I'm not a huge coffee drinker. In fact, I drink coffee so rarely that when I do, you can find me talking a mile a minute and unable to sit still. So when I went to Starbucks the other day my initial thought was, "This is probably a bad idea" but hey, the holiday cups are out. So there I went to the campus Starbucks to get my festive latte in its festive cup.

I decided to try a new latte flavor. Peppermint.

I used to always get the holiday lattes as they come. Packed with sugar (4 PUMPS!!!), whipped cream, crunchy toppings, etc (you know the drill) but then I realized I didn't REALLY like them like that. Sure they taste like dessert but often left me feeling 1. more thirsty and 2. sick.

I started getting lattes with 2 pumps of syrup instead and let me tell you, they're SO much better! You get the festive latte without the feeling like you're drinking melted ice cream.

So I got peppermint. Because peppermint means CHRISTMAS.

It's true, Starbucks is still stocked with their "pumpkin sauce" but as far as I'm concerned, pumpkin season is over. They've all been carved (or smashed as I've seen a few times all over campus) and now it's time for a new flavor to shine.

And that flavor is peppermint.

You may ask: "But what about eggnog or gingerbread?" and my response to that is 1. Ew and 2. Gingerbread is basically just pumpkin spice with a little ginger thrown in. We need something new. We need something fresh. Aka peppermint.

I sold myself on the idea and honestly I'm not mad about it. The only thing that could have made my latte better was maybe a little vanilla syrup. We're experimenting. I'll let you know how it goes.

With that, PSL season is over. May it rest in peace until next year.