Everyone else gets the seasonal drink on Sept. 6. [UPDATE: Commenters say customers in any city can get PSL if they ask for it.] I heard a barista at my neighborhood Evanston (Chicago zone) Starbucks bragging about the
contest victory to a unimpressed customer. In the U.S., Seattle came in second and New York was a distant third. ||
Read the Starbucks tweet
Anyone who asks for one can have one. That is according to the Siren's Eye. Also, it is now on the POS.
Posted by: spence | August 26, 2011 at 09:11 PM
Had it in downtown Seattle today. Minus the sprinkles on top, though.
Posted by: Jeff Tom | August 26, 2011 at 09:12 PM
Anniversary popping back up again is better news than the return of pumpkin spice, got to say. I'm interested in seeing what it tastes like this year.
Posted by: James Connolly | August 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM
I think my store has been offering it as a substitute for people who ask for coconut still (as it remains on the menu) since we received the order of it.
Posted by: Ian | August 27, 2011 at 12:36 AM
Meanwhile, Starbucks stores in Japan are launching an Apple Crumble Frappuccino on Setpember 1, topped with crushed shortbread cookies and apple sauce (not applesauce).
Posted by: Hirayuki | August 27, 2011 at 08:18 AM
Sorry, but apple and coffee? Or, how many people actually order Pumpkin frappuccinos? I maybe made 5 in my entire life
Posted by: Pike is here to stay | August 27, 2011 at 05:53 PM
They're running out of ideas as to what to combine with Coffee... just like candy companies are out of ideas for what to combine with chocolate; soda companies are out of ideas of what to pair with regular cola, etc etc...
I truly think they spin a wheel.....
"Coffee aaaaaaaaaaaaaand...... Oh! Octopus! Why not????"
Posted by: Sheik | August 28, 2011 at 12:48 AM
@Pike is here to stay: It's a creme Frappuccino, not a coffee Frappuccino.
Or if your objection is more about an apple drink being offered at a coffee store, it's not the first: Caramel Apple Spice has been on the menu for ages. That's not to mention the many other non-coffee, even fruit-flavored drinks that have been available for a long time--including PSL (which I don't like at all).
Posted by: Hirayuki | August 28, 2011 at 08:38 AM
Why can't it be a coffee frappuccino? Pumpkin spice can be both. Just add frapppuccino roast to it and use regular base instead of creme.
Posted by: Legendarily Lean(er?) | August 28, 2011 at 04:26 PM
The Apple Crumble Frappuccino is being offered as both a blended coffee and blended crème. It is a test promotional beverage in a handful of locations in the States as well.
Posted by: Mr. Who | August 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
Off topic: Does anyone have good suggestion for a pairing for Anniversary blend?
Posted by: I <3 music | August 30, 2011 at 03:11 PM
Pumpkin Spice was in Epping NH as of Wednesday when I went through the drive-thru and asked for it. Not sure if it's posted inside the store.
Posted by: Andrew Sawyer | September 02, 2011 at 11:42 AM
got mine today in Lexington, KY. Tastes the same as past years.
Posted by: Tikkanen | September 04, 2011 at 01:01 PM
Why no sugar-free version? I love this one, but my blood sugar doesn't.
Posted by: MOG | September 08, 2011 at 01:10 PM