2 weeks Ago By Laura Colgan
Starbucks has refresher drinks on its holiday menu for the first time - and the cool beverage has a festive name for the winter season. Three new Cran-Merry Orange Refreshers are available in stores from November 7. The Cran-Merry Orange Refresher, Cran-Merry Orange Lemonade Refresher and Cran-Merry Drink were inspired by bright red cranberries synonymous with the holidays .
The fruit is both a symbol of the season’s abundance and a tart and tasty addition to holiday meals and baked goods and is now the star of Starbucks ' first-ever holiday refresher drink. Starbucks fan shares worst customer names they've ever seen and 'feels bad' for some Starbucks announces removal of extra fee for addition of non-dairy milks in huge shake-up The drinks have a comforting combination of sweet orange and warm spices flavors as well as the crisp cranberry taste. The refreshers are infused with green coffee extract from 100% arabica coffee beans.
The beverages have a deep red hue from the bright sliced cranberries and are served with cold foam, such as Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Foam. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter. Billy Altieri, lead beverage developer for Starbucks , said: “These beverages were very much inspired by this idea of a festive punch as a sensorial experience – the appearance, the aroma, the taste.
"We wanted to create a drink that brought all of those sensory elements together in a cup. Cranberry isn’t the same color you would see in spring or summer. Darker colors cue a little bit of that calming, slower pace.
"Our customers enjoy Refreshers all year long. We’re excited to bring them something special for the holidays to complement all their activities of the season.”.
