A Taylor Swift Latte Is at Starbucks, and McDonald's Will Launch a 12-Day Mariah Menu

With one pump of cleverness and two shots of celebrity matchmaking, last week Starbucks Tweeted a simple three words that made many Taylor Swift fans squeal: "It's Red Season."

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

November 17, 2021

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It's red season all around at Starbucks. Lauren Drewes Daniels

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With one pump of cleverness and two shots of celebrity matchmaking, last week Starbucks tweeted three words that made many Taylor Swift fans squeal: "It's Red Season."

Not only was it a nod to Starbucks' annual transition to their holiday red cups, but the proper noun punctuation alluded to another collaboration. Taylor Swift's new album will hitt the shelves on the same day. This album is a newly recorded reissue of her previously released fourth album, Red. (It's complicated.)

It's Red Season. ☕️✨🧣❤️
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) November 8, 2021

This is one of many food and celebrity collaborations recently, like the Saweetie meal at McDonald's and Megan Thee Stallion's new hot sauce at Popeyes, Hottie Sauce. At Starbucks, "The Taylor latte" is available in stores now and is simply a caramel nonfat latte.

Starbucks has also created an 88-song Taylor Swift playlist called "Starbucks Lovers" accessible through Spotify, which is supposedly going to be getting quite a bit of play time in Starbucks stores.
In other holiday news, McDonald's also has a new celebrity collaboration. Debuting on Dec. 13, McDonald's will offer 12 days of free deals, all accessible through their mobile app with a minimum $1 purchase. The Mariah Menu will be served in festive packages "inspired by Mariah's love for the holiday and chic style," according to a statement released by McDonald's.

Each day customers can get a specific free item by using the app. The first day of deals, Dec. 13, kicks off with a free Big Mac.

Other daily deals include a McChicken, a bakery items, six-piece chicken nuggets, a cheeseburger, hotcakes, a McDouble, an apple pie, a sausage McMuffin with egg, a double cheeseburger, sausage biscuit and chocolate chip cookies on Dec. 24 (for Santa, duh!).

Lauren Drewes Daniels is the food editor of the Dallas Observer. She started working as a freelance writer in 2013 and became editor in 2021. She covers Dallas' evolving dining scene, the many openings and closings as well as trends and breaking news. She oversees annual lists including Top 100 Bars and Top 100 Restaurants and contributes to the Best of Dallas. If you have a tip about an amazing pastry, pie or taco, let her know.

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