Laxman Narasimhan has been CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company for just over a year. In that time, he told Fortune last month, he’s been able to try many Starbucks drinks—and even learn to prepare the full menu as a barista. Despite his stature as the number-one at Starbucks, he doesn’t have fancy taste. His go-to drink costs just $3.35—on the lower end for the ubiquitous coffee chain, whose prices can cost as much as $5.95 for a seasonal pumpkin spice frappuccino.
“My favorite go-to drink at Starbucks is the Doppio Espresso Macchiato with some hot milk on the side,” Narasimhan said. He added that he prefers skim milk, because it’s the closest way of replicating the taste of South Indian coffee when in the U.S. Narasimhan is from Pune, a large city in southwest India.
