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00:00Hi, I'm Holly Alden, a food and drink writer for National World.
00:03Today I'm going to be taste testing four brand new drinks from Starbucks' Autumn range.
00:09Coffee number one that I'm going to be trying is the Pumpkin Cream Iced Oat Shaken Espresso.
00:15I'm super excited to try this. I love a pumpkin spice latte.
00:18I've never tried the pumpkin spice flavour with anything else though,
00:22and I do love an espresso, so let's give it a try.
00:26Delicious. You can taste the strong coffee blended with the pumpkin spice,
00:31and also it's really refreshing as well because it's iced.
00:34So yeah, a great new addition.
00:37Coffee number two is the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew.
00:42This one really intrigues me because although it's a pumpkin style coffee,
00:47the colour of it's slightly different and I've never actually had a cold brew, I don't think.
00:52So yeah, let's give it a sip.
00:58That's really nice, but it is very, very strong.
01:01I like the foam on the top. It's a little bit more than the other drinks,
01:06but it isn't as sweet as the espresso that I've just tried.
01:10I do like it though. Overall, it is still really nice, but it is better if you like a stronger coffee.
01:17Number three is not actually a coffee. This is a chai tea.
01:21I have never had a chai tea in my life. I'm a coffee girl through and through,
01:25so it's going to have to be pretty amazing to impress me,
01:29but it is still of the pumpkin spice variation.
01:33This is the Pumpkin Cream Iced Chai Latte.
01:36So as I love a pumpkin spice latte coffee version, let's see if I like a chai version.
01:46Oh, that is the best one by far. I absolutely love that.
01:50It is so sweet and light and creamy. It is absolutely delicious.
01:56This is my winner so far, the Pumpkin Cream Iced Chai Latte.
02:00I think this is going to be the biggest hit.
02:03And finally for drink number four, this is the Iced Signature Salted Maple Caramel Latte,
02:09which I haven't tried it yet, but I've had iced caramel lattes before,
02:13so I don't think you can really go wrong with this one.
02:16It's a good pick for someone who doesn't really know what they want.
02:19I believe, especially if you're looking for an autumn taste with something that isn't too extreme and different,
02:25because although I love the pumpkin spice drinks, not everybody does.
02:29So this might be a good option for those who are unsure.
02:32Let's give it a taste to see if I'm actually right.
02:38Yeah, I'd say so. It's got a lovely flavour, but it isn't too prominent,
02:45which just makes for a kind of basic iced coffee, but in a good way.
02:50But yeah, so after trying all four of the drinks, some of which are new
02:55and some of which are fan favourites that have made a return again for autumn,
02:59I have decided that the Pumpkin Cream Iced Chai Latte is my absolute favourite.
03:07So this one is actually a bestseller in the US,
03:10and it's the first time that the UK have ever got a chance to taste it for themselves.
03:14And I will say I absolutely love it.
03:18So I hope this one comes back every autumn.
03:21It tastes absolutely beautiful.
03:23And yeah, this might be my new favourite drink.