Off-the-menu Starbucks sips not to miss

There’s been chatter about Starbucks’ secret menu, and while there’s no underground lair where top-secret recipes are created, there are off-menu drinks that are frequently requested. Try these to switch up your usual routine:

• Cake Batter Frappuccino — Vanilla Bean Crème Frappuccino, 1 pump hazelnut syrup, 1 Birthday Cake Pop mixed in a blender.

• Medicine Ball — Honey Citrus Mint Tea with pumps of peppermint.

• Purple Drink — Passion iced tea, soy milk, vanilla syrup, blackberries.

• Iced Coconut Chai — Iced Chai Latte, 1 pump chai, substitute coconut milk for regular milk.

• Grasshopper Frappuccino — Mocha Frappuccino, java chips, 1-2 pumps peppermint syrup.

– Abby Watkins, 360 Media, Inc.