Making Cocktails With Starbucks Refreshers

Starbucks Refreshers are a popular summer drink Starbucks offers that are made with green coffee extract, an extract made from unroasted coffee beans that contains some caffeine, but no coffee flavor. The extract is perfect for mixing with juices and teas because it gives you a little pick me up – and that is exactly what it does in cocktails, too. These six cocktails all use Starbucks Refreshers as a base, which translates to real fruit juice and just enough caffeine to give you a little boost in a healthier and more delicious way than a typical energy drink. Starbucks sells Refreshers in their stores, but these cocktails all use the canned Refreshers that are more widely available in both Starbucks stores and grocery stores.

Raspberry Pomegranate Mojito
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Simple Syrup
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
5 Raspberries
7-8 Mint Leaves
1 Chilled Starbucks Raspberry Pomegranate Refresher

In the bottom of a mixing glass, muddle the raspberries and mint leaves with the simple syrup. Now add the rum and fill with ice. Shake until chilled and double strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Top it off with Starbucks Raspberry Pomegranate Refresher.

Raspberry Pomegranate Red Sky
2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
1 Chilled Starbucks Raspberry Pomegranate Refresher

Pour vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a glass. Fill with ice and slowly pour the chilled Starbucks Raspberry Pomegranate Refresher over the ice until full. The drink should have Two layers. Stir before drinking.

Island Orange
1 1/2 oz. Rum
3/4 oz. Triple Sec
3/4 oz. Honey Syrup
3 oz. Chilled Starbucks Orange Melon Refresher

Pour rum, triple sec, and honey syrup into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass. Now fill with chilled Starbucks Orange Melon Refresher. Garnish with an orange jelly candy.

Amaretto and Orange
2 oz Amaretto
3 oz. Chilled Starbucks Orange Melon Refresher

Pour the amaretto and chilled Starbucks Orange Melon Refresher over ice and give it a stir. Garnish with a slice of orange.

Strawberry Basil Lemonade
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
2 Strawberries
4 Basil Leaves
1 Chilled Starbucks Strawberry Lemonade Refresher

In a mixing glass, muddle the strawberries and basil with the simple syrup. Now add the gin and lemon juice. Fill with ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into an ice filled glass and fill with chilled Starbucks Strawberry Lemonade. Garnish with a basil leaf.

Strawberry Cooler
1 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. Triple Sec
1/4 oz. Grenadine
1 Chilled Starbucks Strawberry Lemonade Refresher

Pour gin, triple sec, and grenadine into a chilled champagne flute. Top it off with chilled Starbucks Strawberry Lemonade.