Every year, Starbucks comes out with a new menu for the winter season. This year it came out on November 7th. Some of the drinks include: cran-merry orange refresher, pistachio cream cold brew, the snowman cake pop, vanilla bean custard Danish and the iced gingerbread oat milk chai. Many Starbucks fans look forward to the holiday menu every year (myself included). These drinks and sweet treats are great to have when you’re gift shopping, watching holiday movies or you just want to get into the holiday spirit.
Cran-merry orange refresher
This drink is the perfect blend of sweet and tart. You can taste the cranberry flavoring without tasting the tartness of natural cranberry juice. This drink is almost like a cranberry lemonade. You can get this drink with coconut milk, lemonade or the drink by itself. I love this drink so much that I’ve gotten it four times since the holiday menu has come out. I definitely give this drink a 10/10 and it is by far my favorite from the Starbucks holiday menu.
Gingerbread oat milk chai
This is a cold drink with gingerbread flavoring and the spices of chai. The drink comes with 4 delicious gingerbread syrup pumps, making it sweet and perfect for this upcoming holiday season. You can choose to add water, or more pumps of gingerbread syrup and pumps of chai. This drink looks delicious and is a holiday classic. “I love Starbucks, especially the holiday drinks! My favorite holiday drink is the gingerbread oat milk chai It’s truly a 10/10,” shares Melina Gonzalez ’26.
Peppermint mocha
The peppermint mocha is a customer favorite, and it’s back. You can order the peppermint mocha hot, iced or blended. It’s sweet and leaves a warm feeling in your stomach. It even comes with chocolate chips on the top. It has four peppermint syrup pumps and whipped cream, helping to make this drink extremely sweet. Personally, I like this drink and I’m happy it’s back on the menu.
Pumpkin spice latte
Everybody loves the pumpkin spice latte, myself included. The pumpkin spice latte is the most popular holiday drink that Starbucks fans and teenage girls look forward to. It is espresso and steamed milk with cinnamon, pumpkin and nutmeg flavors. If you’d like, it can even be topped with whipped cream. Personally, I love this drink and give it a 10/10. I look forward to the pumpkin spice latte every year and I’m so happy Starbucks has brought it back.
Snowman cake pop
The snowman cake pop is vanilla cake with buttercream frosting make to look like a snowman. It even has earmuffs! This cake pop is delicious and one of my new favorites. The vanilla cake is sweet, and it leaves you wanting more. I give this cake pop a 8/10 and I’m excited to get it next time I go to Starbucks. “The snowman cake pop has been my favorite treat from Starbucks and I’m happy its back” says Regine Manuel ’27.
All in all, these new items on the holiday menu look delicious. I would definitely recommend trying them. They’re great to keep warm during the Christmas season.
