Starbucks is ready to deck the halls.
The coffee chain announced the new and returning holiday menu items, all of which will be landing in stores on Thursday, Nov. 7.
For the first time ever, the coffeehouse is launching a holiday Refresher: the Cran-Merry Orange Refresher. The drink comes in three varieties — the original, Cran-Merry Orange Lemonade Refresher and Cran-Merry Drink — and each is meant to scratch a specific holiday itch.
The Cran-Merry Orange Refresher has flavors of orange, cranberry and warm spices, according to a press release. Green coffee extract gives the beverage a slightly caffeinated kick, dried cranberries add a festive look and a shake with ice adds a chill to the drink. The OG version is combined with water, too.
The Cran-Merry Orange Lemonade Refresher has all the same elements as the original but swaps out water for lemonade. Similarly, the Cran-Merry Drink is a copy of the other two but with …