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Starbucks isn’t just giving away free coffee on Monday, February 9th. The coffeehouse chain is debuting a new coffee blend that celebrates its beginnings.
Free coffee? Yes, members of the Starbucks Rewards loyalty program can receive a free tall 12-ounce iced or brewed coffee with the purchase of an eligible drink of equal or greater value on Monday, February 9th (excluding instant drinks and alcoholic beverages).
Also on this day, Starbucks will debut the new Starbucks 1971 Roast. The Starbucks 1971 Roast is named after the year the coffee chain’s first store opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market.
The new coffee, which will be available in daily brews and to-go packages, is “completely unlike anything we’ve ever made before. You get this very complex, bold coffee, and then you get a very smooth, velvety finish. It’s the best of two worlds,” Sergio Alvarez, a Starbucks coffee developer who joined the company in 2009 as a part-time barista at the Pike Place Market store, said in a news release.
Starbucks’ new pastries are on the menu
Starbucks recently added four new drinks to its menu, including Iced Banana Bread Matcha and Strawberry Shortcake Frappuccino.
Available from Monday 9th February are six new pastries, including Dubai Chocolate Bites, which are chocolate shortbread dough filled with pistachio cream and finished with chocolate drizzle and pistachio crumble. While this pastry and four others will be available year-round, the sixth chocolate pistachio loaf will be available for a limited time this winter.
How to get free coffee at Starbucks on Monday, February 9th.
Starbucks Rewards members can receive a free 12-ounce iced or brewed coffee with the purchase of another drink on Monday, February 9th. The new Starbucks 1971 Roast is a dark roast made with a blend of Colombian, Sumatran and Brazilian coffees.
If you’re a member of the free loyalty program, you can find free coffee coupons in the Starbucks app. You can still participate. If you don’t see your freebie in the Offers tab of your Starbucks app on Monday, place your order with the in-store barista and tell them you’re a new Starbucks Rewards member.
Starbucks recently announced that it is revamping its Starbucks Rewards program and offering new benefits to customers.
Also, on Monday, February 9th, the new 1971 Drinkware Collection will be on shelves at Starbucks. Tumblers, mugs and cold cups all reflect the theme of Starbucks’ founding in 1971 (while supplies last).
Mike Snyder is a national trends news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, and X, and email him at: mike snyder & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com.
