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Starbucks fans threaten to BOYCOTT over item 'missing' from Fall 2025 menu
Every few months, Starbucks changes its menu in accordance with the season.
And, as summer slowly comes to an end, the chain coffee company announced that its Fall 2025 menu will be released in stores on August 26.
While a few popular drinks - including the Pumpkin Spice Latte - are set to return, fans noticed that a specific flavor hasn't made it to the menu again.
It seems as though the Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato will not be returning this year.
The drink, which features espresso, steamed oat milk, apple brown sugar syrup, and a spiced apple drizzle, was originally introduced in August 2021.
It has returned every year since - except for this upcoming one.
As it turns out, Starbucks customers are not impressed with the brand for its exclusion of the fall-themed flavor.
'I was looking forward to my Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso since they stopped selling them. I'm heartbroken,' one Reddit user wrote.
'What the hell. I swear all they do is get rid of the stuff people like,' another said.
One fan even admitted they wouldn't be going to the store any further, saying: 'That is the final nail in the coffin for me.'
And they weren't alone: 'My manager hasn't confirmed any of the drinks to me yet but if this is true I'm literally not gonna buy anything from Starbucks this Fall.'
But some coffee drinkers were happy with the decision - mostly because they never thought the drink was that good to begin with.
'I'm glad. It's a terrible recipe. They need to rework it,' one user wrote.
'The drizzle goes straight through the foam right to the bottom to the point where I don't even understand why they made it a drizzle and not a sauce. One of my least favorite drinks to make.'
Another user shared similar feelings.
'Sounds about right. As much as I personally liked it, no one was really a fan of it,' one shared.
And amongst the debate, some users even expressed a disdain for the Fall menu in general.
'Oh yay, its already disgusting season,' one user wrote mockingly about the seasonal offerings.
Fans can expect other drinks this fall including the Pecan Oatmilk Cortado, Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, and the Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte.
They can also anticipate the return of Italian Sausage Egg Bites.
It comes after Starbucks' top boss, Brian Niccol, said the coffee chain will now make some of its corporate employees come into the office for four days each week.
For months, the company required its in-office managers come into the corporate headquarters for three days each week.
The expanded return-to-work policy is set to kick in on September 29.
