Starbucks Just Launched A New ‘Cloud Macchiato’ With Ariana Grande
Its hardly Earth-shattering when Starbucks releases a new drink, given that they roll out a few new ones every season. But their latest one is something different.
Its called the Cloud Macchiato. It takes inspiration from the original macchiato-but has a twist. The Cloud Macchiato-which comes in caramel or cinnamon flavors-consists of whipped cold milk foam with a light, fluffy, and smooth texture. The drink was inspired by leche merengada, or meringue milk, a summer drink from the cafs of Barcelona, Spain that dates back centuries, according to a Starbucks press release.
To make it, Starbucks created a special recipe using egg white powder to make a layer of foam thats like a, well, cloud.
People are already freaking out about it online.
View this post on Instagram New Starbucks drink is bomb #latte #starbucks #cloud #cloudmacchiato #delicious #good #pittsburgh #coffee #espresso #goodmorning #arianagrande A post shared by Justin douglas (@justin_douglas1982) on Mar 5, 2019 at 5:58am PST
View this post on Instagram Apparently there's a new Starbucks drink!! Starbucks + Ariana Grande = The Cloud Macchiato It tastes like drinking a soft coffee cloud and it comes in cinnamon or caramel #starbucks #cloudmacchiato #starbucksaddict #arianagrande A post shared by Jackie Le (@chihiro92) on Mar 5, 2019 at 5:30am PST
View this post on Instagram So loving this new #Cloudmacchiato from #Starbucks I was the first person to order one at my location now just to try the cinnamon one A post shared by Ashley (@ashie787) on Mar 5, 2019 at 5:52am PST
Apparently Ariana Grande had something to do with making this fluffy drink, although details arent totally clear. Ariana shared this on Twitter today:
@starbucks cloud #cloudmacchiato #starbucksambassador #trythesoyversion pic.twitter.com/y2LRAx33Sq - Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) March 5, 2019
...and had this to say yesterday:
.... @starbucks 3/5 - Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) March 4, 2019
You can have yours served cold or hot, and its also totally Instagram-worthy. Of course, its always good to know what youre actually putting in your body. Heres a nutritional breakdown for the new drinks, when made with 2% milk and a Grande size. (Note: it varies between iced and hot.)
Caramel Cloud Macchiato
This contains layers of fluffy foam, espresso, vanilla-flavored syrup, and caramel.
- Calories: 280
- Fat: 7 grams
- Saturated fat: 4.5 grams
- Carbs: 44 grams
- Sugar: 39 grams
- Protein: 11 grams
Iced Caramel Cloud Macchiato
- Calories: 190
- Fat: 4 grams
- Saturated fat: 2.5 grams
- Carbs: 33 grams
- Sugar: 29 grams
- Protein: 5 grams
Cinnamon Cloud Macchiato
This is super similar to its caramel cousin but has cinnamon syrup instead of vanilla and a dusting of cinnamon on top.
- Calories: 300
- Fat: 7 grams
- Saturated fat: 4.5 grams
- Carbs: 46 grams
- Sugar: 42 grams
- Protein: 12 grams
Iced Cinnamon Cloud Macchiato
- Calories: 300
- Fat: 7 grams
- Saturated fat: 4.5 grams
- Carbs: 46 grams
- Sugar: 42 grams
- Protein: 12 grams
The Cloud macchiatos are similar to the regular macchiatos in terms of nutrition. A standard caramel macchiato has 250 calories and 33 grams of sugar, for example.
But were talking about a boatload of sugar here. If you want to take it down a notch, you can try asking for sugar-free syrup, and maybe just one pump of the sweet stuff. Of course, this is made to be a sweet treat and, if youre craving a little cloud in your day, theres zero reason why you shouldnt enjoy the drink.
Starbucks rolled out the new drinks on March 5 and, it seems, theyre planning to keep the fluffy treat on the menu.