Starbucks confirms iconic American Christmas drink is finally coming to the UK

Starbucks is bringing a fan-favourite Christmas drink to the UK (Picture: Getty Images) Christmas is fast approaching, and cafes and restaurants have begun releasing their Christmas menus. Greggs brought back its famous Festive Bake this month, while KFC and Burger King both unveiled seasonal ranges this week. Now Starbucks has officially announced its holiday line-up, bringing an American favourite to the UK for the first time in more than 20 years. For Christmas 2026, the coffee giant is introducing an entire range dedicated to peppermint, including the one drink fans have been desperate to try for more than 20 years. That’s right, the Peppermint Mocha is finally landing in the UK. It’s available hot or iced (Picture: Starbucks) Introduced for the 2002 festive season, the Starbucks Peppermint Mocha quickly became Starbucks’ most popular holiday drink in the US. Priced at £5.40, this drink combines Starbucks’ signature espresso and steamed milk with peppermint flavour syrup and mocha sauce. This is topped with whipped cream and finished with peppermint sugar sprinkles, and it’s available hot or iced. But that’s not all; the coffee chain has several other peppermint drinks for Christmas. What else is in the peppermint range? There are four different peppermint-flavoured drinks available from November 5 (Picture: Starbucks) Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. For chocolate lovers, there’s the Peppermint Hot Chocolate, with prices starting from £5.40. This is made with steamed milk, peppermint flavour syrup and mocha sauce, then topped with whipped cream and peppermint sugar sprinkles. Also new for this year is the Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Matcha, from £5.75. It sees Matcha Green Tea combined with milk, ice and peppermint flavour syrup, before being topped with white chocolate flavour cream cold foam, and peppermint sugar sprinkles. If that’s not enough peppermint, customers can also try the Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino blended beverage too, from £5.70. This includes Peppermint flavour syrup and mocha sauce blended with milk and ice, topped with whipped cream and peppermint sugar sprinkles. What other drinks are available this winter? If you’re not a fan of Peppermint, no need to panic, as the coffee chain is bringing back several of its most popular festive drinks this year too. Returning are the Toffee Nut Latte (from £5.40) and the Toffee Nut Frappuccino blended beverage (from £5.55). There’s also the Gingerbread Latte (from £5.40), the Gingerbread Frappuccino blended beverage (from £5.75) and the Eggnog Latte from £5.40). The Gingerbread Latte is back for 2026 (Picture: Starbucks) Festive food at Starbucks What’s a drink without a treat? Starbucks also has a load of new and returning treats to pair with your beverages this winter. New New for 2026 is the Festive Deli Flatbread, priced at £6.15, featuring slices of turkey with sage and onion stuffing, hickory-smoked maple bacon, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, and spinach. All of this is wrapped in a soft flatbread made with sourdough. A great lunch option (Picture: Starbucks) Also new this year is the Sticky Toffee Pecan Cake, and the Chocolate Orange Cake Cube, both £4.50. Next up is the Red Velvet Scroll (£4.50). This croissant dough is filled with a red velvet chocolate custard filling, decorated with white chocolate and red velvet crumb. Would you give this a try? (Picture: Starbucks) Next is the Christmas Tree Brownie (£3.90), and in keeping with the festive theme is the Reindeer Cake Pop (£3.05). Finally, new for this year, is the Tony’s Chocolonely Winter Edition Chocolate Bar. This milk chocolate bar features spiced biscuit pieces, priced at £3.30. Returning Back for this year is the Festive Feast Toastie. This toasted sourdough bloomer is layered with chicken, sage and onion stuffing, maple-cured bacon, cranberry sauce and cheese, priced at £6.40. Which festive Starbucks drink are you most excited to try? Peppermint Hot ChocolateCheck Iced Peppermint White Chocolate MatchaCheck Peppermint Mocha FrappuccinoCheck Sign up to Metro's The Slice newsletter for your guide to what's on in London, with trusted reviews, offers and giveaways. Also back for winter is the Pigs Under Blanket Roll (£5.95). Featuring pork sausages, with hickory-smoked maple bacon, cranberry sauce, sage and onion stuffing, and cheddar cheese. 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On TikTok, @amykitley called the Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Matcha ‘delicious’ and compared it to an after eight chocolate. ‘If you like chocolate chip ice cream, that’s what it tastes like… I highly recommend,’ she shared. @tia_roo wrote: ‘It’s sooo good! Can’t wait for my next one.’ While @cissyjoness said: ‘I get this syrup when in the USA, so I’m so happy they now have it here!!!’ ‘Literally the best flavour,’ claimed @itsmelissa. And @egdopieralla exclaimed: ‘Peppermint mocha has a chokehold on me.’ Do you have a story you’d like to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@metro.co.uk Arrow MORE: The sneaky labels you might start seeing in your local supermarket soon Arrow MORE: Greggs just added a new ‘masterpiece’ to its legendary sausage roll line-up Arrow MORE: The supermarket gems that make my weekly food shop far more dangerous The Slice Your free newsletter guide to the best London has on offer, from drinks deals to restaurant reviews.