Peppermint mocha delights

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Topped with whipped cream and chocolate, the peppermint mocha at Starbucks is the perfect drink for the season. And at only $3.75 for a tall, the peppermint mocha is definitely a bargain. Photo courtesy of starbucks.com
Topped with whipped cream and chocolate, the peppermint mocha at Starbucks is the perfect drink for the season. And at only $3.75 for a tall, the peppermint mocha is definitely a bargain. Photo courtesy of starbucks.com

On an unusually warm day for December, I walked into Starbucks after track practice. I don’t like coffee, so I planned on buying peppermint hot chocolate to quench my chocolate desire. Yet after smelling the rich aroma that naturally surrounds Starbucks, I thought, perhaps, I would branch away from the typical hot chocolate and actually venture into the Starbucks world of…..coffee. I scanned the menu, searching for that perfect drink that would create a certain bliss and help me enjoy coffee.

Then I saw it on the list, glowing like a gift from Heaven — the peppermint mocha. A combination of peppermint, chocolate, and more milk than espresso: The drink seemed to be the perfect thing to ease my naive self into coffee.

I stepped up to the register, confidently, and said, “Hi, may I please have a small peppermint mocha, with no whipped cream?”

“Sure; you said you wanted a tall?” asked the barista.

“Oh, no thanks–a small is fine,” I responded.

But apparently in the coffee world, which I was on the verge of entering, a small is the same as a tall.

After placing my order, a little less smoothly than I had hoped, I waited semi-patiently, excited to try this new drink. I felt a little panicked…what if this drink wasn’t even that good?

After a few minutes, the barista placed my drink down and said, “Tall peppermint mocha, no whip.”

I grabbed my drink and sat down at a table. I breathed in its delicious, rich smell, and I instantly felt filled with bliss. Feeling more confident, I took a small sip of my peppermint mocha.

The warm liquid rested in my mouth for a moment, then the warmth spread to my fingers and toes. As I drank more coffee, I began to taste the slightly bitter aftertaste, the minty peppermint, and the sweet milk. It was so delicious, and the perfect drink to give to a coffee-hater.

I went from a person who usually stayed the safe course to someone daring enough to try a new, foreign drink. The peppermint mocha is one of the most delicious seasonal drink at Starbucks, so get it while you can!

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