This is the Tea-ramisu Iced Latte ($8.40, tall) from Starbucks, featuring chocolate black tea powder with milk and mascarpone foam.
The beverage presented with a layered gradient, with an off-white beige hue at the base giving way to a medium brown layer towards the top. The surface was dusted with cocoa, although cinnamon and cocoa were used here, with the additional cinnamon becoming the leading aromatic note.
Initial contact delivered sweetened milk with a smooth mouthfeel but notably thin body. The profile was straightforward and lacked the richness expected from the stated tiramisu direction. Through the mid-palate, the chocolate black tea powder introduced faint cocoa and slightly fruity notes into the milk, although the flavour remained indistinct. The thin milk base continued to dominate, providing little textural weight for the tea or chocolate character to build upon. Towards the finish, the mascarpone foam added a final layer of creaminess, but this was insufficient to substantially alter the drink’s overall structure. The beverage remained easy to drink, but the flavour and texture did not develop the rich, decadent character associated with tiramisu.
Overall, an iced latte with a muted, milk-led flavour trajectory and limited textural development, resulting in a thin and relatively indistinct beverage. The cinnamon used in place of the intended cocoa dusting further shifted the aromatic profile away from the chocolate-led direction, while neither the chocolate black tea nor mascarpone foam provided enough intensity or body to deliver the intended tiramisu character.
This Tea-ramisu Iced Latte was purchased from Starbucks in Sydney, Australia in August 2026.