Holiday season is approaching, and here comes Toffeenut Latte from Starbucks! It's been a couple of years since one of my closest friends Melissa introduced me to this seasonal, long-awaited beverage, and until now, I'm still longingly waiting for this drink (I normally enjoy a decaf hazelnut latte – the one Melissa detests). Grande cups for both of us, topped with whipped cream and sprinkles of chewy toffee, and we'd sit down for hours sipping the indulgence, while discussing our Christmas and New Year's eve plans, talking mumbo jumbo, or simply criticizing passers-by (not very nice of us to do, I know *grin..grin..*) 
Lots of people I know argue that toffee nut has a quite similar taste to caramel mixed with hazelnut, so why bother waiting until Christmas while you can have hazelnut and caramel all year long?
Being a Starbucks hazelnut syrup lover myself, I can tell you that TOFEENUT has quite a different flavor compared to caramel and hazelnut combined. Toffeenut syrup gives a buttery and rich taste of toffee and macadamia nut. I can say that the flavor is a whole, one unity – the absence of one won't make it toffeenut. On the other hand, the combination of caramel and hazelnut gives you caramel and hazelnut separately, with an extra too sweet taste that would ruin your coffee! You don't believe me? Try buying two cups of latte: a caramel latte (ask an extra shot of hazelnut syrup), and another cup of toffeenut latte. Taste the caramel-hazelnut latte right after you taste the toffeenut latte. And…no further enlightenment needed. You'll know what I mean.
And oh, there's more to holiday seasons at Starbucks: the Starbucks Yearly Agenda! - the one we can have only by collecting 25 stamps (each stamp is for every cup of coffee we buy; short cups and BCA buy-1-get-1 are not included). There's nothing so special about it, except for the affectative display of Starbucks brand all over the page and cover. But to have one is - a prestigious achivement (don't ask!).
Indulge yourself in a Grande Toffeenut latte and have grandiose, warm evening…
Happy Toffeenut Season, Melcong!
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