‘Tis the season for seasonal drinks! We tried six seasonal drinks at Starbucks so you don’t have to this holiday season!

Iced Sugar Cookie Oatmilk:

Gabby: It was not horrible, but I was disappointed with the flavor. To me, it had a hint of sugar cookie flavor, but other than that it was very milky which affected the taste. I had high expectations when going in to try it, but overall it tasted not good. I did enjoy the sprinkles on top which made it fun to drink. 5/10

Lily: It smelled exactly like a sugar cookie, but it didn’t taste like a sugar cookie. Honestly, it had a weird aftertaste too and I was expecting more since it was hyped up so much. The sprinkles were a nice touch though. 4/10

Toasted White Chocolate:

Gabby: This drink tasted mostly like a normal hot chocolate, which is sad because I was expecting it to taste more like white chocolate. I do not know how a drink can be toasted, but this drink was not at all. I think this drink could’ve been better if there was more white chocolate flavoring.  4/10

Lily: It was basic and I barely tasted the white chocolate. The best way I can describe this is that it was like drinking milky coffee or like a below-average hot chocolate. I don’t know what exactly was supposed to be toasted about this drink either. This drink did not live up to its name. 3/10

Peppermint Mocha:

Gabby:  My favorite one out of all the flavors that we tried. Peppermint Mocha is just a classic Christmas flavor and it did not disappoint this year. It had a perfect mix of peppermint and chocolate flavor which just works so well together. 10/10

Lily:  This was the best. No notes. You can’t go wrong with a classic, it is perfect hot or cold. This is my go-to drink for the holiday season, and it should be yours too. 10/10

Apple Crisp Macchiato:

Gabby: I was surprised by this drink. Having the apple crisp flavor in coffee is a pretty good combination that I did not think I would like. This drink screams fall and is the perfect drink to have on a nice fall night while you still can before winter comes along. I did not think I would like this drink as much as I did, it was one of my favorites out of all the drinks we tried. 6/10

Lily: This was definitely a more fall flavor and it totally personified the season. It had both an apple and cinnamon flavor to it that reminded me of a crisp fall day. This drink took a couple of sips to get into but once I had some more of it, I ended up liking it more than I thought I would. 7/10

Caramel Brule Latte:

Gabby: This drink was not very good. It lacked a lot of caramel flavor, which made the drink taste like milk. I am not the biggest fan of caramel myself, so the caramel that I did taste, was not enjoyable for me. Overall, this drink was not awful, but I definitely was disappointed because this was one of their newer holiday flavors. 3/10

Lily: It wasn’t bad, but it tasted like someone thought about caramel but forgot to add it to the drink. It really needed more caramel for a drink whose name has the word caramel in it. I was excited about this because I love their caramel drinks, but this was a let-down. 5/10