From Starbucks Coffee, two new drinks using seasonal "apples" are now available. Warm "hot apple" (short from 420 yen, tax not included) and cold "apple caramel frappuccino" (tall from 540 yen, same). The sale period is from December 1st to 25th.

Hot apple (right photo) and apple caramel frappuccino (left photo)
Hot apple (right photo) and apple caramel frappuccino (left photo)

Apple pie, apple cobbler , and the editorial department of eating apples also love apples! I went to drink this apple drink right away.

● It's like eating a ripe apple! "Hot Apple"

First of all, hot drinks, hot apples. It is a combination of black tea and rooibos tea in apple juice containing apple pulp. In addition to whipped cream, it is topped with apple and cranberry sauce.

Plenty of whipped cream and fruit sauce
Plenty of whipped cream and fruit sauce

When I drank it, it had a light and light taste. The ripe sweetness of apples is present, but the aftertaste is refreshing. As time goes by, the whipped cream gradually melts, adding mellowness and richness, and finally it has a rich taste like apple sweets!

Also, the concept is "Drinkable Fruit", so there is plenty of flesh . You can enjoy the crispy texture with each bite, so you can feel the satisfaction as if you were eating an apple.

● Sweet and melty "Apple Caramel Frappuccino"

On the other hand, this is an apple caramel frappuccino that is a mixture of caramel and milk frappuccino with the same apple and cranberry sauce as hot apple.

Plenty of whipped cream topping
Plenty of whipped cream topping

The moment you take a sip, the rich caramel spreads softly. Fruity apples and creamy whipped cream are added here to make it melt sweet like an apple pie! The refreshing acidity of the sauce and the crispness of the ice make the mouth clearer, so you don't feel the stubbornness.

Can you see the fruit sauce around the bottom and middle?
Can you see the fruit sauce around the bottom and middle?

Actually, I drank this outdoors at night (temperature below 10 degrees Celsius), but mysteriously it didn't get "cold" even though it was a chilly frappe. Did the melting sweetness overcome the cold and make the brain happy? Anyway, what I want to say is that you can drink deliciously even in winter. Also, how you feel the cold depends on the individual.

Both are for a limited time from today to Christmas, so be sure to give them a try.

● By the way ...

Speaking of Christmas, Starbucks Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku store has a Christmas tree that uses "projection mapping". It seems that you can project your own message on the ornament of this tree (implementation time is from 17:00 to 23:00).

It will be projected on the ornament in the middle of the tree
It will be projected on the ornament in the middle of the tree

When you give a gift card (online ticket) from the official Starbucks eGift website and at the same time handwrite a picture or words and send it, it will be displayed in a cube-shaped ornament. It seems that you can use it anywhere in Japan as long as you can connect to the Internet, so you can send a loving message to your long-distance relationship, or give thanks to your family and friends that you can not usually say face to face. How about delivering it?