--- ---  # Starbucks Brings Back Eggnog Latte After Outcry by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 6, 2014 12:56 PM UTC  The Starbucks Corp. logo hangs outside of a coffee shop in London, U.K., on Monday, June 9, 2014. The Starbucks Corp. logo hangs outside of a coffee shop in London, U.K., on Monday, June 9, 2014.Bloomberg—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 6, 2014 12:56 PM UTC Starbucks has announced it will bring back the Eggnog Latte, after customer complaints that the holiday favorite did not appear alongside the coffee chain’s red holiday cups on Nov. 1. Starbucks had dropped the seasonal drink—made with spiced eggnog, espresso and nutmeg—in an effort to streamline its menu, but because it has been a seasonal offering since 1986, fans were not ready to give up their holiday treat. > [](https://twitter.com/fknightsays/status/530063302957600768) > [](https://twitter.com/jennifur0902/status/530327008497401856) Though customers in the Pacific Northwest have already seen the beverage return to menus, the rest of the country will have to wait until Nov. 17, when the coffee giant estimates it will be able to stock up on the necessary supplies. The Seattle-based chain was also forced to bring back its other seasonal favorite, Gingerbread Latte, after retiring it in Pacific Northwestern stores (though it has remained stocked in the rest of the country). Next year, Starbucks will know better than to mess with the sentimental ties to that time of year when we all need a little extra caffeine. \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/11/05/starbucks-fast-food-restaurants-eggnog-lattes-holiday-sales-retail/18546821/)\] Starbucks Brings Back the Eggnog Latte After Customer Outrage ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3560542/starbucks-eggnog-latte/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3560542/starbucks-eggnog-latte/"},"headline":"Starbucks Brings Back Eggnog Latte After Outcry","datePublished":"2014-11-06T12:56:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:24.761Z","description":"The coffee giant admitted it laid an egg dropping the holiday favorite from menus","url":"https://time.com/3560542/starbucks-eggnog-latte/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","Starbucks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2a828a6b618262e/698764710b72e35b246db68b/starbucks.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2a828a6b618262e/698764710b72e35b246db68b/starbucks.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Operations Inside A Starbucks Corp. Coffee Shop","caption":"Operations Inside A Starbucks Corp. Coffee Shop","creditText":"Bloomberg—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3560542/starbucks-eggnog-latte/","name":"Starbucks Brings Back Eggnog Latte After Outcry"}}]}] ```