Starbucks customers sound off on olive oil-infused coffee, cite stomach issues
Starbucks’ olive oil-infused drinks aren’t being received well by customers, who have taken to social media to vent.
The Oleato offerings, infused with Partanna cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil, include a Caffé Latte, Iced Cortado, Golden Foam Cold Brew, Oleato Deconstructed and Golden Foam Espresso Martini.
The new menu items debuted in late February and are in limited markets.
It isn’t going well.
On March 16, a post titled “Olive oil drinks…” was posted to the subreddit r/starbucks by a Redditor who claims to be a current Starbucks barista. In it, they share an experience their coworkers allegedly had after trying the new roster of Oleato drinks.
“Have you tried them? I’m wondering how many people are going to have happen to them what a few happened to our team,” Redditor u/MoodyStarGirl explained. “Half the team tried it yesterday and a few ended up… Needing to use the restroom, if ya know what I mean.. I’m honestly scared to try it because I already have stomach/bowel problems.”
TikToker @bananashrooms gave viewers a glimpse of her order, an iced latte with a dose of olive oil over ice, to hundreds of thousands of people.
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Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.