We’ve got limited-time food releases, so of course, we’re going to get the beverages too! We may not know why, but they make any meal experience better. Or they could just be a cool winter refresher to give us the productivity we need despite the cold bed weather.
For this month, expect to see holiday-themed shakes with flavors such as peppermint, eggnog, apple cider, and many more. If you’re up for a treat, open up the beverage book and read along as we discover the best treats and beverages that November has to offer.
Chick-fil-A
Let’s start off our peppermint journey with Chick-fil-A’s special holiday offering. Say hello to the Peppermint Chip Milkshake. What makes it even more exciting is the milkshake, which is the chain’s first rollout of their winter menu, so expect to see more of Chick-fil-A! 👀It’s made out of their signature Icedream, the chain’s version of vanilla-flavored ice cream. The milkshake also has a blend of peppermint chips, and it’s finished off with a whipped cream topping and a maraschino cherry to resemble the diner feel.
Cinnabon
Nope, these fast food chains aren’t stopping with their peppermint agenda. If you’re a peppermint flavor lover wanting to try each peppermint-flavored release this holiday season, then you’d better add Cinnabon’s Peppermint Chillata to your list. It’s a minty frozen treat that features crushed peppermint candy pieces and a whipped cream topping. What’s even great is that you can pair the drink with their Peppermint Bon, which features their signature cinnamon rolls with crushed peppermint topper. Cinnabon surely went peppermint crazy in creating their holiday offering. 😅 But we’re not complaining tho!
Dunkin’
Let’s try to steer away from peppermint for a while and enjoy other Christmas flavors like what Dunkin’ is offering. Let’s step into the classics once again and enjoy a sip of Dunkin’s limited-time Holiday Cookie Signature Latte. It features a rich espresso with a whole milk base and flavors of toasted almonds and butter cookies. This makes the perfect flavor for the winter season, as it’s like eating a warm-baked butter cookie while watching the snowfall.
Five Guys
More peppermint candy-flavored shake awaits, and you can get them here at Five Guys! Match any of their best burgers with their new Candy Cane Milkshake. It features a strong peppermint flavor that brings out the crunch in every milkshake experience. The best part? It isn’t limited to just the Candy Cane Milkshake, as you can opt for a mix-in shake, which can create over 500 milkshake combinations. You can add the candy cane crunch even in Five Guys’ chocolate or salted caramel shake.
Häagen-Dazs
If you love Häagen-Dazs’ ice cream, you will definitely love their shakes, which share the same base. This holiday season, they’re taking on the peppermint candy trend with their own version of Peppermint Bark Shake. It’s made from chocolaty peppermint bark and candy pieces that are blended with white chocolate ice cream. Like any other peppermint candy shake on the list, it’s topped with whipped cream and even more peppermint candy pieces.
Jack in the Box
Have you been Noggy or Nice this year? Either way (hopefully nice 🤣), Jack in the Box is offering their holiday drinks in the form of the famous holiday eggnog drink. While everyone is turning their products into peppermint flavor, Jack in the Box is heading to a different approach with eggnog. If you’re up for some, then pick one from their two varieties:
- Noggy or Nice Shake – Jack in the Box Vanilla Shake fans, here’s a treat just for you! This particular shake features a Vanilla Shake base blended with eggnog flavors and Biscoff cookie crumbs.
- Noggy or Nice Sweet Cream Iced Coffee – If you want a little push while still enjoying the goodness of eggnog, then get this option instead. It’s made out of High Mountain Arabica coffee with sweetened cream. Like the shake, it has an eggnog flavoring, whipped cream, and Biscoff cookie crumbs.
Jamba
The holiday season is also bringing us some cranberry-pomegranate goodness care of Jamba. There are two new limited-time drinks that you must try, especially if you’re starting a healthy journey this 2025. Grab any of the following beverages to fuel up your healthy journey. Remember, your health goes a long way, so it’s better to start now.
- Cranberry Pomegranate – It features a sweet coconut whip combined with cranberry, pomegranate, and citrus for a refreshing but healthy drink that will keep you going all winter long.
- Cranberry Pomegranate and Ginger – If you want some extra protection ahead of what winter will bring you, add some ginger to your Cranberry Pomegranate drink. Don’t worry; you’ll still get the same blend but with added ginger.
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McDonald’s
Coffee lovers, here’s a new McCafé offering for you! Get the new Dulce de Leche Frappe made from their signature Caramel Frappe base with rich Dulce de Leche syrup, whipped cream, and crunchy caramel pieces. It perfectly resembles the famous Dulce de Leche treat.
Shake Shack
Your favorite burger joint, Shake Shack, welcomes the holiday season with a rollout of Holiday Shakes that perfectly pair with their burgers. Choose from any of these:
- Christmas Cookie Shake – Sugar cookie lovers, here’s the shake made just for you. It features a sugar cookie-flavored frozen custard with shortbread crumbles and candy sprinkles.
- Chocolate Yule Log Shake – Chocolate cake meets chocolate frozen custard in this shake. It includes a whipped topping on top, holiday sprinkles, and cake crumbles.
- Apple Cider Donut Shake – Apple Cider Donut is a huge dessert during the holiday season, and Shake Shack took this idea to create a shake out of it. It features an apple cider donut-flavored custard with whipped topping and cinnamon donut crumbles.
Sonic
In case you missed it, Sonic’s 2024 Winter Menu lineup has new limited-time drinks for you to enjoy, along with other food options from the menu. Check them out:
- Red Velvet Batter Shake – We know Sonic has some of the best shakes in town, and red velvet is their newest flavor on the scene. It features a vanilla soft-serve base with a red velvet cake batter, and a cream cheese whipped topping.
- Buttery Brew (Barq’s) – Root be*r lovers, here’s a drink for you. It is made out of a root be*r base mixed with buttery flavors from caramel and sweet cream.
- Sparkling Sugar Cookie (Dr. Pepper) – Featuring the iconic fizz of Dr. Pepper with hints of caramel and sugar cookie flavors.
Starbucks
Part of the awaited Starbucks holiday menu is these fruity refreshers. Choose any of the following and take a sip:
- Cran-Merry Orange Refresher – This Christmas in a cup features cranberry, orange, and warm spices. But wait, that’s not all, as this drink is also shaken with ice along with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom holiday spices.
- Cran-Merry Drink – Or maybe you like your drink creamy? Get this creamy Christmas drink instead, which features a Cran-Merry Refresher with coconut milk poured over ice and mixed with cranberries.
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is known not only for their good selection of Mexican food but also for their unique combination of drinks you won’t get elsewhere. Take the new Midnight Cherry Freeze as an example. It features a blue raspberry-flavored Freeze with a swirl of black cherry flavor. They’re perfect to pair with any of Taco Bell’s taco treats.
Wendy’s
November has offered us a new frosty flavor, and it’s none other than Wendy’s new Salted Caramel Frosty. It has the same frosty treat that we know and love, but it’s made better because of caramel’s strong taste and hints of saltiness to balance out the flavor.
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From The Club
Whew! That’s a whole lot of beverages just for an entire month. Can you even imagine consuming all of it? Hopefully, they’ll all be around at least until early 2025. But if you ask me, I’ll probably get everything on the list that has caffeine in it as I need fuel, especially during this month of full-on deadlines at university. 😴