"If you’ve been keeping up with our Starbucks seasonal drink rankings over the years, you know that for every hit on the menu (Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, we’ll always love you), there are a few misses. Some of their seasonal drinks can be just a little too sweet, too spiced, or too light on the caffeine for some palates. And even if you wait all year for the return of Starbucks holiday drinks, some days, you’re just not feeling a Peppermint Mocha or Sugar Cookie Latte. For times like these, there’s always the Starbucks secret menu.
Starbucks customers and employees have gotten real creative over the years with custom drinks featuring all the flavors of the season. No shade to this year’s official holiday drink line-up, but these secret menu Starbucks holiday drinks are even better.
1. Peppermint Sugar Cookie Shaken Espresso
How to order:
Iced Oat Milk Shaken Espresso with Blonde Roast
2 pumps Peppermint Syrup
Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
2. Chestnut Praline Cold Brew
How to order:
Grande Cold Brew
Splash of Almond Milk
4 pumps Chestnut Praline Syrup
Chestnut Praline Cream Cold Foam
Chestnut Praline Topping
3. Hot Cocoa Cold Brew
How to order:
Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew
2 pumps Mocha Sauce
Extra splash of Vanilla Sweet Cream
4. Iced Sugar Cookie Chai Latte
How to order:
Iced Chai Tea Latte
1 pump Brown Sugar Syrup
1 pump Vanilla Syrup
Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
5. Budget-Friendly Peppermint White Mocha
How to order:
Grande Medium Roast Hot Coffee
1 pump Peppermint Syrup
1 pump White Chocolate Mocha Sauce
Splash of your creamer of choice
6. Gingerbread Matcha Latte
How to order:
Iced Matcha Tea Latte with Oatmilk
3 pumps Gingerbread Syrup
7. Peppermint Bark Frappuccino
How to order:
Vanilla Bean Crème Frappuccino
3 pumps Peppermint Syrup
Frappuccino Chips
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
8. Not-So-Sweet Sugar Cookie Iced Coffee
How to order:
Grande Iced Coffee
No Classic Syrup
2 pumps Sugar Cookie Syrup
2 pumps Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
Splash of your creamer of choice
9. White Mocha Peppermint Cold Brew
How to order:
Grande Cold Brew
1 pump White Chocolate Mocha Sauce
Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Foam with Peppermint Syrup
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
10. Polar Express Hot Chocolate
How to order:
Grande Hot Chocolate made with Breve (Half & Half)
4 pumps Hazelnut Syrup