Starbucks' 2025 Winter Lineup Includes A Brand New Espresso Drink

Starbucks fans can celebrate the new year with a brand new espresso drink that's never been on the menu before. Per an email to Daily Meal, Starbucks will be adding a cortado to the menu, beginning Friday, January 3, 2025. For anyone unfamiliar, a cortado is a small espresso beverage consisting of equal parts espresso and steamed milk. So, with a double shot of espresso (which is 2 ounces), the cortado would be completed with 2 ounces of milk. The press release describes the drink, which originated in Spain, as "small in size and strong in flavor."

At Starbucks, specifically, the cortado will be made with three shots of its ristretto blonde espresso and steamed whole milk, and it's only offered hot. The coffee company will also be offering a dairy-free, sweeter take on the cortado with another new menu item: the brown sugar oatmilk cortado. This drink also uses the blonde espresso, which according to Starbucks is "combined with brown sugar syrup, cinnamon, and perfectly steamed oatmilk with a dash of cinnamon on top." And while you can easily make a cortado at home (even without an espresso machine), Starbucks fans may also want to check out one of its versions to try the chain's unique spin on this classic drink.

The new year is also bringing back two popular pistachio-flavored drinks: the pistachio latte and the pistachio cream cold brew. The pistachio latte — which can be ordered hot, iced, or blended — consists of espresso and steamed milk and, according to the press release, is "infused with the cozy flavors of sweet pistachio and a brown-buttery topping." And the pistachio cream cold brew features Starbucks' cold brew and vanilla syrup, and it's "topped with smooth Pistachio Cream Cold Foam and salted brown buttery sprinkles." Meanwhile, another green-colored menu item has gotten a long-awaited upgrade.

Customers can now adjust the level of sweetness in Starbucks' matcha drinks. As for food items, there's a brand new vegan spicy falafel pocket, which consists of flatbread stuffed with falafel, hummus, pickled onions, and roasted bell peppers — with a dose of heat from a spicy herb sauce. Then, there are two returning items: the vanilla bean custard Danish and the heart-adorned Valentine cake pop. Finally, for those of you who prefer to make coffee at home, there's a new bag of Starbucks whole coffee beans (check out our guide to get you started). 

The Starbucks single-origin Ethiopia — which is being sold for a limited time — is the first blonde roast of Ethiopian beans that the company has offered. The coffee is described as "expressing ginger blossom aromas and notes of tangerine, lemon balm, and sweet dates, with a medium acidity and medium-light body." There are also a few new winter merch options that you can buy to pour that freshly-homemade coffee into — including new tumblers, mugs, cold cups, and water bottles, all of which feature pink, blue, and green hues.