7 Originals

7 Brew Sweet & Salty

Salted Caramel + White Chocolate Breve

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$3.25

Price

180

Calories

Protein

Sugar

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Customizations Included

+ Extra Flavor + Alternative Milk + Whip Cream + Extra Shot

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Carbs

12g

Fat

45mg

Sodium

About This Drink

Sweet & Salty

The 7 Brew Sweet & Salty is one of the seven signature drinks known as the 7 Originals, and it is built from salted caramel syrup and white chocolate sauce poured over freshly pulled espresso with a half-and-half breve base. A Medium Iced lands at 480 calories with 27g of sugar and 120mg of caffeine, while a Large Iced climbs to 600 calories, 38g of sugar, and 240mg of caffeine from four espresso shots. Pricing runs $3.25 for a Kids 10oz, $4.75 for a Small 16oz, $5.75 for a Medium 24oz, and $6.75 for a Large 32oz.

Like every drink at this Rogers, Arkansas born drive-thru-only chain, the Sweet & Salty is not made with steamed 2% milk the way a standard coffee shop latte would be. The default base is half-and-half, which is what coffee people call a breve. That single choice is the reason this drink drinks so much heavier and rounder than a typical salted caramel latte - a Medium carries 30g of fat, and that fat is doing the work of carrying the caramel and white chocolate flavors across your palate instead of letting them sit thin and syrupy on top of the coffee.

What separates the Sweet & Salty from its Original siblings is the white chocolate. The Blondie leans vanilla and caramel, the Brunette goes hazelnut and caramel on chocolate milk, but the Sweet & Salty pairs salted caramel with white chocolate sauce, which is a dairy-and-cocoa-butter sauce rather than a clear syrup. The result is closer to a melted caramel truffle than a coffee drink, with just enough salt on the finish to keep it from going cloying. It is available hot, iced, or as a Chiller - the blended version, which turns it into something very close to a salted caramel milkshake with espresso in it. Order it iced if you want the espresso to stay visible, hot if you want the white chocolate to bloom, and Chiller if you are treating it as dessert.

QUICK FACTS

Sweet & Salty — Quick Facts

Drink Type Coffee

Served

Hot Iced Chiller

Main Flavors See description below

Sweetness Medium-High

Coffee Strength Medium

Standard Dairy Half-and-half (breve)

Caffeine Contains espresso

Best For See first-timer guide below

Customizable

Yes

Nutritional Facts

7 Brew Sweet & Salty Nutrition Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 180 kcal

protein

4g 8%

Carbohydrates

9g 3%

fat

12g 15%

Nutrient Amount % DV

Calories

180 kcal

Total Fat

12 g

15%

Saturated Fat

8 g

40%

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

45 mg

15%

Sodium

45 mg

Total Carbohydrates

9 g

Dietary Fiber

0 g

Total Sugars

8 g

Protein

4 g

Calories by Size

Kids

180 cal

Small

280 cal

Medium

480 cal

Large

600 cal

Quick Insights

Here's what your drink looks like in simple, everyday terms

Caffeine

≈ 0.6 cups of coffee

Sugar

≈ 2 teaspoons

Calories

9% of daily intake

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Dietary Info

Dietary & Health Tags

Information for Sweet & Salty

Contains Milk

Unavoidable in the standard build - both the half-and-half base and the white chocolate sauce are dairy based. Anyone with a milk allergy should avoid this drink entirely, not just swap the milk.

Vegetarian

Yes, all ingredients in the standard build are vegetarian friendly.

Not Vegan (and hard to make vegan)

Swapping to oat or almond milk removes the half-and-half, but the white chocolate sauce still contains dairy. A truly vegan version means dropping the white chocolate and ordering an oat milk salted caramel latte instead.

Gluten-Free Ingredients

No gluten-containing ingredients in the drink itself, though 7 Brew is a shared-equipment drive-thru and cannot guarantee zero cross contact.

Nut-Free

No nut syrups in this build - unlike the Brunette, which uses hazelnut. Alt-milk substitutions like almond milk would introduce nuts, so specify oat if that matters.

Not Keto as Standard

A Medium has 30g of carbs and a Large has 42g. A keto-leaning version means sugar-free caramel, no white chocolate sauce, and the half-and-half base kept - that lands in the low single digits of net carbs but is no longer really a Sweet & Salty.

High Fat / High Calorie

The half-and-half base drives 30g fat in a Medium and 36g in a Large. If you are tracking macros, oat milk cuts fat by roughly 75 percent.

Caffeine Present

60mg Kids, 120mg Small and Medium, 240mg Large. Decaf espresso is available on request at no charge if you want the flavor without the caffeine.

Allergen Notice

Allergen Information

This product contains the following known allergens. All drinks are prepared in a shared facility.

Milk

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What's Inside

Coffee

Whole Milk

Ice

350

Calories

28g

Sugar

60mg

Caffeine

14g

Fat

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What Does the 7 Brew Sweet & Salty Taste Like?

The first thing you get, before the straw even reaches your mouth, is aroma: warm burnt sugar and something faintly like white cake frosting. The opening sip is caramel-forward and unmistakably buttery, thicker on the tongue than you expect because of the half-and-half. It coats rather than washes.

Mid-sip, the white chocolate takes over. This is where the drink separates itself from every other salted caramel coffee - white chocolate sauce brings cocoa butter and condensed-milk sweetness rather than roasted cocoa bitterness, so instead of the flavor darkening, it goes creamier and rounder. The espresso shows up underneath as a low, toasted bass note rather than a sharp edge, especially in a Medium where two shots are diluted across 24oz.

The finish is where the name earns itself. A clean saline snap cuts the sweetness on the back of the tongue and leaves you with a salted-caramel-candy aftertaste that lingers for a good ten or fifteen seconds. That salt is what makes the second sip feel necessary.

Texture varies a lot by build. Iced, it is silky and slightly slick, with the ice thinning the last third. Hot, the half-and-half foams into something almost custard-like and the white chocolate becomes noticeably more dominant. The Chiller is the thickest of the three - milkshake density, spoonable near the bottom, and the salt reads slightly softer because the cold mutes it.

Sweetness level, honestly: an 8 out of 10 as ordered standard. Half-sweet brings it to a very drinkable 5.

INGREDIENTS

What's Actually in the 7 Brew Sweet & Salty?

Espresso 1 shot in Kids, 2 shots in Small and Medium, 4 shots in Large - pulled fresh to order

Salted Caramel Syrup A sweet caramel syrup with added salt that provides both the burnt-sugar body and the saline finish; sugar-free caramel can be substituted

White Chocolate Sauce A thick cocoa-butter and dairy based sauce, not a clear flavor syrup - this is what creates the creamy, frosting-like middle of the drink and a large share of the fat content

Half-and-Half (Breve Base) The standard base for the 7 Originals - roughly half whole milk and half cream, responsible for the 30g of fat in a Medium and the heavy mouthfeel

Ice Standard in the Iced build, blended into the base for the Chiller version; omitted entirely in the Hot build

Whipped Topping Optional finish, most common on Chillers - adds roughly 50 to 80 calories depending on the amount

Ingredients may vary by location. Always confirm with your barista.

Caffeine

Caffeine Content

kids

60mg

small

120mg

medium

120mg

large

240mg

All caffeine comes from espresso shots. Kids = 1 shot (60mg), Small = 2 shots (120mg), Medium = 2 shots (120mg), Large = 4 shots (240mg). Available decaf on request.

1 cup of coffee ≈ 95mg

First Time?

How to Order the Sweet & Salty for the First Time

Start with a Small Iced, 16oz for $4.75, ordered half-sweet with an extra shot. That combination lets you taste the actual architecture of the drink - salted caramel, white chocolate, espresso, cream - without the standard sugar load flattening everything into one note. At 280 calories standard, the Small is already a snack, and half-sweet pulls it down near 220.

If you know you like dessert coffee - if the Caramel Frappuccino is your regular order - go straight to a Medium Iced standard at $5.75 and 480 calories. That is the build most 7 Brew regulars are drinking and it is the fairest test of the recipe as intended.

Do not start with a Large unless you are sharing. A Large is 600 calories, 38g of sugar, and 240mg of caffeine from four espresso shots, and the last 10oz of a heavy breve drink is a real commitment. If you want a Large for the price-per-ounce value, order it half-sweet.

Save the Chiller for a hot afternoon when you actively want dessert. It is delicious but it is closer to a milkshake than a coffee, and first-timers sometimes judge the recipe by it unfairly.

Pro tip: Don't be afraid to ask your brewista for recommendations — they love helping first-timers!

ORDERING OPTIONS

Available Ways to Order

See how you can customize your Sweet & Salty.

HOT

ICED

CHILLER

SUGAR FREE

DECAF

HALF CAF

EXTRA SHOT

ALT MILK

Healthier Choices Make Your Drink Lighter

Small tweaks you can ask for at the window — same flavor, fewer calories

Skip the Cream 18 cal

Drop the whipped cream or half-and-half

Say "no whip" or "no cream" when ordering

Try Oat Milk 15 cal

A lighter, plant-based alternative

Ask to substitute with oat milk

Go Sugar-Free 7 cal

Same great taste, way less sugar

Ask for sugar-free syrup in any flavor

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Add an Extra Shot 5 cal

More energy with barely any extra calories

Ask for an extra shot of espresso

Save 27% fewer cal

Before 150 cal

After ~110 cal

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Equivalent Drinks

Starbucks & Dutch Bros Equivalent

How to get a drink similar to the Sweet & Salty at other coffee chains

Similar flavored espresso drink

How to Order

Ask for a Grande Iced White Chocolate Mocha, substitute half-and-half for the 2% milk (this makes it a breve), add 2 pumps of caramel syrup, and request salted caramel cream cold foam on top. If cold foam is unavailable, ask for whipped cream with caramel drizzle and a light sprinkle of salt.

Key Difference

7 Brew uses a breve (half-and-half) base while Starbucks uses 2% milk by default. 7 Brew is typically creamier and sweeter.

Similar flavored drink

How to Order

Order a Medium Iced Breve and ask for half salted caramel and half white chocolate syrup. Dutch Bros carries both flavors, and specifying breve gets you the half-and-half base instead of standard milk. Ask for it to be built with fewer pumps if you want the 7 Brew half-sweet equivalent.

Key Difference

Dutch Bros tends to run slightly sweeter. Both are drive-thru only chains with a similar vibe.

7 Brew Medium (24oz) $5.75 = $0.24 per ounce. Starbucks Grande (16oz) with breve substitution and extra pumps runs roughly $7.15 = $0.45 per ounce. 7 Brew Large (32oz) at $6.75 is $0.21 per ounce versus a Starbucks Venti Iced (24oz) built the same way at roughly $7.65, or $0.32 per ounce. You get 8 more ounces for about 90 cents less.

Best Time to Enjoy

This is an afternoon drink more than a morning one. A Medium at 120mg of caffeine with 480 calories and 30g of fat functions like a coffee and a snack together, which makes it ideal for the 1pm to 3pm slump when you want something that feels like a reward. Plenty of people use it as a legitimate lunch replacement on a busy day. If you are ordering in the morning on an empty stomach, be aware that the half-and-half plus 27g of sugar can sit heavy. Ordering half-sweet or with oat milk makes it a much friendlier 8am drink.

Ordering Guide

How to Order

Follow these simple steps at your nearest 7 Brew drive-thru

Visit any 7 Brew drive-thru

Pull up to any 7 Brew location — no need to leave your car.

Ask for a Sweet & Salty

Simply tell your brewista you'd like a Sweet & Salty. They'll know exactly what it is.

Choose hot or iced

This drink is available both hot and iced — pick your preference.

Pick your size

Choose from Kids (10oz), Small (16oz), Medium (24oz), or Large (32oz).

Customize your milk

Swap to oat milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or half-and-half — all available.

Adjust sweetness

Ask for sugar-free syrup, half-sweet, or extra pumps to match your taste.

Enjoy your drink

Your freshly made drink will be handed right to your car window.

Pro Tip: Download the 7 Brew app to save your order as a favorite and easily earn rewards with every visit.

For Parents

Is the Sweet & Salty Suitable for Kids?

Not Recommended for Kids

Contains significant caffeine. Not suitable for children or adolescents per AAP guidelines.

Try Instead: Try a caffeine-free option instead: a Kids Vanilla Shake, any lemonade, or a 7 Fizz Soda are all 0mg caffeine and kid-friendly.

Customer Reviews

Reviews for Sweet & Salty

4.0

3 reviews

Danielle Vasquez3 weeks ago

I have been through the 7 Brew drive-thru probably two hundred times and the Sweet & Salty is still my order. It tastes like someone melted a salted caramel truffle into an iced latte. What sold me is the finish - that little salty snap right at the end keeps it from being one of those drinks you get tired of halfway down. I get a Medium Iced half-sweet with an extra shot and it is genuinely perfect, the espresso finally shows up and it stops being so sugary. The crew even remembers the order now.

Marcus Whitfield1 month ago

Really good drink and my go-to when I want something dessert-like without going full milkshake. The white chocolate is the star here, it makes it creamier than any salted caramel latte I have had at Starbucks. Only knock is that the standard build is very sweet and very rich - a Medium is 480 calories and you feel every one of them if you drink it on an empty stomach. Now I order it with oat milk instead of the half-and-half and it is lighter without losing the flavor. Four stars because I wish they salted it a bit more by default.

Rebecca Lindstrom2 months ago

I get why people love this one but I am more of a straight-espresso person and this leans dessert. The white chocolate covers up the coffee almost completely in a Medium, so I basically tasted caramel cream with a coffee aftertaste. Tried it again half-sweet with two extra shots and it was much better, honestly close to a four. The Chiller version was too much for me, it was a milkshake. If you want to actually taste coffee, get the Blondie or ask for it half-sweet from the start. Service was fast and friendly as always though.

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Copycat Recipe

How to Make the Sweet & Salty at Home

5 minutes

Ingredients

2 shots espresso (or 1/4 cup strong moka pot coffee), cooled slightly
2 tablespoons Torani Salted Caramel Syrup (1 tablespoon for a half-sweet version)
1.5 tablespoons Ghirardelli White Chocolate Flavored Sauce or Torani White Chocolate Sauce - use the thick sauce, not a clear syrup
6 ounces half-and-half (this is the key to matching the real thing - do not substitute 2% milk)
A generous pinch of flaky sea salt, such as Maldon
1.5 cups ice
Optional: whipped cream and a caramel drizzle

Instructions

Pull 2 shots of espresso into a warm glass or mug.

Add the white chocolate sauce directly to the hot espresso and stir for 20 to 30 seconds until it fully dissolves. Doing this while the espresso is hot is essential - cold-mixing white chocolate sauce leaves gritty streaks at the bottom.

Stir in the salted caramel syrup and the pinch of sea salt.

Fill a 16oz glass with ice and pour the espresso mixture over it.

Top with 6 ounces of half-and-half and stir once from the bottom up so the caramel does not pool.

Taste before adding anything else. If it reads flat, add one more small pinch of salt rather than more syrup - salt, not sugar, is what makes this flavor work.

For a Chiller version, skip the ice in the glass and instead blend everything with 1.5 cups of ice on high for 25 seconds until milkshake thick.

Lighter Version

Use sugar-free syrups and skip whipped cream to save 100-150 calories.

DRINK GUIDE

Is This Drink Right For You?

Quick guide to help you decide if the Sweet & Salty fits your taste and lifestyle

Best For

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up Low Sugar Lifestyle Hot Summer Days Cold Winter Mornings Chocolate Lovers Sweet Tooth

Quick Verdict

A solid all-around choice for any time of day.

Size Guide Find Your Perfect Size

Every 7 Brew drink comes in 4 sizes — here's how they compare so you can pick the right one

10oz

Kids 296 ml

16oz

Small 473 ml

Common Questions

How many calories are in a 7 Brew Sweet & Salty?

The 7 Brew Sweet & Salty ranges from 180 calories in a Kids 10oz to 600 calories in a Large 32oz. A Small 16oz is 280 calories, and the most popular Medium 24oz is 480 calories with 30g of carbs, 27g of sugar, 30g of fat, and 10g of protein. Most of those calories come from two places: the half-and-half breve base and the white chocolate sauce, which is a dairy-and-cocoa-butter sauce rather than a clear syrup. To reduce it, order half-sweet (a Medium drops to roughly 380 calories) or swap the half-and-half for oat milk (a Medium drops to about 300 calories and from 30g of fat to roughly 7g). Doing both puts a Medium near 220 calories.

What is in the 7 Brew Sweet & Salty?

The Sweet & Salty is built from salted caramel syrup and white chocolate sauce combined with freshly pulled espresso over a half-and-half base, which coffee shops call a breve. That means it is not a standard milk latte - the default base is roughly half whole milk and half cream, which is why a Medium carries 30g of fat. Espresso volume is 1 shot for Kids, 2 shots for Small and Medium, and 4 shots for Large. It is available hot, iced, or blended as a Chiller. The only listed allergen is Milk, and it contains no nuts, unlike the hazelnut-based Brunette.

How much caffeine is in a 7 Brew Sweet & Salty?

Caffeine follows the standard 7 Brew espresso structure: 60mg in a Kids 10oz (1 shot), 120mg in a Small 16oz (2 shots), 120mg in a Medium 24oz (2 shots), and 240mg in a Large 32oz (4 shots). Note that the Small and Medium have identical caffeine - the Medium is simply more base and syrup, so if caffeine is your goal the Small is the more efficient buy. A Large at 240mg is about the same as two and a half standard cups of drip coffee and sits well within the 400mg daily ceiling most adults are advised to stay under, but it is a lot for one drink after 2pm. You can add an extra shot for 60mg more, or ask for decaf espresso at no charge.

Is the Sweet & Salty sweeter than the Blondie or the Brunette?

Yes, most regulars rank the Sweet & Salty as the sweetest of the three because white chocolate sauce is sweeter and creamier than the vanilla syrup in the Blondie or the hazelnut in the Brunette. All three share the caramel component, and all three are around 480 calories in a Medium, but the flavor direction is different: the Blondie is vanilla-caramel on half-and-half and tastes the most like a classic coffee shop latte, the Brunette is hazelnut-caramel on a chocolate milk base and drinks like a nutty mocha, and the Sweet & Salty is salted caramel plus white chocolate on half-and-half, which reads like a caramel truffle. The salt on the finish is the only thing keeping the Sweet & Salty from feeling cloying, which is exactly why so many people order it with extra salt.

Can you get the 7 Brew Sweet & Salty dairy free or sugar free?

Not fully dairy free, no. You can swap the half-and-half base for oat, almond, or coconut milk, but the white chocolate sauce itself contains dairy, so the drink can never be safe for a milk allergy. If you need truly dairy free, order an oat milk iced latte with sugar-free caramel and skip the white chocolate. For sugar reduction, half-sweet cuts a Medium from 27g of sugar to roughly 14g, and sugar-free caramel syrup is available at most locations. Because the white chocolate sauce typically has no sugar-free version, a genuinely low-sugar order means sugar-free caramel only, kept on the half-and-half base - that lands in the low single digits of net carbs and is the closest keto-friendly approximation, though it loses the white chocolate character that defines the drink.

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