The 1971 Roast on the hot menu
Starbucks Featured Dark Roast: The 1971 Roast
What Starbucks means by the featured Dark Roast, and the Grande numbers it shares with Pike Place.
Quick answer. The featured Dark Roast is the 1971 Roast. That is how the hot menu names it. A Grande is 5 calories, 0 g of sugar, 315 mg of caffeine and about $4.20, the same Grande numbers as Pike Place Roast.
- Size in this answer: Grande
- Calories: 5
- Sugar: 0 g
- Caffeine: 315 mg
- Average US price: $4.20
Checked October 2026. Prices are average US prices and vary by store.
What the Name Means
The hot drinks page tells you the new names to know: Sunsera is the Blonde Roast, and the 1971 Roast is the featured Dark Roast. We are not giving the 1971 Roast a second origin story. The published facts are the name and the Grande row.
If you came here for a stronger caffeine number than Pike Place, the Grande table will disappoint you in a useful way. Both brewed coffees are 315 mg. The drink with less caffeine at the same size is Decaf Pike Place, at 25 mg. The drink with a middle number is Half-Caff Pike Place, at 170 mg, price not confirmed.
Price and Calories
| Size | Price | Calories | Sugar | Caffeine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short, 8 oz | $3.85 | 5 | — | — |
| Tall, 12 oz | $3.99 | 5 | — | — |
| Grande, 16 oz | $4.20 | 5 | 0 g | 315 mg |
| Venti, 20 oz | $4.50 | 5 | — | — |
Brewed coffee is still the best caffeine-per-dollar drink on the hot menu: about 315 mg for around $4.20, against 150 mg in a Grande latte for about $6.48. The full roast list is on the hot drinks menu.
How to Order
- Say Grande Dark Roast or 1971 Roast.
- Say Pike Place if you want the medium named coffee. The Grande caffeine line does not change.
- Say decaf if you want the 25 mg Grande. Dark Roast is not the decaf.
- Room for milk is fine, and it takes the cup off the 5-calorie row. Ask for the black coffee first if you are comparing calories.
Dark Roast at Home
Any dark roast you like is a fair home stand-in. It is not the 1971 blend unless the bag says so.
Ingredients
- Dark roast coffee, ground for your brewer
- Water
Instructions
- Grind just before brewing if you can. Dark roasts taste flat when the grounds sit.
- Brew it black first. The menu row is a black coffee at 5 calories and 0 g of sugar.
- Do not call a home mug 315 mg. That caffeine figure is Starbucks’ Grande 1971 Roast, not a promise about every dark roast in a grocery bag.
Featured Dark Roast FAQs
What is the Starbucks featured dark roast?
The hot menu calls it the 1971 Roast, and it says that name is the featured Dark Roast. A Grande is 5 calories, 0 g of sugar, 315 mg of caffeine and about $4.20.
Is the dark roast stronger than Pike Place?
Not on the published Grande line. Pike Place and the 1971 Roast are both 5 calories, 315 mg and about $4.20. The menu separates them by name, not by a different Grande caffeine number.
How much does Featured Dark Roast cost?
Short about $3.85, Tall about $3.99, Grande about $4.20, Venti about $4.50. Every size is 5 calories.
Does the featured dark roast change?
The menu presents it as the featured Dark Roast, also called the 1971 Roast. Our pages do not name a second bean or a rotation date, so we are not adding one.
Is it the same as decaf?
No. Decaf Pike Place is 25 mg in a Grande. The featured Dark Roast Grande is 315 mg.
Nutrition and menu descriptions are from starbucks.com, checked October 2026. The homemade recipe is our own home version, not an official Starbucks recipe. Prices are average US prices and vary by store. starbukmenu.com is not affiliated with Starbucks Corporation.
