--- ---  # Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Season Is Officially Kicking Off Early and People Are Out of Their Gourd  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 27, 2018 3:33 PM UTC  Pumpkin Spice latte coffee for fall and winter weather Pumpkin Spice latte coffee for fall and winter weathervm2002—Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 27, 2018 3:33 PM UTC Summer isn’t technically over, but [Starbucks](http://time.com/5243593/starbucks-philadelphia-closing-stores-racial-bias/) is getting a head start on welcoming autumn by bringing back the [Pumpkin Spice Latte](http://time.com/4927071/pumpkin-spice-latte-season-reactions/) a little earlier than usual. The [requisite beverage of fall](http://time.com/4922009/pumpkin-spice-latte-deodorant/), often synonymous with the sweater weather and falling leaves, usually makes its debut in September, but will be returning ahead of Labor Day Weekend this year. Starting on Tuesday, many will be able to order a Pumpkin Spice Latte, something that gave the Internet all of the feelings. While some people couldn’t contain their excitement at their favorite beverage’s return, others were flat-out puzzled over why this autumnal drink was trending while it was still summer. See the most memorable responses below. > [](https://twitter.com/DevaniAnjali/status/1034093260938113024) > [](https://twitter.com/AvishaGopal/status/1034095667952504834) > [](https://twitter.com/nat%5Fsains98/status/1034095417468891136) > [](https://twitter.com/LindseyGamble%5F/status/1034095328033759232) > [](https://twitter.com/Spielzeug5/status/1034095037276200965) > [](https://twitter.com/lizzypostel/status/1034094831050661888) Pumpkin Spice Latte 2018 Release Date Gets Online Reactions ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5379041/pumpkin-spice-latte-release-date-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5379041/pumpkin-spice-latte-release-date-2018/"},"headline":"Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Season Is Officially Kicking Off Early and People Are Out of Their Gourd","datePublished":"2018-08-27T15:33:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:31.975Z","description":"No chill","url":"https://time.com/5379041/pumpkin-spice-latte-release-date-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14b71f30bc95241e/698938bdab6d7747c46b3839/pumpkin-spice-lattes-come-back-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14b71f30bc95241e/698938bdab6d7747c46b3839/pumpkin-spice-lattes-come-back-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pumpkin Spice latte for fall and winter weather","caption":"Pumpkin Spice latte for fall and winter weather","creditText":"vm2002—Getty Images/iStockphoto","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/5379041/pumpkin-spice-latte-release-date-2018/","name":"Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Season Is Officially Kicking Off Early and People Are Out of Their Gourd"}}]}] ```