Starbucks is bringing one of its biggest festive flavours in the US straight to the UK, and we can see why this flavour has become such a fan favourite across the pond.
The brand-new Peppermint range lands in the UK officially next week (although you can get your hands on it today if you are a Starbucks Rewards Member) - and just in time for Christmas! First up is the Peppermint Mocha, combining espresso and steamed milk with peppermint flavour syrup and mocha sauce, topped with whipped cream and crunchy peppermint sugar sprinkles. If you love an After Eight, you're going to love this new festive drink.
There's also a Peppermint Hot Chocolate, made with steamed milk, peppermint flavour syrup and mocha sauce, again finished with whipped cream and peppermint sugar sprinkles. For matcha fans, the new Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Matcha combines matcha, milk and peppermint syrup with a white chocolate flavour cream cold foam. And finally, there's the Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino, blending peppermint syrup and mocha sauce with milk and ice for those who still prefer something icy in the winter months.
Alongside the new drinks, Starbucks is also bringing back its iconic Red Cups and unveiling its first-ever Holiday Cold Cups, giving iced coffee and Frappuccino fans their own festive vessels. We love the design!!
The new drinks are available exclusively to Starbucks Rewards members from today, 29 October, before launching nationwide on 5 November.
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
