“Nobody’s Perfect,” but Starbucks’ “Hannah Montana” Secret Menu Drink Kinda Is (I Went Back the NEXT Day!)

I have a lot of Hannah Montana memories. It’s probably the first show I remember watching, and it was a Disney Channel classic — as older and younger Gen-Z can agree. So I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that Starbucks came out with a special secret menu drink to celebrate Disney’s Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special that dropped on March 24. (Wild that it’s been 20 years since the first episode.)

I was basically already in line at Starbucks when I heard about the new sip, and you know I had to try it immediately, thanks to Starbucks offering me a first taste. Here’s my honest take on the customized refresher, and if it’s something Hannah (or maybe Miley?) would actually go for. 

According to Starbucks, Hannah’s Secret Popstar Refresher is a limited-time, app-listed “secret menu” drink that launched at Starbucks on March 23, and it’s available through April 5.

The drink starts with a Strawberry Açaí Refresher base without the strawberry inclusions, then adds raspberry cold foam on top and two pumps of raspberry syrup. The result is a layered, pink-on-pink drink that looks and tastes extravagant enough for a double life as a pop star. It cost $7.50 for a grande at my North Carolina Starbucks.

While it’s much easier to order on the app, if you have to order in person, here’s how to ask for it:

• Grande Strawberry Açaí Refresher with no strawberry inclusions
• Add raspberry cold foam
• Add 2 pumps raspberry syrup

To fully commit to the bit, Starbucks is also playing a Hannah Montana playlist in stores on March 24, which is SO FUN. I’ll for sure be perched inside Starbucks all day just for the nostalgia boost.

I usually find special collab drinks kind of gimmicky, but I can say with 100% certainty that I loved this. It’s totally something I’d order on my own, but I wouldn’t be creative enough to think of! 

A drink with any of Starbucks’ cold foams would be a win for me, but the raspberry cold foam paired with the raspberry syrup in the drink was a 10/10. I love how it was sweet and refreshing — and I was so impressed with how it tasted like a whole new flavor profile. It seems like I’ve gotten a Strawberry Acai Refresher a million times, and I wouldn’t have been able to guess that is the base.

The drink kind of has a fruit punch vibe, with a very strong raspberry flavor. The fruity sip also smells amazing, likely due to the cold foam, and it’s SO pretty, which is always a bonus. I love how it turned a purple-pink ombré color after I took a few sips!  

You might assume that a dairy-based cold foam and a nondairy refresher would be weird together, but I honestly loved the combination and didn’t notice curdling or anything like that. I would absolutely recommend this drink to anyone looking for something totally new from Starbucks. I can’t say if this drink has the Hannah or Miley stamp of approval, but it has mine — I went back again for another the next day!