Starbucks' holiday menu has arrived for 2026, led by a new trio of tiramisu-inspired drinks, and the season's mystery Bearista cup boxes reach stores on Tuesday 10 November, according to Starbucks and Nation's Restaurant News. The holiday menu launched on 5 November, bringing new drinks, returning favourites, new food and holiday cups to coffeehouses.
The headline additions are the Tiramisu Velvet Latte, available hot or iced, and the Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew, according to Starbucks. The latte combines espresso with milk and vanilla syrup, topped with a Velvet Mascarpone Cold Foam and a cocoa cookie dusting, while the cold brew gives Starbucks cold brew the same dessert-inspired treatment. A second new family is brighter and fruitier: the Apple Pomegranate Refresher, with popping pomegranate-flavoured pearls, comes as a standard refresher, a creamier Snowy Apple Drink made with coconutmilk, or with lemonade, according to Starbucks.
Returning favourites include the Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte and Sugar Cookie Latte, alongside new twists such as an Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha and an Iced Caramel Brulée Cream Chai, according to Nation's Restaurant News. On the food side, the new Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese layers braised short rib, caramelized onion jam and Cheddar, Parmesan and mozzarella on sourdough, and the new Bearista Cake Pop is vanilla cake and buttercream dipped in chocolaty icing, according to Starbucks. For the first time, a limited-edition holiday pup cup is available at select coffeehouses while supplies last.
Two longtime holiday drinks are missing from the launch menu: neither the Chestnut Praline Latte nor the Eggnog Latte appears in Starbucks' announcement, according to Daily Vitality. Chestnut Praline shows up only as an at-home creamer sold in grocery stores, and as of 6 November Starbucks had not said either drink was gone for good or announced a return date. The Eggnog Latte dates back to 1986 as the company's first-ever holiday espresso beverage, according to Daily Vitality.
The season's collectables arrive in stages. Mystery Bearista Glass Cold Cup boxes, each containing a mystery character, reach stores on Tuesday 10 November, according to Nation's Restaurant News, and the original Bearista Glass Cold Cup returns on 1 December. Red Cup Day is back on 17 November, when customers who buy any handcrafted holiday beverage receive a collectible reusable red cup at participating stores while supplies last, according to Starbucks. Prices for the new drinks range from $5.45 to $6.75 for a grande in the United States, according to a Food Republic review, with prices varying by location.