REVIEW: These NEW Starbucks Drinks Weren’t What We Expected

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Starbucks just released new drinks that we had to try! Obviously, we headed to Magic Kingdom‘s Main Street Bakery, because coffee tastes better when walking down Main Street, U.S.A.

Iced Mango Cream Matcha

These two new Starbucks drinks are available nationwide, so you can grab them at your neighborhood Starbucks, too. Spoiler alert – this purple coffee could change your life, too!

First, we tried the Iced Mango Cream Matcha for $6.45. This is Starbucks’ classic Iced Matcha Latte topped with a mango cream cold foam. The mango cold foam was so strong that the matcha wasn’t very present, and it cut the earthiness typically found in a matcha latte. This tasted like a sweet mango with only a small hint of matcha. If you love mango, then we’d strongly recommend this, but if you’re looking for a strong matcha taste, this won’t be your cup of tea.

Iced Mango Cream Matcha

Next up was the Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato for $6.45. This is espresso, milk, and vanilla topped with ube coconut cream cold foam and coconut flakes. This drink is a lot like your standard Starbucks caramel macchiato with lots of layers, but when we got it, all the layers immediately disappeared. It seems like this is made with a new coconut cold foam and not their standard cold foam, which sank to the bottom very fast! It looks pretty, but if you only get macchiatos for their layers, you probably won’t be a fan of this drink.

Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato

For the taste itself, the ube adds an awesome purple color, but just a tiny hint of sweetness and not much flavor. The main flavor of the drink is coconut, so it tastes like a coconut latte with a fun, purple presentation. The drink was also thicker than Starbucks lattes usually are, since the coconut cold foam started to mix in the drink itself. We enjoyed the creamy texture, but the thickness might not be for everyone. This was very refreshing and perfect for the warmer months!

Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato

We loved trying these new Starbucks drinks. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disney food reviews!

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On 4/8/2026 at 6:08 PM, Disney4me said:

Starbucks just released new drinks that we had to try! Obviously, we headed to Magic Kingdom‘s Main Street Bakery, because coffee tastes better when walking down Main Street, U.S.A.

Iced Mango Cream Matcha

These two new Starbucks drinks are available nationwide, so you can grab them at your neighborhood Starbucks, too. Spoiler alert – this purple coffee could change your life, too!

 

First, we tried the Iced Mango Cream Matcha for $6.45. This is Starbucks’ classic Iced Matcha Latte topped with a mango cream cold foam. The mango cold foam was so strong that the matcha wasn’t very present, and it cut the earthiness typically found in a matcha latte. This tasted like a sweet mango with only a small hint of matcha. If you love mango, then we’d strongly recommend this, but if you’re looking for a strong matcha taste, this won’t be your cup of tea.

Iced Mango Cream Matcha

Next up was the Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato for $6.45. This is espresso, milk, and vanilla topped with ube coconut cream cold foam and coconut flakes. This drink is a lot like your standard Starbucks caramel macchiato with lots of layers, but when we got it, all the layers immediately disappeared. It seems like this is made with a new coconut cold foam and not their standard cold foam, which sank to the bottom very fast! It looks pretty, but if you only get macchiatos for their layers, you probably won’t be a fan of this drink.

Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato

For the taste itself, the ube adds an awesome purple color, but just a tiny hint of sweetness and not much flavor. The main flavor of the drink is coconut, so it tastes like a coconut latte with a fun, purple presentation. The drink was also thicker than Starbucks lattes usually are, since the coconut cold foam started to mix in the drink itself. We enjoyed the creamy texture, but the thickness might not be for everyone. This was very refreshing and perfect for the warmer months!

Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato

We loved trying these new Starbucks drinks. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disney food reviews!

Starbucks Just Made a HUGE Change — Here’s What You Need to Know

The mango matcha would annoy me since I order matcha for the grassy hit and sweet mango foam buries it, so I would pass unless I wanted dessert in a cup. The ube one interests me more because ube brings a gentle vanilla sweetness and the purple colour is fun, though coconut foam sinks fast and turns it into a thick coconut latte rather than the layered drink you paid for. Coconut and oat foams lack the fat structure that holds bubbles, and see here if you want to understand how aeration affects texture. Worth trying once for the colour alone.

 

 

I tried the ube coconut macchiato last week and had the exact same problem with the layers disappearing before I even got to my car, which kind of defeats the point of a macchiato. The coconut flavour was fine but I couldn't really taste any ube beyond the colour, and honestly for $6.45 I'd rather just get a regular latte somewhere else.