Pumpkin Spice Latte Pumpkin Spice Latte The Pumpkin Spice Latte is a coffee drink made with a mix of traditional fall spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg and clove), steamed milk, espresso, and often sugar, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice. Since 2015, it has also contained a small amount of pumpkin puree. The drink is offered by Starbucks and many other cafés on a seasonal basis, usually available from late August through January. Starbucks started developing the Pumpkin Spice Latte in January 2003 following the successful introduction of winter seasonal drinks such as the Peppermint Mocha and Eggnog Latte. According to Peter
Pumpkin Spice Latte messaging. Starbucks has written that their target market represents the demographics using social media most heavily, including on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. In 2013, the company added a gaming element to the drink's arrival, allowing customers to "unlock" the drink at Starbucks stores nearby by ordering the drink with a code before its official sale date. Between August 2012 and January 2014, there were over 29,000 tweets with the hash tag "#PSL", and in a single fall day use of the PSL hash tag exceeded 12 million. Since the introduction of the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, other companies have created