McDonald's Finally Brings Back Its Festive Coffee Drink

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In advance of the holidays, most fast-food chains bring back or create new and nostalgic drinks and snacks. In early November, Starbucks and

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Dunkin' rereleased the Chestnut Praline and Toasted White Mocha, while Wendy's and Chick-Fil-A launched peppermint-inspired sweets in

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December. McDonald's rereleased the Holiday Pie in late November, but a specific holiday beverage remained still unannounced.

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The Peppermint Mocha comes hot or iced and contains espresso, steamed milk (whole or nonfat), peppermint chocolate syrup, whipped cream

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Don't worry if you don't like coffee. The Peppermint Hot Chocolate, made with steamed milk, peppermint chocolate syrup, whipped cream

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McDonald's usually brought back this seasonal drink around the start of December, but not in 2019. McDonald's Peppermint Mocha was

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unexpectedly launched in 2020 and 2022, dispelling predictions of its discontinuation.

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Customers are tweeting how much they miss this seasonal drink in anticipation of this day. "@McDonalds Why don't you do peppermint

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mocha anymore y'all had the best 😭," one tweeted, and another remarked, "What [is] the Peppermint Hot Chocolate/Mocha situation this year @McDonalds

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