BY KAITLYN BRAVERMAN AND ROXY WILSON
The Starbucks fall menu is back and better than ever with ten returning and four new seasonal items. You can purchase these seasonal items from Late August to Early November. Starbucks’s most popular seasonal drink since its release in 2003, the pumpkin spice latte, continues to thrive this season.
In chatting with a worker from Starbucks, she said she made over 1000 pumpkin spice lattes on the first day. For an average size (Grande) pumpkin spice latte, it costs $6.45. That means they earned at least $6,450 on just that one drink!
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That was only from one out of the 17,128 stores in the United States, according to ScapeHero, a global data-collecting company. If all stores mirrored that, it would mean they built up over 100 million dollars in the first day of sales. That is wild! Know what else is wild?
A rising star, the iced pumpkin cream chai, is slowly creeping up on the pumpkin spice latte. “I’ve received almost the same amount of orders for the iced pumpkin cream chai as I have for the pumpkin spice latte,” a Starbucks manager said. “I think it has to do with our new pumpkin cold foam, it’s perfect for the fall.”
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With many new items to try, there’s definitely one for you. Are people willing to try them?
“I love trying new things,” Sophomore Lauren Barton said. “I’m planning on trying the pumpkin cream cheese muffin because I like pumpkin-flavored items and it sounds interesting.”
If you love pumpkins or cream cheese, the pumpkin cream cheese muffin is a perfect choice.
According to Starbucks, it is a spiced pumpkin muffin topped with sweet cream-cheese filling and a sprinkling of chopped, spiced pepitas. And if it’s a little chilly outside, which is rare for Florida, you can even warm it up!
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If you’re looking for a protein-packed, bite-sized snack, the new Italian Sausage Egg Bites are the one for you. Direct from the menu, it is composed of cage-free eggs, crumbled Italian sausage, sun-dried tomato pesto, basil and Monterey Jack cheese. With a whole 15 grams of protein, it’s perfect for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner!
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A new drink, the pecan oatmilk cortado, contains three ristretto shots of Starbucks Blonde Espresso combined with flavors of comforting pecan and perfectly steamed oatmilk finished off with a pecan-crunch topping. It doesn’t only sound like the perfect choice of a parent’s morning coffee, it is!
“I had never tried it before but I would get it again,” said a Cooper City High School Parent. “I get lots of hints of caramel and it’s not overly sweet which I like. The hot version was good but I’d love to try the iced version to compare.”
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The never-ending debate of the pumpkin spice latte being the best seasonal item will truly never be decided once and for all, though it can definitely be questioned. Here’s what a few CCHS students said:
“I’m not a big fan of lattes, but I’d be willing to try the pumpkin spice anyway. I’m sure it’s much tastier,” junior Nicole Abisror said.
“Personally, I don’t really like the pumpkin spice latte, I feel it tastes too much like cinnamon. But, I will drink it every so often because it’s a good drink overall,” freshman Aisha Arwas said.
“I live for the pumpkin spice latte and I would die for that drink,” junior Stephanie Cortes said.
If you haven’t visited your nearest Starbucks yet this fall, what are you waiting for? Better latte than never!
| NEW DRINKS AND TREATS: |
| Pecan Oatmilk Cortado |
| Italian Sausage Egg Bites |
| Tiramisu Latte (Starbucks Reserve only) |
| Pumpkin Spice Whiskey Barrel-Aged Manhattan (Starbucks Reserve only) |
| RETURNING FAN FAVORITES: |
| Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte |
| Pecan Cold Foam |
| Pumpkin Spice Latte |
| Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew |
| Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai |
| Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino |
| Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin |
| Racoon Cake Pop |
| Starbucks Reserve Pumpkin Spice Latte (Starbucks Reserve only) |
| Pumpkin Spice Whiskey Barrel-Aged Cold Brew (Starbucks Reserve only) |
