What is the best pumpkin spice drink?

By YPB Team

Some of these were engineered in a lab and marketed for a decade; others are a saucepan and a can of puree. Autumn starts whenever the first one hits the menu.

  1. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte — ranked #11
    Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
    The 2003 original that turned a seasonal espresso drink into a date on the calendar.
    1000pts
  2. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino — ranked #22
    Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino
    The blended, whipped-cream-topped version that reads more milkshake than coffee.
    690pts
  3. Pumpkin Beer — ranked #33
    Pumpkin Beer
    Brewed with pumpkin and pie spice, on shelves since August and gone by Halloween.
    499pts
  4. Dunkin' Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte — ranked #44
    Dunkin' Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte
    Dunkin's topped-and-drizzled answer, released a week before its Seattle rival every autumn.
    499pts
  5. Tim Hortons Pumpkin Spice Latte — ranked #55
    Tim Hortons Pumpkin Spice Latte
    Canada's version, launched late and priced below the American chains.
    447pts
  6. Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte — ranked #66
    Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
    Real pumpkin puree, espresso and a saucepan, made by people who object to the syrup versions.
    387pts
  7. Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate — ranked #77
    Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
    No coffee at all, which is exactly why it is the household version children get.
    319pts
  8. Pumpkin Spice Cold Foam Cold Brew — ranked #88
    Pumpkin Spice Cold Foam Cold Brew
    The cold-foam format that has quietly replaced hot lattes as the season's default order.
    319pts
  9. Dunkin' Pumpkin Swirl Iced Coffee — ranked #99
    Dunkin' Pumpkin Swirl Iced Coffee
    Iced coffee with pumpkin swirl, the cheap everyday version of the season.
    240pts
  10. Pumpkin Spice Milkshake — ranked #1010
    Pumpkin Spice Milkshake
    The diner and fast-food version, seasonal spice folded into soft serve.
    149pts
  11. Pumpkin Spice Matcha Latte — ranked #1111
    Pumpkin Spice Matcha Latte
    The newest crossover, betting that matcha drinkers want the season too.
    149pts
  12. Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte — ranked #1212
    Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte
    Chai's own spice rack overlapping with pumpkin's, sold across most independent cafes each fall.
    41pts

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