Starbucks is adding horchata beverages and a colorful new refresher to its summer menu
The summer lineup, which includes a new Tropical Butterfly Refresher and a Horchata Frappuccino, arrives at U.S. locations on May 12
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Starbucks $SBUX is rolling out a summer 2026 menu featuring a new tropical drink, returning horchata-inspired beverages, and new merchandise collections, with the lineup set to hit participating locations on May 12.
New to the menu this summer is the Tropical Butterfly Refresher, a drink that layers passionfruit and guava together with mango-pineapple flavored pearls. Its vivid purple hue comes courtesy of butterfly pea flower, an ingredient Starbucks uses to give the refresher its signature look.
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Among the returning items is the Iced Horchata Shaken Espresso, a limited-time offering built from Starbucks Blonde Espresso, horchata syrup, oat milk, and ice. Joining it is a new Horchata Frappuccino. The two drinks are meant to evoke the flavor of Mexican-style horchata, which uses cinnamon, vanilla, and toasted rice.
The Unicorn Cake Pop is also returning. Customers can expect vanilla cake studded with confetti sprinkles at its base, finished in white chocolatey icing and topped with a unicorn face decoration.
On the merchandise side, Starbucks is launching a "Road Trip" collection themed around summer travel. Travel-themed items under the "Road Trip" banner span mugs, tumblers, a canvas mini tote bag, and a foldable picnic blanket. A separate drinkware and lifestyle line built around Miffy, the beloved Dutch cartoon rabbit, is set to reach U.S. and Canadian stores starting May 19. Additional details on the Miffy collection are expected in May.
The summer menu announcement comes as Starbucks works to rebuild customer traffic following an extended stretch of declining same-store sales. The company reported its first same-store sales growth in almost two years last quarter, with CEO Brian Niccol saying the company's turnaround is "taking hold." Starbucks has made a series of operational changes in recent months, including reviving in-store milk and sugar stations, reinstating free refills for some orders, and writing customers' names on cups by hand.