Starbucks' "SAKURA" series will bring you spring sooner. This year (2017), "Sakura Blossom Cream Latte" and "Sakura Blossom Cream Frappuccino with Chris Peace Whirl" will be on sale from today (February 15th).

Some people may be looking forward to the SAKURA series every year, but if you haven't tried it yet, please try it this year! The combination of "Sakura x Maple" is so delicious that you can feel happy the moment you take a sip ...!

◆ Maple & hail this year

SAKURA drinks first appeared in Starbucks in 2009. Every year, a menu that sticks to using the "Sakura" material itself has been developed so that you can feel the breath of spring.

2017 ・ The theme of SAKURA drinks is "Harmony" and "Purity". It seems that these two themes are expressed by fusing the tastes of Japanese and Western.

In addition, maple is added to this work to enhance the flavor of Sakura. In addition, hail, which is the first attempt, has been added.

◆ Deliciousness of Sakura x Maple

Latte and Frappuccino use the same thing. Condensed milk, sakura petals, salted sakura leaves with secret white bean paste added to "sakura milk sauce" and milk are combined, and "maple whipped cream" and salted sakura leaves are mixed as toppings "sakura" "Shave chocolate" and "hail" whose pink color reminds us of spring. Coffee is not used.


Frappuccino has plenty of hail in the drink.


Doesn't it look like a fluttering cherry blossom petal, a pale pink, shave chocolate of various sizes?


If you enjoy the spring look, try drinking the latte before it cools and the Frappuccino before it melts. The very first bite of freshly made is just happy.

The fluffy whipped cream brings the aroma and rich sweetness of maple to the latte, which you can taste directly in the cup. It is the elegant flavor of Sakura that follows this. Since the claim is low, I think that even people who are not good at the strong taste of sakura like sakura mochi can drink it deliciously.


By the way, the whipped cream has a kinako flavor added to the secret flavor. If you just scoop up the whipped cream and eat it, you will surely get a slight scent of soybean flour.

Frappuccino, which you can enjoy with a straw, has plenty of hail flowing into your mouth from the first bite. The crunchy texture and crispy texture are fun. When chewed, the glutinous rice flavor like rice crackers leaves a slight Japanese finish.


The latte has an impressive maple scent and mellow sweetness. Frappuccino, on the other hand, had a more cherry-flavored flavor. Even if you use the same thing, you can enjoy completely different tastes with hot and ice cream.

You can increase the amount of Sakura milk sauce, maple whipped cream, Sakura shave chocolate, and hail for free (cannot be added to other drinks). The best recommendation is to increase the amount of hail. I think it's more crispy and fun. Also, if you change the milk to soy milk, it will have a more Japanese taste. Recommended for those who like Japanese materials.


After February 15th, you can enjoy "SAKURA SNAP" at Starbucks stores. A service that reads the dedicated QR code in the store with a smartphone, shoots it with the activated camera, and processes it into an original frame design. Why not take a photo with a photogenic SAKURA drink?