Starbucks, Taylor Swift unveil 'Taylor's Latte' to celebrate 'Red' release
Yahoo Finance's Brooke DiPalma joins Jared Blikre to review singer Taylor Swift's latest additions to the Starabucks menu in a new collaboration for her record release.
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JARED BLIKRE: Welcome back. Time now for Brooks Bits. And Swifty alert. Starbucks announced its partnership with Taylor Swift to promote the release of her album, Red-- Taylor's version. And beginning today, fans can enjoy Taylor's favorite Starbucks drink. Brooke DiPalma is here with all the details and to make us-- make our mouths water.
BROOKE DIPALMA: Red season is officially here with Starbucks holiday cups, but also because of Taylor Swift's rerecorded version of her 2012 smash hit, Red. This is now Taylor's version. And so Starbucks released her favorite drank. A Grande caramel non-fat latte. It's a bit on the more expensive side.
It's about $5.38 with taxes, that is. But back in October, Starbucks and the hitmaker did hint at this drink in a collaboration of potential new drink. Now it is something that Starbucks customers can order all year long. It is a Grande non-fat caramel latte. So, Cheers. I'm going to give this a try.
JARED BLIKRE: All right. Taking a bold swallow there.
BROOKE DIPALMA: Very good. I have to say, in 2012, this is exactly what I would order. It is sweet as anything. And I'm actually surprised that Taylor Swift hasn't jumped on the non-dairy almond milk or oat milk trend. But in Taylor's 1989 album, she did say, got a long list of ex-lovers, and fans thought she said of Starbucks lovers. And so that's where the collaboration perhaps began.
JARED BLIKRE: Yes, it always begins in song lyrics. Is Oscar Wilde once said, literature--
BROOKE DIPALMA: So I want to you get to another exciting treat from Taco Bell. They actually release their friends Taco Bell Thanksgiving pack. And in fact, this is a buttered rolls. It comes with hot sauce packets. Now in addition to that, I had to show you guys this green bean casserole, which I'm a bit nervous to try.
But it also does come with a few other things. It comes with Cinnabon delights candied yams. And I'm going to take a try of these. Now, this is available for fire loyalty members of Taco Bell. That's people who have gone in 2000 points so far this year. So if I take a bite. All right. Look at that. This comes out next Wednesday.
JARED BLIKRE: That's a big one at that angle. Going in for the kill. Hints of rose water, maybe.
BROOKE DIPALMA: No rose water here. It is extremely sweet. But this is with Cinnabon delights. So a collaboration there in itself. Of course, Taco Bell only releasing this for about a short time, but also a few members. Now if you want this, you have to go to the app. You have to be a fire member. It'll go live next Wednesday, but the recipe will also be available on Taco Bell's website next Tuesday.
No info on pricing, but there is so much to go with this party pack. I cannot imagine how much it is. But your friendsgiving party backyard right here.
JARED BLIKRE: Oh, I'm in the camp that Taco Bell can do no wrong. So I'm with you 100%. Brooke DiPalma, Thanks for sharing that with us.
