This is the Iced Latte Salted Pretzel Cocoa ($6.90, no whipped cream), featuring Starbucks’ signature dark espresso roast, steamed milk, and salted pretzel syrup, drizzled with mocha sauce. The original version was topped with pretzel pieces and red cookie crumbles, but these were unavailable at the time of ordering.
The beverage had a layered appearance, with the salted pretzel syrup at the base, followed by an opaque middle layer of coffee. Consumed chilled, it delivered a salted malty mocha flavour that closely matched its salted pretzel cocoa description. The rich cocoa notes were complemented by balanced salty and malty undertones, offering a distinct profile—subtly salty but not quite the same as salted caramel or malted hot chocolate — with the roasted coffee mocha notes peaking in the second half of the sip before the salty and malty cocoa notes lingered in the finish.
Overall, it was an enjoyable flavour combination, one that likely would have been even better with the pretzel topping, had it been ordered earlier in the promotion period.
This Iced Latte Salted Pretzel Cocoa was purchased from Starbucks in Sydney, Australia in February 2025.