Starbucks holiday drinks are finally here, but only for a limited time. And with so many options this year, it can be hard to choose which one to get.
That’s why we put together a ranking of the 2024 Starbucks holiday drink lineup to help you decide. Keep on reading to see which ones made the top of our ranking.
Don’t agree with our list? Too bad.
6. Peppermint Mocha
Okay, so this drink isn’t necessarily bad, but it’s less special because you can order it year-round. That’s right; you can just add peppering to a regular mocha to create this exact same drink (minus that fancy chocolate swirls on top, but how much do they add to the drink anyway?).
5. Chestnut Praline Latte
We have to respect the OG holiday drinks, but quite frankly, we’re kind of tired of the Chestnut Praline Latte. Diehard fans will disagree, and while this isn’t a bad drink, we’d rather see other classics return, like the Eggnog Latte or Irish Cream Cold Brew.
4. Iced Gingerbread Oat Chai
We’ve been waiting for a dairy-free cold-foam alternative, and Starbucks has blessed us with one. The Iced Gingerbread Oat Chai is perfectly cozy despite being a cold beverage (you can order it hot, but then you don’t get that yummy cold foam).
However, the only reason this one is in fourth place is that the cold foam of oat milk just doesn’t foam up the same way the original cold foam does. Plus, even if it does foam up perfectly, you have a good five-minute window before it completely disappears back into the drink. Is it still tasty? Definitely.
3. Cran-Merry Orange Refresher
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Not only does the Cran-Merry Orange Refresher have one of the best names on the menu (we love a good holiday pun), but its flavour was so different from any of the other drinks this year that it definitely deserves to be in the top three. Fruity and tart, and with the option to customize it with lemonade or coconut milk, this drink is a nice shakeup to the typical holiday lineup.
2. Sugar Cookie Oat Latte
Starbucks finally gave us a drink for the oat milk fans three years ago, and we couldn’t be more thankful. However, this drink is arguably better iced, and regardless of how much we support iced coffee consumption during the winter, it’s just too cold to really enjoy this bevvy.
1. Caramel Brûlé Latte
If the Caramel Brûlé Latte has 100 fans, we’re one of them. If it has one fan, it’s us. If it has zero fans, consider us dead. This drink is everything right about the holiday season. It’s warm, cozy, and so so so delicious. There’s a reason it’s stuck around for all these years.
What’s that? This completely contradicts our ranking of the Chestnut Praline Latte? Too bad. If you don’t like the Caramel Brûlé Latte, you’re simply wrong #CaramelBrûléSupremacy.