Starbucks marks start of holiday season with red cups, new drink

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Starbucks marks start of holiday season with red cups, new drink

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Kendra Mangione Managing Digital Producer, CTV News and BNN Bloomberg

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Published Monday, November 3, 2014 2:12PM EST

As of Monday, Starbucks' red cups are back, along with the coffee brewer's first new holiday drink in five years.

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Until next year, Pumpkin Spice Latte. As of Monday, Starbucks' red cups are back, along with the coffee brewer's first new holiday drink in five years.

The Chestnut Praline Latte debuted on Monday, along with the chain's traditional holiday-themed lattes such as Caramel Brule, Eggnog and Gingerbread.

The "CPL" is the first new holiday drink Starbucks has offered in five years, according to a press release the . Starbucks is also celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Christmas Blend of coffee.

From Monday until the end of December, Starbucks will swap out its plain white cups for the more festive, red ones, marking the start of the holiday season for coffee snobs:

��鉁� RT : You do not understand how happy I am right now 鈽猴笍
鈥� Starbucks Canada (@StarbucksCanada)

Let's just say the holiday cups made my Monday bearable
鈥� Pretty Girl Problems (@PrettyGrlProb)

Holiday cups at Starbucks. I love them, don't get me wrong... But I think we may have jumped the gun a bit.
鈥� Kelly Travis (@kellytravisty)

Have you been in a Starbucks yet? Christmas came early, on Nov. 4. Forget pumpkin spice, it's all about the peppermint now.
鈥� Zack Osborne (@zackosborne)