In the four-week period ended Oct. 31, the company's comparable-store sales grew by 11% over the same period last year -- thanks, in part, to the pumpkin drink. (TheStreet.com)
> Starbucks' CEO says in a company press release: "The very successful debut of Pumpkin Spice Latte, which has been enthusiastically received by our customers, is creating momentum as we head into the holiday season."
> Here's a recipe for a mock Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
November 03, 2004
Just tell the barista to ring it up using the same SKU as a bottle of vanilla.
Posted by: sbuxmanager | March 25, 2006 at 03:53 PM
Starbucks discontinued the Cinnamon Dolce flavor! I've started withdraw and it's not pretty. Does anyone know a syrup carried anywhere else that's like CD?
Posted by: CDLfan | April 05, 2006 at 06:45 PM
Starbucks didn't discontinue Cinnamon Dolce Latte. It will be back next winter. It's a wintery drink and why would you want to drink it in the summer? Starbucks needs to promote new beverages (crappy green tea bevs going on now and Banana frappuccino in a few months). Then Cappuccino's get focused on early fall. Then Pumpkin spice is back mid fall. Then holiday bev's. Then Cin Dolce will be back.
Relax.
Posted by: Sheik | April 06, 2006 at 04:47 PM
uhhhh you would want to drink it cuz its good? especially blended. blended can be for summer right?
Posted by: kelly | May 26, 2006 at 06:55 PM
i work at a starbucks and i too love the pumpkin spice lattes but we dont cary the syrup till october and my manager just threw away the last bottle... i tried recreating the taste with other syrups that we have... for a grande i used 2 and 1/2 pumps of vanilla syrup and 1 and 1/2 pumps of cinnamon syrup and although it does not taste exactly like pumpkin spice syrup, its a good start to a close second.. im wondering if i added white mocha to it if it would come closer
Posted by: super duper coffee man | July 22, 2006 at 08:32 PM
When is the pumpkin lattes going to be released this year 2006
Posted by: doug | August 29, 2006 at 04:46 PM
Goddess bless all of you for sharing recipes and places to get the syrups. I am both broke, and addicted to PSLs - so this is a wonderful find!
Posted by: Jenny | August 31, 2006 at 10:09 AM
How long do those syrups last? I'm thinking forever, since they're mostly just sugar, right?
Posted by: Jennifer | August 31, 2006 at 01:24 PM
To reply to Doug -- they're here already. PSLs and pumpkin cream cheese muffins were available at my local Sbux (Southborough, MA) earlier this week.
Posted by: Alistair | August 31, 2006 at 01:33 PM
Someone PLEASE give me a similar recipe to the pumpkin cream cheese muffins like Starbucks serves. I've just gotta have them!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: J.Parker | September 05, 2006 at 12:04 PM
I just want to get a lrecipe for a sugar free pumpkin spice latte...please...i love the psl's but can't have the sugar
Posted by: Laura | September 06, 2006 at 08:25 PM
Of course, like the victims above, I too was searching for the Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe! It is only 2 weeks into the season and I have purchased 5 PSL's! It is not even below 80 degress here in Arkansas yet, and I am ordering up extra hot expresso drinks! Anyways, thanks for the recipes! Which is the best? And do the other syrups that you can buy taste like the starbucks syrup?
Thanks so much and have a wonderful day!
Posted by: ibydoll | September 08, 2006 at 07:48 AM
the brand of syrup that starbucks uses is called "fontana" and you can purchase it from SYSCO in canada but i don't know about other countries. As for psl i am still waiting for my distributer to get back to me as to whether i can get it or not. i will keep you posted..
Posted by: Lisa | September 08, 2006 at 04:52 PM
Chai Tea Latte with pumpkin spice. It's Sooooo Good!!!!!
Posted by: | September 19, 2006 at 06:40 PM
Lisa, the syrups don't come in the sysco order, they come in the starbucks order, which are completely seperate. Fontana is under Starbucks' portfolio, and they only sell to starbucks.
Posted by: Becca | September 19, 2006 at 08:22 PM
Pumkin Spice Latte's are awesome. I have tried to buy the syrup from Starbuck's - they won't sell it. For those who have to have the Pumpkin Spice - Try going to Monin Brand Syrups - they make Pumpkin Spice -
www.everythingcoffee-tea.com - sells for $5.90 per bottle!!!! I am in Canada and the shipping out of this world - so a local bistro is ordering it in for me way cheaper - try Gingerbread - really good!
Posted by: TAMARA | September 21, 2006 at 02:51 PM
i want to order the syrup for starbucks chai tea latte... but i don't know what the right one is??? will someone please let me know what kind of syrup they use in the store... thanks! i am all the way in germany... and there is no starbucks in my little village!! ;)
Posted by: shauna Maness | September 26, 2006 at 02:37 PM
I thought you could order the chai on the website but I guess I was wrong. However, the chai concentrate is available in SBUX stores. I'm sure if you go on ebay you could find some, since there aren't any Starbucks close to you.
Posted by: barista sUz | September 26, 2006 at 05:13 PM
Are you sure that the CDL will be coming back in January? I just bought four bottles on EBAY because I was told it was discontinued. If you are sure that it is not going to be, you are an angel!!! Please tell me what, if anything, you have heard.
Posted by: CDL Addict | September 29, 2006 at 05:05 PM
Dddddid someone ssssay pumpkin sssspice latte? Oh yeah, the smell, taste, the sensation, the scalded tongue I get from trying to drink it too fast - everytime I drink it. Thanks for the recipes. Has anyone perfected the pumpkin spice yet. Any tweaks to get the previous recipes a little closer?
Posted by: Eric | September 30, 2006 at 10:41 AM
Crack addicts and Future-Diabetics can rejoice: CDL WILL be back. It said so in "The Scoop" last year... "you can thank your customers for helping this bevereage become yadda yadda yadda and remind them that it will be back next winter!"
Posted by: Sheik | September 30, 2006 at 01:54 PM
Monday morning:
A day that is undeserving of a name to call itself by. For we must all suffer on that day. Walking out my door I feel the damp chill in the air that is saying "Fall is Here". Starting my car I now know will take extra time to allow it to warm, thus depriving me of my alloted snooze button time. But what is this I see? A starbucks on my route home from droping off the kid at school. One my say my wrong turn out of the school was a mistake. Me I choose to think of it as a sign. And there on the menu board is a light emulating from around the words "Pumpkin Spice Latte!"I relize there is a God and he does Loves me!
Posted by: leeza | October 03, 2006 at 08:49 AM
Yes, you're right -- God really does love you. By the way, I, too, am a Pumpkin Spice Latte addict. I tried some Nescafe Classico instant coffee with vanilla cream and cinnamon and French's Pumpkin Pie Spice and I must say, although it was not SB, it was pretty darn good since that was all I had available. Improvisations, and a willingness to be content, can go a long way sometimes, especially if you're on the poor side. :-)
Posted by: Linda Stearns | October 03, 2006 at 04:34 PM
Does anyone know how many calories for a nonfat tall and grande pump Spice Latte ?
Posted by: Nicole | October 04, 2006 at 01:29 PM
Nicole:
Grande Non Fat, No Whip PSL: 290 cal
Tall non fat, no whip PSL: 210 cal
(Adding wc will add about 80-120 cal)
In the future, the starbucks website has nutrition info for (almost) all of the drinks.
Posted by: Becca | October 04, 2006 at 02:36 PM
Does anyone know when the gingerbread lattes are coming back?
thanks.
Posted by: Nicole | October 10, 2006 at 12:53 PM
Oh my gosh! Like a previous poster, I was just trying to find a pumpkin spice latte recipe when I found this site. You people are sooooooo hilarious! I wish I could read more, but I'm supposed to be working. And yes, Starbuck's is evil! They must be using crack! And by some coincidence, in my area, Diedrich's Coffee Shop and Espresso Exchange have died and we have only Starbuck's on every corner!!!! Yes, I'm also addicted to all their coffees and to the P.S.L. and now the Gingerbread! Their coffees are extremely expensive, but I just can't help myself! Couldn't they start a frequent flyer card just to be nice to their loyal customers (like me!)???
Posted by: Coffee Connoisseur Wannabe | October 16, 2006 at 02:47 PM
Whoops!...I meant to say "frequent buyer" instead of "frequent flyer" in my last post...hee hee hee....
Posted by: Coffee Connoisseur Wannabe | October 16, 2006 at 02:49 PM
For all Starbucks pumpkin spice addicts-you can bid on the actual pumpkin spice mix from starbucks on Ebay! Yes, Ebay! But get your pocketbook ready. I have seen it go as high as $75.00. It is a commercial size mix, so you could split it with friends. There is not any mix on the market that comes close to the actual product. Just thought I would share.
Posted by: salter | October 16, 2006 at 05:17 PM
is it me or does the pumpkin spice latte taste like cigs!? i duno i just cant taste any pumpkin! :(. ick.
Posted by: Simone | October 18, 2006 at 07:33 PM
Does anyone know how starbucks makes their Chai Tea? I bought the Tazo that they sell in the store but it's not as good when I make it myself.
Posted by: Selena | October 18, 2006 at 09:23 PM
Selena,
It's a chai concentrate made by Tazo. The stuff you purchased is the same, however it is diluted. When a Tazo Chai Latte is made at Starbucks, it has the concentrated chai syrup in it, 1/2 the cup size of hot water to "bloom" the tea, filling the remaining room in the cup with fresh steamed milk. If you just order it without specifications, it's made with whole milk. Using any other milk will effect the flavor. Your proportions are probably off is my guess. Good luck.
Posted by: J-Barista | October 19, 2006 at 12:02 AM
OMG, I am addicted to PS lattes. I so agree that they make the lattes with crack. My friend told me that last week. Noticed the posting up top about it as well. I just about died last year when they stop serving them...SO HAPPY EGGNOG Lattes are next...can't wait. That way I won't have to enter into rehab.....YUMMY!!!!
Posted by: Anna | October 19, 2006 at 09:28 PM
Too funny! I, too, was looking for a PSL recipe so that I wouldn't break my bank account! I've copied the recipes that have been listed here, but if anyone knows which is best, please let me know!!
Posted by: Nicole | October 23, 2006 at 03:56 PM
I'm actually not a big psl fan...I just use them to hold me over until gingerbread season! Anyone know when the holiday flavors start? I can't remember from last year...
Posted by: Colleen | October 23, 2006 at 04:28 PM
OMG!! me and my friends walk home like 3 and 1/2 miles 2 times a week from school in the freezing cold just to gett the pumpkin spice!! its sooo good!! were in love with it!!
Posted by: jessica | October 24, 2006 at 07:06 PM
My store says Gingerbreak Nov 1, but the store at work (which is not a Starbucks, but serves the coffee, like at bookstores) is serving pumpkin, gingerbread AND peppermint all at once right now....
Posted by: E | October 27, 2006 at 03:07 PM
Okay, I LOVE (!) the pumpkin spice lattes, but a customer put a new twist on this and I have to share. Try a Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea Latte. Yes, Chi Tea. If you really love the spice, this will do it. Just ask you favorite barista add the sauce to your chi tea latte, top with whipped cream and pumpkin spice and off you go. Not only does it smell like fresh baked pumpkin pie, it's to die for. Enjoy!
Red
Posted by: Red | October 28, 2006 at 12:04 AM
I bought the Monin Pumpkin Spice Syrup and it is AWFUL. Doesn't taste anything like SB's and I tried everything to make it work. Don't do it - unless you want to waste your PSL allowance on a bum experiment.
Posted by: Shawn | October 29, 2006 at 07:23 PM
Has anybody gotten sick after drinking any of these? I've had 3 of them and get a terrible stomach ache each time. Just wondering if anyone notices. It sucks because they're tasty!
Posted by: Dan | October 31, 2006 at 08:33 PM
I have tried the pumpkin pie syrup and I don't like it, it's definitely not the same. I was wondering if anyone knew what brand of pumpkin spice Starbucks has (or Tully's...shhh!), because I know the brand can make the slightest difference!
Posted by: Tracie | November 05, 2006 at 04:45 PM
dan: are you lactose intolerant? because there is dairy in them...
Posted by: bob | November 05, 2006 at 05:31 PM
I am addicted to the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks, but I have to drive 30 minutes to the nearest Starbucks to get one. At my local market yesterday, I picked up a bag of Green Mountain Coffee in a Pumpkin Spice flavor, hoping that it might help to curb my latte cravings when I don't have time to run to Starbucks. I brewed a pot this morning and am on my third cup, it is very good and flavorful. Not as good as a Starbucks Latte, but the flavor is there!
Posted by: Kristine | November 07, 2006 at 07:43 AM
HI
I was just wondering if anyone out there had the recipe for starbuck's PUMPKIN BREAD it is the best I have ever had and I need more!
thanks
Posted by: Elissa | November 14, 2006 at 12:36 AM
Good Morning ALL Addicts,
I CRAVE my pumpkin spice lattes. I was searching for the receipe to because I see the afects on my wallet and said, hey maybe i ant try to make at home and instead i found you guys!!! I dont want the season to end because there goes my pumpkin spice lattes.
Happy sipping :)
Posted by: Genea | November 14, 2006 at 06:12 AM
I think it's an "American" taste? Here in the Philippines, most people think it sucks.
I've only had one so far, so maybe I'll try it again, later...
Posted by: Miguel | November 26, 2006 at 11:55 PM
hey I am looking at being a store manager for star bucks is it good money & are they good to work for??? What incentives are there for mangers to make more money & where can you go from after being a store manager. Thanks
Antoinette (Australia)
Posted by: Antoinette | December 04, 2006 at 08:46 PM
you people are killing me! i live in italy and i am missing my starbucks! pumpkin spice, gingerbread and eggnog lattes rock!!! i want them! i wish they had starbucks here.
the oregon chai brand is good, for someone looking for a good home chai. i can't wait to try the pumpkin spice recipe someone posted.
The coffee mate pumpkin spice is pretty good. i add a little powder to my cappucino every morning.
Posted by: sara | December 07, 2006 at 06:22 PM
oh poor you!
living in italy, and missing starbucks?!?
i think your priorities are a little off, friend. or your sensibility. either way - i think you need to step outside your comfort zone and see what the grandfather of starbucks is about...
without italy, we'd be nothing, so go on and try something new/original.
you can't beat the original.
(although the italians probably never ruined good coffee with pumpkin flavour in their lives)
:)
Posted by: | December 07, 2006 at 09:42 PM
When is Starbucks going to lead us all towards something new. Eggnog, pumpkin, gingerbread... the same old stuff all the time. How about a MATE LATTE? All the independent cafes are serving them - why isn't Starbucks?
Posted by: Terrence | December 11, 2006 at 02:07 PM