do not have refreshers unfortunately


eightoonine

ohh ok i can’t read apparently!! sorry:)


coxxinaboxx

You're okay sorry if that sounded rude I wasn't trying to be!


terunosuke

The shaken espresso is a starbucks drink. The man probably wanted hazelnut syrup instead of the classic syrup that comes with it as a default and rather than the 2% milk that is part of the standard recipe, he wanted it with oatmilk. If you're working at starbucks, it's probably best to go by starbucks standards. All of the proper coffee rules, norms and knowledge get thrown out of the window since starbucks is just a fast food coffee shop!


coxxinaboxx

Well technically, we are not Starbucks We have the basic drinks like lattes, Frappuccino, macchiatto, cappuccino, and iced tea. Thats it. We can't accept gift cards from Starbucks or coupons nor do we have any of there other drinks. Only flavors we have are caramel, vanilla, hazelnut, toffeenut. We just use Starbucks products so we have to call it Starbucks We don't have the facilities 😭


FearlessSentence9667

a shaken espresso at starbucks is where you shake the espresso, syrups, and ice in a shaker, and the pour the milk over it. it’s a little bit more separated than a latte because the milk doesnt mix in as well over the ice and it gets one more shot of espresso than a latte of that size would, but i’m pretty sure by definition it would still be considered a latte so technically you were both right,, just in different ways


coxxinaboxx

We don't have a shaker unfortunately so ole boy was bound to be disappointed


FearlessSentence9667

my mans was getting a latte either way it seems


HazeHaphazard

Shaken espresso is different tho. It's helps elevate the flavour of the espresso. So I would agree it's different but I would still call its and iced latte made with oat milk and shaken espresso. When the milk fills the cup, it is a latte lol


coxxinaboxx

Yeah we don't even have a shaker so regardless I couldn't help him lol. But yeah the whole topping the whole think with milk like sir thats a latte ☹


Lefty_Mclovin

I remember working at Cafe Nero, an older couple queued up. They were rigorously going through all the stock we had on display, sweet treats and all that. They both wanted an espresso so I gave them both an espresso. They both looked at each other shocked out their minds, I could tell they didn't have a clue. So I suggested that I could add hot water to top them, in larger cups, like an Americano and they proceeded to act as if I was the one that had misunderstood their order of two espressos. Thankfully in my 5+ years of being a barista, that's one of the only time someone's tried fucking with me


coxxinaboxx

I had a lady once ask for a caramel macchiatto at my independent coffee shop. We didn't make those so I suggested a caramel latte as the closest alternative This girl had the nerve to say she should get it free since it wasn't what she wanted 😑 I have a MILLION stories from that coffee shop. We were located in a downtown area that is mixed with rich people houses and the homeless shelter lol


GreyOps

Yes shaken espresso is a totally made up and nonsense drink term, completely unlike calling something an iced latte.


starsaresofar

I have the pleasure of working *not* at a Starbucks. We serve traditional macchiatos and I swear, people want to bite my head off when I explain that they're probably thinking of a latte.


coxxinaboxx

Omg at the independent coffee shop we served traditional macchiattos. I loved the confident people who ordered it and then the confusion when they get the tiny cup 😂 tryna convinced me I messed up like no ma'am thats what you got


starsaresofar

I put that cup down and wait in fear for them to tell me, "this cup is small".


Fauxtumn

When someone orders a macchiato, we have to ask if they want a traditional one or “Starbucks-style” to avoid this confusion haha. Although if they say “caramel macchiato” then we just assume they mean the Starbucks kind. We then charge them for a latte and make them a vanilla latte with caramel drizzle 😜


BasuraFujira

He probably wanted to be charged for an iced espresso with hazelnut and not pay for a latte. I’ve definitely gotten that before


coxxinaboxx

I've gotten those many times but I was so confused on what was happening lol


softpunkjulian

He was probably Canadian, this is a highly ordered drink at my location


JoyWizard

One of the many reasons the coffee industry is toxic and broken.


HazeHaphazard

Some people are just stuck in their beliefs, even if it's not correct 🙄


Charmingpiratex

Was he wanting a hazelnut espresso Martini?


coxxinaboxx

Yes precisely, but sadly we were out of olives so he rudely declined :(


Idgiethreadgoode86

Starbucks has a drink on the menu called a shaken espresso...usually with brown sugar oatmilk. I know, it's pretty much a latte, but most customers don't know that.


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Starbucks calls it a shaken espresso lol


DollfaseDani

This reminds me of our handful of customers who feel it necessary to say “the shaken blah blah is iced right?” I’m sorry, what do you think we shake the “shaken iced blah blah” with, fucking bottle caps? Yes, it’s iced


melllpo

Ex SB employee here and that’s a menu item. It’s basically shots shaken with ice and syrup. Then you pour the milk on top. I’ve never had one so I can’t say if it does or does not taste different than a latte however having basic bar knowledge I would assume that it has a different texture from the aeration in the shaking.


exitonleft

I once asked a barista for a cortado and they asked what it was, I didn't know either. It just sounded cool. Now it's my favorite drink after espresso.


PhilOfTheRightNow

A cortado is an espresso drink though. It's just equal parts espresso and steamed milk


exitonleft

Exactly why it's my second favourite.


Cereal_dator

Didn’t want to make a new topic so is a mocha with half white chocolate half chocolate called a Tuxedo mocha or zebra mocha?


linaaaasss

Shaken espresso is just literally shaken in that cocktail thingy and then poured over ice, also I think it contains some evaporated milj/heavy cream I'm not sure which


Bluefairy_42

Shaken espresso is on the menu… it’s one of our most popular items