Since your caramel is on the bottom, it’s not “marking” the drink at the end. The upside down version of the Iced Caramel Macchiato really is a very different beverage from the unmodified version. *Upshot: Uniform flavors with the least amount of caramel-ly goodness. I suppose you might order this if you don’t enjoy a layered beverage and /or you enjoy a less prominent caramel flavor. Sure enough, this is not that unusual of a modification. I asked my neighborhood baristas if they’ve ever seen anyone order a stirred Iced Caramel Macchiato. If you order it stirred, you either need to be aware that it has a little less caramel than the unmodified version, or you might want to ask your barista to add a bit back on top after it’s stirred. The reason you get the least amount of caramel is that when the barista pulls the spoon out of the drink, some of the caramel stays clinging to the spoon and gets removed from the drink. (I’ll talk about the upside down version next). I discovered that if you order this beverage stirred, you’ll get the least amount of caramel on it, compared to the unmodified or the upside down version. Because the unmodified Iced Caramel Macchiato is a layered beverage, you’ll take sips where sometime you’re tasting more milk and towards the end you might taste more caramel. It does give you a more uniform taste to the beverage. I tried to understand why customers like that. If you order a “stirred” Iced Caramel Macchiato, your barista will build the drink as usual (see the above discussion on building the beverage) and then take a spoon and stir it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone order a “ stirred Iced Caramel Macchiato” so I went to Starbucks and did a little investigating. I can’t find the message now, but the gist of our conversation was that at her store, the “ stirred Iced Caramel Macchiato” is such a popular beverage that she has seen her partners start to do that automatically now. I received a Facebook message from a barista a while back, just wanting to talk about the Iced Caramel Macchiato. *Upshot: Perfect medley of caramel sweetness, cold milk and espresso. The cup marking for an unmodified Iced Caramel Macchiato is just a “CM.” Media relations at Starbucks told me that it is a “long-standing customer and partner favorite” and that it is “very popular.” I have heard it said anecdotally by partners, that the Iced Caramel Macchiato is the most frequently ordered beverage at Starbucks. So an Espresso Macchiato is two shots of espresso with a small dollop of foam atop the espresso shots, finishing the drink. Whenever a beverage has the word “macchiato” in it, some ingredient will be last, atop everything else. Sometimes people are surprised that the syrup is vanilla, and the only caramel is the drizzle. The beverage is “marked” by caramel drizzle, hence the use of the word “macchiato”. Lastly, the barista takes caramel drizzle (a caramel sauce) and makes a hatch like pattern on the top. And then the barista pours 2 shots of espresso into the cup (after the vanilla, milk and ice are in the cup). All of my beverages in this article will be the Grande size). (For a Grande size, 16 ounces, it is 3 pumps of syrup. The unmodified Iced Caramel Macchiato is built like this: A barista adds vanilla syrup to the cup. Here’s what the unmodified, beautiful Iced Caramel Macchiato looks like. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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