I Tried Every Drink on Starbucks’ 2025 Fall Menu—Here’s How They Rank

• What It Is: cold brew, vanilla syrup, pumpkin cream cold foam, pumpkin spice
• Price (tall): $5

If you're a cold brew fan to the core (or loathe lattes and/or sweet coffee), you'll enjoy this Starbucks fall menu gem. But if you ask me, just go pumpkin or go home; there are way better syrups to pair with this no-frills essential.

That said, the vanilla does temper the roasty, bitter cold brew, and both are complemented by a lightly pumpkin-flavored, creamy cold foam topping. There's a sprinkle of pumpkin spice on top, but honestly, I could do without it. However, the pumpkin cream cold foam is so tasty that it deserves to be eaten by itself.

• What It Is: chai concentrate, milk, pumpkin cream cold foam, pumpkin spice
• Price (tall): $6

Starbucks is arguably most famous for customizing drinks by request, and that's exactly how this decadent number was dreamed up. I understand the hype (mostly); I'm a huuuuge fan of Starbucks chai concentrate, despite it being significantly sweeter than what you'd find at most indie coffee shops, especially iced. However, the black tea base infused with cinnamon and warm spices plays so well with the seasonings of the pumpkin syrup, and it had more of the cold foam that I adored so much. It's borderline saccharine, but I'd order it again if I was in the mood for a treat.

• What It Is: espresso, pumpkin syrup, steamed milk
• Price (tall hot): $6

When I was a Starbucks barista, I had my fair share of this sippable icon. (And of course; it’s become Starbucks’s most popular seasonal sipper of all time in its 22-year reign. The key here is 1) it's not excessively sweet and 2) it's not artificial, thanks to warm-spiced syrup made with real pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

On the rare occasion that I have one, part of me wants to hate it so bad, likely because I prepared zillions of them in my heyday...then I taste it, and there's no denying that it's pretty damn perfect. (And compared to competitors, it's notably tastier.) This one can be made iced or hot, but I recommend ordering it warm for the full crunchy-leaves-chunky-sweater effect.

• What It Is: three shots blonde espresso, pecan flavoring, steamed oat milk, pecan crunch topping
• Price (short): $5

I started my tasting with the brand-new drink, obvi, and quickly noticed the sweet, brown-sugary aroma that came with it. Don't be alarmed when you're handed a short cup—such is the way with cortados, which are like teeny-tiny lattes with a 50/50 ratio of milk to espresso. It's lightly sweetened without being cloying, and it doesn't bash your taste buds over the head with warm spices. This is an easy win in my book.

• What It Is: blonde espresso, oat milk, pecan crunch topping; iced orders also come with nondairy vanilla sweet cream cold foam
• Price (tall hot): $6

Wowowow, this is delicious. Yeah, it's a lot of milk and it's sweeter than the cortado, but if those aren't cons to you, you're going to love it. It has buttery, nutty notes—like the pie made with its namesake—with a light caramelly flavor. It's more coffee-forward than some of the other seasonal lattes. I preferred the hot version (the sweet cream on the iced version looked really pretty, but it made it too sweet for my taste), and I loved the salty crunch of the pecan topping.

"Honestly, the drink felt like a toned-down take on the fan-favorite (and no longer offered) salted caramel mocha, if you ditched the mocha and dialed back the intensity of the salty-sweet notes from a ten to a seven," PureWow VP of editorial Candace Davison said after tasting it in 2024. "It makes the latte more refreshing and sippable, though chocolate lovers could certainly add mocha to get a flavor profile closer to the retired fall drink."

• What It Is: sous vide cage-free eggs, crumbled Italian sausage, sun-dried tomato pesto, basil and Monterey Jack cheese
• Price: $5

I unfortunately didn't get to taste this new Starbucks fall menu item, but I'm betting its savory, deeply seasoned nature makes it a stunning match for any warm fall beverage you choose. They're also pretty high in protein for being so bite-size, and are a much better way to start your morning than say, a doughnut. (Well, nutritionally speaking anyway—I don't judge.)