{"id":2134,"date":"2026-02-07T13:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:53:30","slug":"starbucks-launches-secret-olympics-drink-in-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Launches Secret Olympics Drink In App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Starbucks launched a new app-exclusive &#8220;hidden&#8221; drink, the Iced Brown Sugar Honey Americano, to celebrate the 2026 Winter Olympics kickoff.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">The coffee chain is also the Official Coffee Partner of Team USA, starring Olympic and Paralympic athletes in a new cinematic ad campaign.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">Fans can sip what Team USA athletes drink while cheering them on during the Milano Cortina Winter Games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Every Olympics season, I suddenly become emotionally invested in sports I couldn&#8217;t explain to you two weeks earlier. Curling? Obsessed. Ski jumping? Yelling at the TV like I&#8217;ve trained my whole life. And now, thanks to Starbucks, I can at least drink like an Olympian while pretending I could do what they do.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As the 2026 Winter Olympics kick off in Milan and Cortina, Starbucks is celebrating by dropping a new &#8220;hidden&#8221; drink exclusively in its app for U.S. customers: the Iced Brown Sugar Honey Americano.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The drink mixes Blonde Espresso with honey, then tops it with brown sugar cold foam and a dusting of cinnamon\u2014perfect fuel for late-night event watching or early-morning medal runs.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The launch also ties into Starbucks becoming the Official Coffee Partner of Team USA, complete with a cinematic new ad <a href=\"https:\/\/about.starbucks.com\/stories\/2026\/the-coffee-run-see-how-the-starbucks-short-film-with-team-usa-came-to-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/about.starbucks.com\/stories\/2026\/the-coffee-run-see-how-the-starbucks-short-film-with-team-usa-came-to-life\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"called The Coffee Run\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\">called <em data-node-id=\"7.1.1\">The Coffee Run<\/em><\/a>, filmed across the Alps. The commercial follows baristas delivering coffee through snowy mountain towns to athletes training on ice and slopes, starring Olympians and Paralympians like figure skater Amber Glenn, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, and multi-sport legend Oksana Masters.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And yes, you can even see what they actually order. Masters, for example, goes for a Grande cappuccino with extra foam and two extra shots (I like her style). Glenn is more of an iced caramel macchiato kind of girl, and Taylor&#8217;s is a pistachio latte with some oat milk. Put &#8217;em all together, and it sounds like enough caffeine to keep anyone medal-ready.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">So while I might not be racing down mountains anytime soon, at least I can sip the same coffee order while cheering them on from the couch. 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