The Dunkin’ Spiked Peppermint Mocha Iced Latte Has Landed

This time of 12 months at all times has everybody’s calendars bursting with vacation occasion invitations, workplace glad hours, and festive dinners. 

And Dunkin’s is trying to capitalize on all that vacation hobnobbing by taking its much-anticipated vacation menu after-hours with its personal boozy tackle peppermint treats. (Sure, you heard us proper.) And fortunately, the espresso chain’s spiked model of its fan-favorite Peppermint Mocha Latte doesn’t contain any complicated cocktail gymnastics or outrageously priced holiday-themed bars. 

The Dunkin’ Spiked Peppermint Mocha Iced Latte, now out there in choose states, reportedly provides flavors of wealthy espresso and funky, chocolatey peppermint with a creamy shot of non-dairy creamer. (Lactose-intolerant and vegan of us, rejoice!) Every flippantly caffeinated can clocks in at 6% ABV and is offered in four-packs of 12-ounce cans.

This seasonal taste is greatest served in a calming coupe with a crushed sweet cane rim, however we’ve heard it’s simply as tasty straight out of the can. Every Dunkin’ Spiked iced espresso additionally has only a trace of caffeine, which Dunkin’ says is available in round 30 milligrams per 12-ounce can. (For reference, the model’s common 14-ounce iced espresso has almost 300 milligrams.)  

What precisely is a Dunkin’ Spiked, you would possibly ask? Enable us to make the introduction. This lineup of canned coffees, created in partnership with Harpoon Brewery in Boston, first landed in shops final autumn. It brings the sugary-sweet flavors of the Massachusetts-based espresso chain — together with a core choice of Unique, Caramel, Vanilla, and Mocha iced coffees — with a distinctly boozy twist. Dunkin’ Spiked’s first limited-run seasonal taste, the love-it-or-hate-it Pumpkin Spice Latte, dropped final autumn. 

As for the Peppermint Mocha itself, you’ll have the ability to observe them down in retailers throughout 28 states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

In the meantime, the OG Peppermint Mocha is again at Dunkin’s almost 14,000 brick-and-mortar places for a restricted time, arriving alongside a slew of different vacation drinks and treats to fulfill any ravenous candy tooth. Standouts of this 12 months’s rollout embrace the first-ever debut of Dunkin’s almond croissant, which simply would possibly make the proper pairing for this newest Spiked taste.

Whether or not you’re feeling keen (or just a bit bit skeptical), we will most likely all agree that the vacations wouldn’t be the identical with no festive espresso or two.