Starbucks Iced Shaken Espresso Menu USA

The barista pulls the shots into a shaker with ice and the syrup, shakes for about ten seconds, and pours the whole thing over fresh ice. The shaking chills and aerates the espresso so it turns light and foamy on top, and the milk goes in last as a float rather than a base. That is why the drink looks layered and why it is stronger than it looks.

The shot count runs higher than a latte: a Tall gets two shots, a Grande three and a Venti four. Most of the builds use Blonde Espresso, which is why the caffeine sits at 255 mg in a Grande against 150 mg for an iced latte.

Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso

The Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso arrived in 2021 and is the reason this section exists. Blonde shots, brown sugar syrup and cinnamon, shaken, with oat milk poured over. 150 calories and 15 g of sugar in a Grande for $6.55.

• Why choose it: dairy free by default, strong, and sweet without being heavy.
• Nutrition tip: three pumps of brown sugar is standard in a Grande; two keeps the flavor and trims the sugar.

Iced Shaken Espresso

The Iced Shaken Espresso is the original, formerly the Doubleshot on Ice: Signature Espresso Roast shaken with classic syrup and a splash of 2% milk. 100 calories, 14 g of sugar, 225 mg of caffeine, $5.25 in a Grande. The cheapest and lightest build in the section.

• Why choose it: closest to a straight iced espresso, and the only one on the dark roast.
• Best for: anyone who finds the flavored versions too sweet.

Iced Hazelnut Oatmilk Shaken Espresso

The Iced Hazelnut Oatmilk Shaken Espresso is the brown sugar build with hazelnut syrup in its place. Same 150 calories, 16 g of sugar and price.

• Why choose it: nuttier and a little less sweet-tasting than brown sugar, with the same oat milk finish.

Iced Horchata Shaken Espresso

The Iced Horchata Shaken Espresso uses a cinnamon, vanilla and rice flavored syrup over Blonde shots and oat milk. 150 calories, 16 g of sugar, $6.95. A summer seasonal that shares the brown sugar build's numbers almost exactly.

• Why choose it: the same strength with a softer, creamier spice flavor.

Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso

The Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso is the fall build: brown sugar shaken espresso with oat milk and a cap of pumpkin cream cold foam. The foam is what lifts it to 310 calories and 37 g of sugar.

• Nutrition tip: the foam is dairy, so this one is not nondairy despite the oat milk.

Iced Vanilla Protein Cream Shaken Espresso

The Iced Vanilla Protein Cream Shaken Espresso adds vanilla protein cold foam for 19 g of protein, and it is the heaviest and priciest drink in the section at 410 calories and $8.75.

• Why choose it: the strongest coffee on the protein menu.
• Best for: a post-workout order that replaces a snack.

Four of the six land close together because they share the same recipe with a different syrup. The two outliers both add a cold foam, and the foam alone is worth more calories than the whole base drink.

Against the Iced Caffè Latte: the latte has more milk, less coffee and 150 mg of caffeine to the shaken espresso's 255 mg. The shaken drink tastes more of espresso because the milk is a splash, not a base.

Against Cold Brew: cold brew is smoother, unsweetened, 5 calories and 205 mg. The shaken espresso is brighter and sharper because it is fresh espresso, and it carries syrup by default. If you want strong and black, cold brew; if you want strong and lightly sweet with a foam top, shaken espresso.

• Fewer pumps: the standard is one pump per shot, so a Grande has three. Two is the common request.
• Different milk: any milk works as the splash; 2% is used in the original, oat in the others. Almond keeps it lightest.
• Extra shot: a Venti already has four; an extra shot pushes past most people's afternoon limit.
• Decaf: any of the builds can be pulled on decaf Blonde and still tastes the same.
• No syrup: the barista will shake the shots plain. It becomes an iced espresso with a milk float.
• The reference store lists a Grande price for every build here; sizes run Tall, Grande and Venti with no Trenta.

The plain and syrup-only builds declare none declared beyond milk; the pumpkin and protein cold foams contain dairy. All are shaken in a shared shaker that also handles Refreshers and teas.