I tried Starbucks' delicious new spring drink and it reminded me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Anneta Konstantinides
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- I recently tried Starbucks' new spring drink, the Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew.
- It features cinnamon and caramel swirled into nitro cold brew, and a cinnamon sweet cream cold foam.
The sun is (almost) back, which means it's time for a new seasonal drink at Starbucks.
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I've been testing every new Starbucks seasonal drink since December 2019, so I've tasted everything from the brand's fun experiment with coconut milk (I miss you Iced Pineapple Matcha!) to its over-the-top Strawberry Funnel Cake Frappuccino (not so much).
Every season has brought innovation, and Starbucks is kicking things off this spring with a brand-new cold brew.
Starbucks' new spring drink is the Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew.
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The Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew, available nationwide starting Tuesday, features flavors of cinnamon and caramel swirled into Starbucks' nitro cold brew. The drink is topped with cinnamon sweet cream cold foam and a dusting of cinnamon dolce powder.
"Taking inspiration from salted caramels and gooey sticky buns, the new Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew is a lovely balance of decadent baking flavors with a delicate and creamy cold foam topping that seamlessly blends into the coffee with each sip," Erin Marinan, Starbucks' beverage developer, said in a statement sent to Insider.
The new spring flavor will be available as both a regular cold brew and Starbucks' nitro cold brew, so I decided to test both.
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Starbucks' nitro cold brew is made by infusing the brand's signature cold brew (which has been slow-steeped for 20 hours) with nitrogen as it pours from the tap.
"Nitrogen infusion creates microbubbles, giving the coffee a cascading, frothy texture," according to Starbucks' website. "The result is a velvety-smooth coffee with a subtly sweet flavor and a rich, creamy head of foam."
I've only tried Starbucks' nitro cold brew once, when I tested the nitro cold brew with salted honey cold foam before it was released in March 2020. The drink was too bitter for my palate, but I was intrigued to see if I'd feel differently when it was infused with cinnamon and caramel.
It was time to get tasting.
First I tried the Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew.
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It had been a while since I'd tried a nitro cold brew at Starbucks, so I was a bit surprised to see the very thick layer of foam on top of my drink. The foam is my favorite part of Starbucks' cold brews though, so I definitely wasn't complaining.
Before my first sip, I took a peek under the lid.
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As I removed the cap, I got hit with a lovely whiff of cinnamon and saw there was a generous dusting of the cinnamon dolce powder on top of my cold foam — which looked super creamy.
I loved the Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew, which reminded me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.
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The cinnamon flavor in Starbucks' Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew was really delicious and added the perfect amount of sweetness. The infusion of nitrogen gave the drink a super smooth texture, just as Starbucks promised, and it worked really well with the flavors. Every sip felt creamy and velvety, but the drink didn't taste too sugary or decadent.
I also loved the flavor of the cinnamon sweet cream cold foam, and couldn't resist licking every last drop of it.
Next up was Starbucks' Cinnamon Caramel Cream Cold Brew.
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The Cinnamon Caramel Cream Cold Brew was a much lighter shade of brown than the nitro cold brew and had way less foam — barely taking up a quarter of my Grande cup.
I couldn't taste the cinnamon flavor as much in the regular cold brew version of Starbucks' new spring drink.
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The infusion of nitrogen really makes a big difference when it comes to the cinnamon flavor. While there was a hint of sweetness, I couldn't really taste the cinnamon or caramel in Starbucks' Cinnamon Caramel Cream Cold Brew.
There wasn't a strong overall flavor other than the caffeine, but I could smell the cinnamon from the powder on top of the cold foam (which still tasted delicious).
The Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew is now among my favorite Starbucks drinks.
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Starbucks has had a really great run with its recent cold brew innovations. I thought the Pistachio Cream Cold Brew, which was released in December, was a delicious salty and sweet drink and a big improvement from the Pistachio Latte that Starbucks released in January 2021. And I'm an even bigger fan of Starbucks' Chocolate Cream Cold Brew, which has become one of my regular drinks since it was released in May 2022.
I never thought I'd be a nitro cold brew fan, but I really love the balance of flavors that Starbucks has achieved with the Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew. It's not easy to break into my regular Starbucks repertoire, but I'll be enjoying Starbucks' new spring drink all year long.
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