Starbucks For Life Game, Holiday Menu

The annual Starbucks For Life game is back on now through January 5. Starbucks also has their Holiday Menu out.

Starbucks For Life Game

The “Starbucks for Life” annual Holiday sweepstakes is back now through January 5, 2025 with 10 million prizes available, including Starbucks for Life!

Starbucks Rewards members earn game plays by making a purchase using either their registered Starbucks Card or the Starbucks mobile App.  Every rewards member also gets one game play to start.

 

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Members redeem their game plays and collect digital game pieces by logging on to www.starbucksforlife.com. Starbucks Rewards members may earn up to two game plays per day by making a purchase with a registered Starbuck Card or App. Members can complete challenges found within the game to earn extra game plays.

Starbucks For Life Prizes

Every play earns a Collect and Win game piece, or an Instant Win. Customers can collect three game pieces in a row to win a prize (like Starbucks for Life, Starbucks for a Month and more) with Instant Wins including free brewed coffee, bonus stars and special offers.

Five lucky customers will win the grand prize of Starbucks for Life. The top prizes include:

  • 5 Starbucks for Life! A daily credit for 30 years – that’s a lotta Starbucks!
  • 40 $1,000 Delta Gift Cards
  • 20 $500 Marriott Bonvoy Gift Cards
  • 2,000 Starbucks Reserve Umbrellas
  • 425,000 awards of 100 Stars
  • 25,000 awards of 1,000 Stars

Instant win prizes include free coffees and bonus stars, and Starbucks merch. For the official rules, visit the Starbucks website here. To join Starbucks Rewards, visit https://www.starbucks.com/promo/rewards.

Good luck!

Starbucks 2024 Holiday Menu

Starbucks celebrates the holidays every year with special food and beverages, deals and contests, plus the iconic Starbucks red cups. Here’s what Starbucks has for the 2024 Holidays.

Starbucks Holiday Menu

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The new additions include the Iced Caramel Brulée Eggnog Latte, Eggnog Espresso Martini, and Fog Nog Tea Latte, along with a new Coffee Eggnog Holiday Cookie. Returning favorites like the Starbucks Reserve Peppermint Mocha and Starbucks Reserve Peppermint Mocha Espresso Martini are also back on the menu.

New Holiday Beverages

Iced Caramel Brulée Eggnog Latte (currently only in New York City, Chicago and Seattle)

This new holiday delight features Starbucks Reserve Espresso combined with eggnog, milk, and caramel brulée sauce, poured over ice, and finished with a rich cold foam and a hand-torched caramelized sugar crust. A hot version is also available, sans the torched topping.

Fog Nog Tea Latte (currently only in New York City, Chicago and Seattle)

A holiday twist on the classic London Fog, this beverage is crafted with Earl Grey tea, white chocolate mocha, and liquid cane sugar, topped with decadent eggnog cream and a dusting of nutmeg.

Peppermint Mocha

Back for the season, this favorite is made with Starbucks Reserve Espresso, steamed milk, dark chocolate, and peppermint-flavored syrup, topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate curls.

Holiday Cocktails – Don’t Drink These Before Your Morning Meetings!

Eggnog Espresso Martini

This new cocktail features Starbucks Reserve Espresso, Zacapa No. 23 Rum, cream, vanilla syrup, and luscious eggnog, finished with cold foam and a dusting of nutmeg.

Peppermint Mocha Espresso Martini

A seasonal twist on the classic Espresso Martini, this drink features Starbucks Reserve Espresso, Kalak Single Malt Vodka, dark chocolate, and peppermint syrup, topped with cold foam and dark chocolate curls.

Holiday Espresso Martini Flight

This limited-time flight includes mini versions of the signature Espresso Martini, Peppermint Mocha Espresso Martini, and Eggnog Espresso Martini.

Holiday Food Offerings

Pistachio Raspberry Tart

Resembling a holiday wreath, this new pastry features a flaky vanilla tart shell filled with raspberry jam and pistachio frangipane, topped with a tart raspberry gelée center, whipped pistachio white chocolate ganache, toasted pistachios, and freeze-dried raspberries.

Coffee Eggnog Holiday Cookie

This new cookie features white chocolate ganache infused with coffee and eggnog spices, sandwiched between crunchy spiced cookies and adorned with holiday-colored sprinkles.

Exclusive Experiences and Merchandise

Winter Wonderland Pop-Up

Located at the Starbucks Reserve Empire State Building store in New York City, this immersive experience features a new exclusive beverage, the Empire State Cocoa Cocktail, crafted with dark chocolate, steamed milk, Hennessy VS Cognac, whipped cream, Royal Combier liqueur, and dark chocolate bites.

Holiday Merchandise Collections

This season’s collections include festive gifts, exclusive drinkware, coffee-themed ornaments, and more, available exclusively at U.S. Starbucks Reserve locations. Highlights include the Gifts for All Collection, Global Roastery Holiday Collection, and exclusive merchandise from local artists celebrating the Seattle Roastery’s 10th anniversary and the Chicago Roastery’s 5th anniversary.

Special Coffee Blends

Starbucks Reserve Christmas Blend 2024

This blend captures the holiday spirit with woodsy aromas and notes of lemon zest, maple, and candied ginger, made from beans from Hacienda Alsacia, aged Sumatran beans, and full-bodied coffee from Indonesia’s Aceh region.

Starbucks announced their 2024 Holiday offerings at: Experience the magic of the holidays with new flavors and merch at Starbucks Reserve

Does Starbucks Still Have A Happy Hour?

Starbucks hasn’t had a Happy Hour in awhile. Usually, Happy Hour is available to app users on select days with a buy one, get one free offer or other deals.  The happy hour usually begins at 12 pm and runs until 6 pm. Typical offers are 50% off a handcrafted drink, or a buy onand is good on any handcrafted drink, which includes espresso beverages, Frappuccinos and iced coffees. Espresso beverages include Cappuccinos, Macchiatos, and Lattes.
Whenever there is a Starbucks Happy Hour you can expect to find it announced here.

Starbucks Coupons

Starbucks isn’t really into the coupon thing.  They get plenty of business without them.  However, if we come across any Starbucks coupons, we’ll put them up for you here!  In the meantime, you can get a free coffee if you’re a new member for the Starbucks Rewards program (see below).  That’s about the closest thing to a Starbucks coupon there is right now.  You can also save by using the Rewards Program to earn Stars towards free coffee or food.  It’s worth your time, really.  Read below for more information on how to get started saving with the Rewards program.

50% Off Coffee For Rewards Signup

Starbucks Rewards offers you a chance to earn points towards free food for if you visit frequently.  If you want to create an account, click here for the Starbucks Rewards page.  If you’re into Starbucks on the go (most of us are), click here and download the mobile app and you can create a Rewards account at the same time for maximum efficiency and free drinkness!

On signing up you’ll get 50% off drinks during your first week.*  Then you’ll earn 1 star per $1 spent. Use a gift card or a pre-loaded card on Starbucks app as payment and double that to 2 stars per $1 spent and you will still be able to redeem your points at different levels.  Rewards available are as follows:

  1. 25 Stars – customer your drink with an extra espresso shot, syrup, or dairy substitute
  2. 100 Stars – a free hot coffee, tea or bakery item
  3. 200 Stars – a free handcrafted drink or hot breakfast sandwich
  4. 300 Stars – a free sandwich, protein box or package of at-home coffee
  5. 400 Stars – a free signature cup, drink tumbler or other merch up to $20

*50% off handcrafted drink valid for 7 days from sign up, at participating stores. Must sign up via promo link by June 30, 2024 to be eligible. Limit one per member. Excludes delivery orders, alcohol, ready to drink and bottled beverages.

Starbucks App

You’ll need to have the Starbucks app and be logged into your rewards account to get Happy Hour deals. Rewards members automatically get a coupon loaded into their Starbucks app. Show the coupon bar code to your barista to get the deal.

To get regular invitations, join the free Starbucks Rewards Program and download the Starbucks app.  In our review, we rated the app an 8/10 and found that it justifies the precious memory space on the phones of caffeine lovers everywhere.

Does Starbucks Give Free Refills?

Rewards members get free refills on brewed coffee and tea.  To get a free refill show your Starbucks rewards card or your app. In addition to free refills you’ll receive Happy Hour invitations, free drink or food rewards, custom offers on items you enjoy, early access to new products and easy ordering and payment.

Free refills are available only during your visit and do not include lemonade,iced tea infusions, or handcrafted beverages, such as the frappuccinos and lattes.

For more details, visit: Starbucks Rewards

Seasonal Menus at Starbucks

Fall Menu 2024 At Starbucks

Fall is here! Don’t care about your calendar tells you, because the fall menu is back at Starbucks in all it’s Pumpkin Spice Latte glory, with some new friends along for the ride.

Pumpkin Drinks

Yes, we’ve got lots of pumpkin here. Exhibit A – the Pumpkin Spice Latte, which started this whole pumpkin spice craze waaaaaay back in 2003. Made with real pumpkin, this handcrafted drink combines Starbucks Signature Espresso and steamed milk with flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. Topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spices, it’s available hot, iced, or blended.

The fan-favorite Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew also makes a return. This drink features Starbucks Cold Brew sweetened with vanilla syrup, topped with pumpkin cream cold foam and a pumpkin spice topping, creating a perfectly balanced fall sip.

Returning from last year’s fall menu, the Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai blends spiced chai notes with pumpkin cream cold foam and a pumpkin spice topping, inspired by customer and barista customizations.

Starbucks Fall Menu

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Apple Drinks

New this year, the Iced Apple Crisp Nondairy Cream Chai combines warming chai spices with creamy oatmilk, topped with nondairy apple crisp cold foam, evoking the taste of homemade apple pie.

Also back is the Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato, which layers apple, cinnamon, and brown sugar flavors with rich espresso over creamy oatmilk, available hot or iced.

The Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso features Starbucks® Blonde Espresso with apple, cinnamon, and brown sugar notes, shaken together and topped with oatmilk for a smooth, fall-flavored drink.

App Exclusive Drinks

There are two more beverages available, but you can only get them when you order in the app.

  • Iced Caramel Apple Cream Latte: Rich espresso, milk, and notes of apple, cinnamon, and brown sugar, served over ice and topped with salted caramel cream cold foam.
  • Iced Honey Apple Almondmilk Flat White: Starbucks® Blonde Espresso and almondmilk over ice with a hint of honey and nondairy apple crisp cold foam.

Bakery Items

For a limited time, customers can also enjoy the new Raccoon Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake and buttercream dipped in chocolaty icing, and the returning Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin, a moist pumpkin muffin topped with sweet cream cheese filling and chopped, spiced pepitas. The Baked Apple Croissant and the popular Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf are also perfect fall food pairings.

Starbucks 2024 Summer Menu

The Starbucks Summer Menu is here starting May 7, 2024 with three all-new Starbucks Refreshers and other summer treats.

  1. The new Summer-Berry Starbucks Refreshers Beverage features a blend of raspberry, blueberry and blackberry flavors shaken with ice and poured over a layer of new popping raspberry flavored pearls.
  2. The new Summer-Berry Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers Beverage combines Summer-Berry Refreshers shaken with ice and lemonade and poured over a layer of popping raspberry flavored pearls.
  3. The new non-dairy Summer Skies Drink features Summer-Berry Refreshers creamy coconutmilk poured over ice and a layer of new popping Raspberry Flavored Pearls that bring a burst of raspberry flavor.

Starbucks announced the 2024 summer menu at Summer’s On at Starbucks

 

Starbucks Winter Menu

The Winter Menu on January 3, 2024, with new items and returning favorites. Here is the lineup:

  • NEW Pistachio Cream Cold Brew: Cold coffee is a hit, regardless of the season, at Starbucks. This drink is a classic Cold Brew sweetened with vanilla syrup and topped with pistachio cream cold foam and salted sprinkles.
  • Pistachio Latte: To everyone’s pleasure, this fan favorite is returning! The Pistachio Latte features sweet pistachio and rich brown butter with espresso and steamed milk. You can get it hot, iced, or as a Frappuccino blended drink.
  • Red Velvet Loaf: A vanilla cake swirled with red velvet cake, topped with white chocolate icing.

You will also be able to purchase whole-bean coffees this winter including the Starbucks Tribute Blend and two Starbucks Reserve Coffees. The Reserve Coffees are the NEW Starbucks Guatemala Lake Atitlan and Starbucks Reserve Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu, available at select locations.

Starbucks Spring 2024 Menu

It’s getting hot outside, but even hotter at Starbucks with their new Spicy Lemonade Refreshers. Each one is mixed with a three-pepper chili blend for some serious kick. Get a spicy, fruity pick me up from among these flavors:

  • Spicy Strawberry Lemonade – with strawberry pieces and a spicy twist
  • Spicy Dragonfruit Lemonade Refresher – with real dragonfruit pieces
  • Spicy Pineapple Lemonade Refresher – with chunks of pineapple

Starbucks announced the Spring Menu at: Starbucks New Spicy Lemonade Refreshers and Spicy Cream Cold Foam Are Coming in Hot

Starbucks Spicy Lemonade Refreshers

Can I Get Starbucks Delivered?

Starbucks delivers with UberEats in select cities and states. Starbucks is accessible via the three largest delivery providers in the U.S. – DoorDash, Grubhub and UberEats. Plus, customers can now order Starbucks Delivery, powered by DoorDash, in the Starbucks app directly.

Where Can I Find Starbucks’ Nutritional Information?

Starbucks has a spreadsheet with nutritional information for each menu item. It is important to know what you’re putting in your body.

How Can I Get a Free Coffee from Starbucks?

Starbucks has a rewards program and customers can enroll to get free coffee. Every dollar spent is one star and at 50 stars you can get a free coffee. If you use a gift card or a preloaded card, you will get 2 stars for every dollar spent. You can also score other freebies once you advance star tiers (they count off by 25).

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