Author Paige Bennett holding Starbucks drink
I tried custom off-menu Starbucks drinks from baristas in California.
  • I had five Starbucks baristas make me their favorite off-menu drinks.
  • All of the drinks were tasty, though I was shocked one customized grande latte cost me $8.20.
  • My favorites were twists on the brown-sugar oat-milk shaken espresso and I learned ordering tricks.

Starbucks has a new CEO coming — and analysts predict that his reign could come with changes to store operations and, of course, menus.