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Coffee

Any beverage made by the infusion, decoction or percolation of roasted and then ground coffee beans (the seeds of the coffee plant).

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tall

Beverages; Coffee

Tall hot and iced drinks both contain 12 oz. You'll get this size if you ask for a small.

grande

Beverages; Coffee

Grande hot and iced drinks both contain 16 oz. It is also known as medium. It's pronounced GRAHN-day.

venti

Beverages; Coffee

Venti hot drinks contain 20 oz, while the venti iced drinks contain 24 oz, also could be called large. Pronounced VEHN-tee.

trenta

Beverages; Coffee

At starbucks the Trenta size is only available for iced teas and iced coffee. It is 32 oz. Also could be called extra-large.

decaf

Beverages; Coffee

Decaf drinks are made with shots pulled from decaffeinated espresso beans. There is a teeny, tiny amount of caffeine in a decaf drink. A decaf shot of espresso contains about 3mg of caffeine.

whipped cream

Beverages; Coffee

Starbucks baristas make the whipped cream in-store with heavy cream and vanilla syrup. Generally, adding whipped cream to a latte means the foam will be left off.

caramel brulee topping

Beverages; Coffee

This topping is like a crushed up hard candy, but it also has a delicious smoky caramel flavor.

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