It’s the holiday season at Starbucks, with special drinks like the Peppermint Mocha and holiday-themed products like Hello Kitty items and adorable Bearista cups.
Starbucks holiday menu: Red Cup Day is back
Starbucks is bringing back fan-favorite flavors for the holiday season, including new drinks, cookies, and festive Hello Kitty merchandise.
The holiday season has begun at Starbucks.
The specialty coffee chain’s holiday menu will go on sale on Thursday, November 6th. This includes seasonal drinks such as peppermint mocha and caramel brûlée latte, as well as new products this year including special Hello Kitty merchandise, including hot and cold cups and a special edition Hello Kitty plush toy. The chain also sells other merchandise, including the popular cute glass bear cups known as “Bearistas.”
Red Cup Day fans will have to wait one week until Thursday, Nov. 13 to get their reusable red holiday cup when they order a holiday drink at participating locations, while supplies last. Meanwhile, the designs for this year’s disposable holiday cups have been announced and are scheduled to go on sale from November 6th.
Here we will introduce the contents of the menu and what you can order.
Starbucks 2025 Holiday Drink Menu
This drink will be released at Starbucks from November 6th (Thursday).
- Peppermint Mocha: Starbucks Signature Espresso combines steamed milk, mocha sauce, and peppermint-flavored syrup and is topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate curls. Available as hot, iced, or Frappuccino blended beverages.
- Caramel brulee latte: A combination of Starbucks Signature Espresso, steamed milk, and rich caramel brûlée sauce, topped with whipped cream and caramel brûlée topping. Available as hot, iced, or Frappuccino blended beverages.
- Ice sugar cookie latte: Sugar cookie-flavored syrup is mixed with Starbucks Blonde espresso, ice, and milk, then topped with red and green sprinkles. Available as hot, iced, or Frappuccino blended beverages.
- Iced gingerbread chai: Combine warm chai spices, milk, and ice and top with dairy-free gingerbread-flavored cold foam and spice toppings. (You can also customize your beverage with dairy-free alternatives at no additional charge.)
- Marron praline latte: Featuring flavors of Starbucks Signature espresso, steamed milk, caramelized chestnuts and spices, it’s topped with whipped cream and spiced praline crumbs. Available as hot, iced, or Frappuccino blended beverages.
- Eggnog latte: Recently removed from the 2021 holiday menu, this returning drink includes Starbucks Signature Espresso, steamed eggnog, milk, and nutmeg topping.
Starbucks says it will be bringing back two additional holiday drinks later in the holiday season: Chestnut Praline Latte and Eggnog Latte.
Beyond drinks, Starbucks is also bringing back a quartet of cold foam that you can use to customize your cold drinks. Most can be made dairy-free and you can also add protein-rich cold foam, giving you about 15 grams of extra protein in a grande-sized drink.
Below are the Holiday Cold Foam flavors and the company’s descriptions.
- Gingerbread cream cold foam: A sweet and spicy gingerbread flavor blended with Starbucks’ special vanilla sweet cream.
- Peppermint chocolate cream cold foam: Peppermint-flavored syrup and mocha sauce are blended with Starbucks’ special vanilla sweet cream.
- Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam: Starbucks’ special vanilla sweet cream is blended with sugar cookie flavored syrup.
- Candy brulee cream cold form: Rich caramel brûlée sauce blended with Starbucks special vanilla sweet cream. Not available in dairy-free cold form.
Baked goods on the holiday menu include returning items like snowman cookies, cranberry bliss bars and sugar plum cheese danishes. The new menu includes polar bear cake pops and cinnamon pull-apart bread.
Starbucks also announced four limited edition seasonal blends available during the holiday season.
- Starbucks Thanksgiving Blend:The company says it uses beans sourced from Indonesia’s Sumatra, Ethiopia’s Sidama, and Guatemala’s Antigua regions, and it’s described as “delicately sweet and deep,” with “aromas of candied pecans, sage, and dried figs.”
- Starbucks Christmas Blend:The blend, now in its 41st year, “demonstrates Starbucks’ artistry in roasting and blending an expert combination of Latin American beans and rich Indonesian coffee,” the company said.
- Starbucks Christmas Blonde Roast:The Blonde Roasted version of this Christmas blend is “lightly roasted to bring out woody notes and a smooth flavor with just the right amount of seasonal spice.”
- Starbucks Holiday Blend:The company describes it as a “full-bodied, vibrant blend with layered notes of sweet maple and enticing herbs.”
Starbucks’ 2025 holiday products include ‘Bearista’ cups and Hello Kitty items
What would the holiday season be without gift items like festive coffee cups (for hot and cold drinks) and drinkware from an exclusive collaboration between Starbucks and Hello Kitty?
The new collection of holiday-themed cups and tumblers (priced from $19.95 to $39.95) includes the cute Starbucks Bearista Glass Cold Cup ($29.95). There are also red cup and coffee mug holiday ornaments ($12.95).
Hello Kitty items include a Hello Kitty stuffed animal wearing Starbucks’ iconic green apron (and her signature red ribbon) for $34.95, a 16-ounce Hello Kitty ceramic mug for $32.95, a 26-ounce stainless steel cold cup for $32.95, a 20-ounce water bottle for $29.95, and a 24-ounce cold cup. $24.95, includes stainless steel 12 oz. Tumbler is $32.95.
Mike Snyder is a national trends news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, and X, and email him at: mike snyder & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com
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