What is the Starbucks Pistachio Latte?
The new Starbucks Pistachio Latte has a typical latte base – steamed milk and espresso – with pistachio sauce and a salted brown butter topping.
How is it?
2021, you are off to an amazing start on the coffee front. I don’t think I could love the Pistachio Latte any more!
At first sip, there was a mellow, not overly sweet nuttiness, thanks to the pistachio sauce, which I’m looking forward to trying in some of my other favorite beverages. (Hint, Starbucks: Please keep this sauce forever!) While in reality I was about to go to work, I would have preferred to drink it during a cozy afternoon reading by the fire.
I’m really impressed with the pistachio sauce – I think Starbucks hit the nail on the head with a flavor that pairs nicely with the milk in the latte. It’s warm, filling, and has just the right amount of flavor. It reminded me slightly of a flat white. Even though traditional flat whites don’t have a sauce or syrup, the Pistachio Latte was reminiscent of the warm, just a tiny bit creaminess of a flat white.
Lastly, I found the flavor to be apparent down to the last drop.
Anything else you need to know?
The *only* thing that fell a bit flat for me and why I gave the rating I did was the salted brown butter topping. I typically find that these toppings sink right into the hot drinks and you can’t really taste it. This was the case with the Pistachio Latte.
Conclusion:
Go. Try. This. Latte. I can’t wait to get it again! Here’s to hoping it sticks around beyond winter.
Purchased Price: $4.65
Size: Grande
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 230 calories, 6 grams of total fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 35 grams of total carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 33 grams of total sugars, 9 grams of protein, and 75 milligrams of caffeine.
Maybe they should had offered a packet of actual pistachio nuts to sprinkle on top?
*Great* idea!
This was my thought when I first heard about it or that they’d be using pistachio milk.
Still sounds worth a try.
Does it actually taste like pistachio?
It was more of a general nutty flavor than just pistachio to me! But still delightful.
Sounds good, thanks for the review! I hope they bring back the caramelized honey latte and wish they would keep the chestnut praline latte year round!
This does sound very good, except that I hate coffee, so I’ll have to give it a miss. Oh, well.
Ooooh…makes me think, for the non-coffee drinkers, I bet these flavours would work really well with their matcha latte!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pistachio Frappuccino !!!!! I’m sure I will love the latte as well. I will try it SOON.
I hope they make the pistachio drinks a regular drink at Starbucks !!!!