Java junkies will have to try other outlets while baristas train.

International coffee giant Starbucks will close all 7,100 stores for a three-hour window from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

today so every employee – which number more than 135,000 – can learn to make the perfect drink.

In an effort to step up and meet the needs of caffeine fans in the SCV, “It’s A Grind” will be offering complimentary medium coffees – with refills – from 5:30 p.m. until closing at both its Canyon Country and Castaic locations as well as giving a 30 percent discount on other popular drinks.

It’s A Grind is located at 18729 Via Princessa in Canyon Country and at 29641 The Old Road in Castaic.