Celebrate the season: Starbucks holiday menu returns with festive drinks, cups and treats
The holidays have returned to Starbucks, along with seasonal favorite drinks like the Peppermint Mocha, treats including the Snowman Cookie, Christmas Blend whole bean coffee and festive cups.
The holidays are back at Starbucks, with this year’s festive cups, which were unveiled today, ahead of the Nov. 6 launch of Starbucks holiday drinks and food.
Seasonal favorites like the Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Iced Sugar Cookie Latte and the Iced Gingerbread Chai make up the holiday menu, alongside new and returning treats, such as the fan-favorite Snowman Cookie and the new Cinnamon Pull-Apart.
Holiday Cups
This year’s designs are inspired by the iconic green and red aprons worn by baristas, bringing festive ribbons, cozy coffeehouse textures and nostalgic plaid patterns to life. From apron strings tied up into holiday bows to classic holiday plaids, each cup is crafted to evoke warmth, tradition and togetherness. Plus, there’s a special spot for personal messages on every cup. Read more about the inspiration behind this year’s holiday cup designs.
Holiday Drinks
Make it merry with a lineup of handcrafted holiday drinks that capture the spirit of the holidays. Whether you want to sip through a snowy morning or a twinkling evening, a festive favorite is waiting to be savored.
Peppermint Mocha
The Peppermint Mocha has been a holiday favorite for years, featuring Starbucks Signature Espresso combined with steamed milk, mocha sauce and peppermint-flavored syrup, and topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate curls. Available hot, iced or as a Frappuccino® blended beverage.
Caramel Brulée Latte
The rich flavor and caramel sweetness of Starbucks Signature Espresso shines in the Caramel Brulée Latte as it combines steamed milk and rich caramel brulée sauce, topped with whipped cream and caramel brulée topping. Available hot, iced and as a Frappuccino blended beverage.
Iced Sugar Cookie Latte
The Iced Sugar Cookie Latte combines Starbucks Blonde Espresso — a light roast that’s smooth and subtly sweet — ice, 2% milk and sugar cookie-flavored syrup topped with red and green sprinkles. Available hot, iced or as a Frappuccino blended beverage.
Iced Sugar Cookie Breve
The Iced Sugar Cookie Breve is made with velvety half-and-half, creating a rich and creamy twist on this holiday favorite. Already a popular customization, it’s now officially on the menu for easy ordering.
Iced Gingerbread Chai
The Iced Gingerbread Chai combines warm chai spices, creamy 2% milk and ice, and is topped with a gingerbread-flavored cold foam and a spice topping.
All of Starbucks holiday beverages can be made with non-dairy milk for no additional charge, and protein-boosted 2% milk can also be substituted into any holiday beverage for an additional charge, adding 12 to 16 grams of protein in a hot or iced grande beverage.
Holiday Cold Foams
Starbucks holiday cold foams are a creamy, frothy topping that adds creaminess and flavor to any cold coffee, iced tea or Refreshers, creating a delicious, layered drink. Customers can enjoy a variety of seasonal flavors, many of which can be made non-dairy. Additionally, all holiday cold foams can be made with protein delivering approximately 15 grams of extra protein in a grande.
Gingerbread Cream Cold Foam: Sweet and deliciously spicy gingerbread flavors blended with Starbucks signature vanilla sweet cream.
Peppermint Chocolate Cream Cold Foam: Peppermint-flavored syrup and mocha sauce blended with Starbucks signature vanilla sweet cream.
Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam: Sugar cookie-flavored syrup blended with Starbucks signature vanilla sweet cream.
Caramel Brulée Cream Cold Foam: Rich caramel brulée sauce blended with Starbucks signature vanilla sweet cream. Not available as a non-dairy cold foam.
Holiday Bakery Case
New Cinnamon Pull-Apart
Warm and flaky croissant pieces sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar, nestled together and topped with crunchy streusel to pull apart one bite at a time. The new Cinnamon Pull-Apart will be available year-round.
Snowman Cookie
The viral Snowman Cookie is back. This buttery shortbread cookie is decorated with white chocolaty icing.
New Polar Bear Cake Pop
A soft and moist vanilla cake whipped with buttercream, dipped in a smooth white chocolatey icing and decorated as a polar bear with a festive holiday hat.
Cranberry Bliss® Bar
A chewy and soft blondie cake with tart, dried cranberries, finished with a velvety layer of cream-cheese icing flecked with fragrant orange zest and a sprinkle of dried cranberries for a festive touch.
Sugar Plum Cheese Danish
A golden, buttery Danish pastry with a light and fluffy cream-cheese filling, topped with a spiced sugar-plum spread adding hints of warm, fruity sweetness and holiday spice.
Seasonal Whole Bean Coffee
Starbucks® Thanksgiving Blend
Starbucks Thanksgiving Blend is a seasonal favorite that brings together coffees from some of the world’s most celebrated regions. This blend features beans from Sumatra in Indonesia, Sidama in Ethiopia and the Antigua region of Guatemala, roasted to create a cup that is delicately sweet and full of depth. With notes of candied pecan, sage and dried fig, it’s an elegant and flavorful coffee that pairs beautifully with the season’s gatherings.
Starbucks® Christmas Blend
Starbucks Christmas Blend is one of the most anticipated seasonal coffee blends. Introduced in 1984, when Starbucks only sold whole bean coffee, tea and spices, Christmas Blend quickly became a customer favorite. It showcases Starbucks artistry in roasting and blending with an expert combination of Latin American beans and mellow Indonesian coffees.
Starbucks® Christmas Blonde Roast
Christmas Blend is also available in blonde roast, highlighting a lighter expression of Starbucks traditional roast with beans from Indonesia for herbal, maple-like sweetness as well as washed and sun-dried coffees from East Africa for a burst of spiced citrus and fig notes. The coffee is lightly roasted to bring out woodsy aromas and a smooth flavor with just the right amount of seasonal spice.
Starbucks® Holiday Blend
Starbucks® Holiday Blend combines bright Latin American beans with rich Sumatran coffee, roasted to bring out an elegant complexity of flavor. The result is a full-bodied and vibrant blend that unfolds with layered notes of sweet maple and inviting herbs. This seasonal cup is the perfect complement to winter walks, the glow of a fireplace and the warmth of being together.
Throughout most of the season, Starbucks Christmas Blend and Starbucks Christmas Blonde Roast will be the featured dark and light roast brewed coffee in participating stores. Starbucks Christmas Blend is also available for purchase as whole bean coffee throughout the season.
The holidays are just beginning at Starbucks! As the season unfolds, holiday classics like the Eggnog Latte and Chestnut Praline Latte will make their much-anticipated return. And mark your calendars—Red Cup Day is back on Nov. 13! Customers who purchase any handcrafted holiday beverage on Nov. 13 will receive a collectible reusable red cup to celebrate the season in style.
