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Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Lightened beverages: Choice of vanilla latte, mango cold brew tea, mocha iced blended drink or matcha iced latte made with nonfat milk, half the amount of flavor powder, less syrup and no whipped cream at the same price as regular beverages
Availability: Early January-March 10
Peet’s Coffee
Oat Milk Horchata Latte: Steamed oat milk blended with Madagascar vanilla and ground cinnamon poured over espresso, also available iced, price varied by size and location
Vanilla Cinnamon Latte: Traditional latte with added Madagascar vanilla and ground cinnamon, also available iced, price varied by size and location
Availability: Early January through March 3
PJ’s Coffee
King Cake Latte: Espresso, steamed milk and vanilla and cinnamon flavors, topped with whipped cream and purple sugar, price varied by location
King Cake Protein Velvet Ice: Cinnamon-vanilla cold brew concentrate with skim milk, no sugar added vanilla powder and protein powder blended with ice, price varied by location
Zulu Coconut Iced Mocha: Viennese blend cold brew with milk, Hershey’s chocolate syrup and coconut concentrate, served over ice, price varied by location
Availability: Jan 1-Feb. 29 (Lent started on Feb. 26)
7-Eleven
Quaker Energy Berry Blast Slurpee drink: Multi-berry-flavored slush beverage derived from the proprietary Quake energy drink with B vitamins, electrolytes caffeine, price varied by size and location
Availability: Starting in mid-January for an unspecified limited time at participating 7-Eleven, Striped and Aplus stores
True Food Kitchen
Hot Apple Cider: Hot apple cider with cinnamon, powdered kudzu root (used in Chinese medicine for its anti-inflammatory and blood sugar regulating properties) and vanilla, $7
Availability: January-April 7
Red Lobster
French Quarter Colada: Bacardi Superior Rum, Malibu coconut rum, piña colada mix, desert pear syrup and Margarita sour mix, price varied by location
Availability: During February
Dunkin’
Matcha Latte: Matcha green tea powder from the Nishio region of Japan’s Aichi Prefecture blended with choice of milk, available hot for around $3.19-$4,09, iced for around $3.69-$4.59 and frozen for around $3.25-$4-99
Availability: Permanent starting Feb. 26
Cinnabon
Churro Chillatta: Iced, blended dairy-based beverage flavored with cinnamon and topped with whipped cream, caramel sauce and a churro, starting at $6.29
Availability: Starting in March for unspecified limited time
Peet’s Coffee
Iced Honey Lavender Latte: Espresso and steamed milk with honey and lavender syrup, also available hot, price varies by size and location
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Honey Cold Brew Fog: Cold brew coffee and honey whipped with ice, price varies by size and location
Iced Lavender Tea Latte: Mighty Leaf Tea Summer Solstice tea with steamed milk and lavender syrup, also available hot, price varies by size and location
Availability: March through June 2
Jack in the Box
Jack’s Boosted Coffee: Double-strength coffee with optional Hershey’s chocolate caramel or French vanilla creamers, $1.49 for a regular or $1.69 for a large
Availability: Introduced in April
Smoothie King
Immune Builder Veggie Superfood Smoothie: A blend of spinach, kale, carrots, bananas, dates, apple and pineapple juices and an electrolyte blend, price varies by size and location
Availability: Introduced in April
Dunkin’
Dunkin’ Refreshers: Iced green tea, B vitamins (including B3, B5, B6 and b12) and fruit concentrate, available in Strawberry Dragonfruit and Peach Passion Fruit flavors, $2 for a medium
Availability: Mid-June Through July 28
Bartaco
Reviver to go: Mango-flavored gin cocktail with lime juice now available for takeout in an eco-friendly drink pouch where available, serves two, $18
Smoke on the Water to go: Mezcal, watermelon and Cappelletti liqueur now available to go in a drink pouch for two, $18
Availability: Through summer
Fat Straws
Dalgona: Instant coffee powder, sugar and hot water whipped together until creamy and then spooned over cold or warm milk; it gained popularity via social media during quarantine and now is available over milk or four other drinks — Dirty Chai (chai tea and milk), Dirty Matcha (Matcha and milk), Dalgonacado (avocado smoothie) and Dalgona Coco (tea, coconut powder and milk), $4.25-$6.50
Availability: Permanent, starting in June
Smoothie King
These were Smoothie King’s first new hydration-focused drinks since 2017
Hydration Watermelon: A smoothie of watermelon juice blend, strawberries, bananas, kiwi-apple juice blend and electrolyte blend, around $5.40 for 20 ounces
Hydration Mango Pineapple: A smoothie of mangoes, pineapples, apple-pineapple juice blend, passionfruit juice blend and electrolyte blend, around, $5.40 for 20 ounces
Availability: Starting in early summer for an unspecified limited time
Starbucks
Cold Brew with Cinnamon Almondmilk Foam: Cold brew coffee topped with cinnamon, vanilla and chilled, aerated almond milk, $4.45-$4.75 for a Grande
Cold Brew with Dark Cocoa Almondmilk Foam: Cold brew coffee, mocha sauce, cocoa powder and chilled, aerated almond milk, $4.45-$4.75 for a Grande
Cold Brew with Cinnamon Oatmilk Foam: Cold brew coffee with cinnamon, vanilla and chilled, aerated oat milk. Available in the Midwest, where Starbucks first tested oat milk, and California, where it was recently introduced, $4.45-$4.75 for a Grande
Availability: An unspecified limited time during the summer
Peet’s Coffee
Strawberry Lemon Black Tea Shaker: Mighty Leaf Summer Solstice black tea shaken with lemonade, strawberry purée, ice and strawberry slices, around $5.75 for a medium
Yuzu Citrus Black Tea Shaker: Mighty Leaf Summer Solstice black tea shaken with lemonade, yuzu purée, ice and a slice of lemon, around $5.75 for a medium
Tropical Berry Green Tea Shaker: Mighty Leaf Green Tea Tropical shaken with lemonade, strawberry purée, ice and strawberry slices, around $5.75 for a medium
Pineapple Citrus Green Tea Shaker: Mighty Leaf Green Tea Tropical shaken with lemonade, yuzu purée, ice and a slice of lemon, around $5.75 for a medium
Berry Hibiscus Tea Shaker: Mighty Leaf caffeine-free Wildberry Hibiscus tea shaken with lemonade, strawberry purée, ice and strawberry slices, around $5.75 for a medium
Citrus Hibiscus Tea Shaker: : Mighty Leaf caffeine-free Wildberry Hibiscus tea shaken with lemonade, yuzu purée, ice and a slice of lemon, around $5.75 for a medium
Availability: Permanent, starting in July
Chipotle Mexican Grill started carrying organic beverages from Tactor Beverage Co:
Organic Lemonade: A Tractor Beverage Co. drink made with lemons, sugar and a little turmeric, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces
Organic Hibiscus Lemonade: A Tractor drink Lemonade with tart hibiscus added, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces
Organic Mandarin Agua Fresca: A Tractor beverage with orange and tangerine, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces
Organic Berry Agua Fresca: A Tractor drink with pomegranate, strawberry, cherry and a little apple cider vinegar, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces
Two bottled beverages made by Tractor for Chipotle also have been added:
Organic Black Tea: Sri Lankan black tea with sugar and a hit of lemon, around, $3.19
Organic Lemonade: Lemonade with a little turmeric, $3.19
Availability: Permanent, starting in July
Bojangles
MTN DEW Southern Shock: A tropical punch-flavored sparkling beverage developed in collaboration with PepsiCo, around $1.69 for 16 ounces
Availability: Permanent, starting in late July
Carl’s Jr.
Carl’s Jr. x Nocking Point Wines Steakhouse Burger Box: One bottle each of Nocking Point’s 2017 Amell-Bec Malbec, 2017 Turnaround Red, and 2016 Year VII Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah Blend — each selected by Nocking Point sommelier Katie Owen and Carl’s Jr. chef Own Klein, to pair with the new Thickburger— and a gift card to buy the Thickburger via delivery or takeout (the wines are sold and distributed by Nocking Point Wines), plus recipes by Klein for mushrooms with rosemary and bacon, mac & cheese and a brownie-cookie hybrid called a brookie, $68
Availability: Late August through Sept. 22 for the burger; while supplies lasted for the wine box
Dunkin’
The Charli: Cold brew coffee, whole milk and three pumps of caramel sauce, reportedly the go-to drink of TikTok dance celebrity Charli D’Amelio, around $3.19 for a medium
Availability: An unspecified limited time starting in early September
Taco Cabana
Pumpkin Spice Margarita: Tequila, house Margarita mix, lime juice, triple sec and pumpkin spice purée, starting at $2
Availability: An unspecified limited time starting in early October
BurgerFi
Brown Butter Pumpkin Pie Shake: Vanilla custard spun with pumpkin pie filling, brown butter syrup and caramel
Availability: Nov. 16-Dec. 6
Kung Fu Tea
Brown Sugar Wow Series: Choice of black tea, green tea, oolong tea or coffee sweetened with brown sugar and containing tapioca pearls that have been cooked in brown sugar, topped with cold, sweetened, frothed milk, $4.25 for a medium and $4.95 for a large
Availability: Nov. 23-April 30, 2021
