Starbucks marks the countdown to the festive season with a brand-new colour-in cup and the launch of #CheerforGood charity support

Today Starbucks welcomes back the festive season with the launch of its first-ever colour-in Christmas cup, encouraging customers to add their own splash of colour and style to their drink. The beautifully hand-drawn cup features a pair of hands holding red cups of coffee connected by swirling ribbons with lively Christmas scenes and splashes of red and green.

The highly anticipated Christmas range of drinks includes returning favourites – the Gingerbread Latte, Toffee Nut Latte as well as a new addition, the Fudge Hot Chocolate.

This year also sees the return of the Christmas Blend. The coffee’s magic comes from amazing, rare Sumatran beans that have been aged three to five years resulting in a distinctive cedary, spicy layers balanced by a sweet, rich smoothness.

‘Tis the season of goodwill…

Starbucks is passionate about supporting the local communities close to its stores, and this Christmas will be supporting a local community charity, through the Starbucks #CheerforGood campaign.

This year, 30c from every Red Cup purchased will be donated to a charity and together with Hamley’s, Starbucks will also be donating hundreds of furry Hamley’s teddies to little ones.

Introducing Starbucks Festive Drinks Menu….

Gingerbread Latte
With all the ingredients you need for a cosy Christmas, this drink contains Starbucks 100% Arabica espresso, infused with gingerbread syrup and steamed milk. It’s finished with gingerbread flavour whipped cream and wafer crumbs and is sure to hit the Christmas spot every time.

Toffee Nut Latte
The much-loved Toffee Nut Latte is a combination of rich nutty flavours and Starbucks 100% Arabica espresso, with fresh steamed milk. This festive favourite is complemented with finishing touches of whipped cream and decadent hazelnut sprinkles. PLEASE NOTE: This drink contains real hazelnuts

Fudge Hot Chocolate
An indulgent combination of milk chocolate and fudge syrup, carefully crafted with steamed milk, then finished with fudge flavoured whipped cream and a sprinkling of gold chocolate curls.