Starbucks customer pays $47.30 for coffee

A customer in the US state of Washington paid US$47.30 for an extra large, otherwise known as vente, Starbucks Frappucino, to secure the world record for the most expensive drink from the coffee house franchise.

Beau Chevassus ordered a 52 ounce drink with 48 shots of mocha, soya milk, protein powder, strawberries, two bananas, caramel topping, vanilla bean chips among other ingredients.

The previous record for a drink at Starbucks was US$23.60 according to a video Chevassus posted on YouTube. His video has close to 100,000 views so far.