Why Milk is the Best Drink at Starbucks
Imraan Lilani
Georgetown University

Starbucks is an international café serving an extremely wide variety of hot and cold drinks, making the choice of a drink challenging. It is asserted that the ‘Venti skinny French
Vanilla latte’ is the best drink served at Starbucks. However, I believe that milk is a superior beverage to all other drinks, using a number of different criteria, which include, adaptability, nutritional content, and cost. In addition, there is the emotional connection people have to their childhood when drinking milk. This paper will provide well-reasoned arguments detailing these criteria, which will demonstrate conclusively why milk is a better drink than a ‘venti skinny French Vanilla Latte’ and the best drink at Starbucks. Milk is an adaptable beverage which can be enjoyed hot or cold. During the Winter months milk can be heated up and can be a hot, soothing drink on a cold day. Conversely, in the Summer, milk can be enjoyed as a cold, refreshing beverage. As a result, milk can be adapted depending on the season and enjoyed throughout the year. This contrasts with the ‘venti skinny French Vanilla Latte’ that is only meant to be consumed as a hot drink therefore would not be as desirable on a humid, hot Summers day. Furthermore, milk is adaptable in terms of its fat content as it is possible to choose from 3 types of milk at Starbucks - full fat, 2%, or skim- depending on the drinkers preference. This means that milk can be a more indulgent treat or alternatively an extremely healthy option with a low fat content. However, it is not just its low fat content which makes milk a healthier option than many of the Starbucks drinks. Milk also has no caffeine as opposed to the majority of the drinks in the café’s coffee range,