What's the Best Drink at Starbucks? Starbucks 50+ Product Review: Mocha Coffee Ranks Fifth?

Starbucks Product Rankings: A Comprehensive Guide

Like plenty of other people, I freeze up every time I stare at the Starbucks menu. There are always new limited editions to work through and a long list of classics to weigh up. If that sounds familiar, here is something genuinely useful: a ranking of more than 50 Starbucks drinks. Taste is personal, of course, so treat it as a reference point rather than gospel, but it is well worth a look.

Top 5 Must-Try Starbucks Drinks

The list was compiled by editors at the food and drink site FOOD & DRINKS, who tasted and scored every item. The five drinks most worth your money, counted down from first to fifth, are the Coffee Frappuccino, the Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino, the Mocha Frappuccino, the Flat White, and the Caffe Mocha.

Tea-Based Favorites: Ranks 6-10

Ranks six through ten lean heavily on tea: Green Tea Lemonade, Teavana Oprah Cinnamon Chai Tea, Iced Lemon Passion Tea, Iced Blackcurrant Tea, and the Starbucks Doubleshot.

What to Skip: The Bottom 10

Knowing what to avoid matters just as much as knowing what to order. The ten lowest-ranked drinks, counting up from last place, are the Wild Berry Hibiscus Refresher, the Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino, the Strawberry Smoothie, the Strawberry Acai Refresher, the Strawberry Limeade Smoothie, the Caramel Frappuccino, the Caramel Waffle Chip Frappuccino, the Iced Caramel Latte, Teavana Blackcurrant Tea, and Teavana Shaken Blackberry Sangria Herbal Tea.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If the Flat White in that top five is the drink you keep coming back to, you can make a far better one at home. A proper flat white rests on three things: less milk, a thin layer of microfoam, and a bolder coffee flavor. FrontStreet's Classic Blend was built for exactly that job - a full-bodied, low-acid espresso blend with rich, creamy crema that stands up to milk without turning thin.

For drinkers who prefer a fruit-forward cup, FrontStreet's Strawberry Candy espresso blend pulls with generous grape and blueberry notes. Paired with fresh milk, it turns a flat white into something closer to a strawberry milkshake, with balanced sweetness and acidity that lingers in the memory.

Whichever blend you choose, start with a Ristretto-style shot: 20 g of coffee yielding 32 g of liquid in 22-25 seconds, then top it with 160 ml of fresh milk. Keep the microfoam around 0.3 cm thick by aerating for only 1-2 seconds and steaming to 50-55°C, and you will get the silky, coffee-forward texture a flat white is supposed to have.