- Andy Cohen reads the internet’s most over-the-top reactions to the Pumpkin Spice Latte’s return in a new Starbucks video.
- The PSL is officially back on Starbucks menus starting Aug. 26.
- The fall lineup also features the return of Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai, and other seasonal bakery favorites.
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Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte has become a personality, a holiday, and, frankly, an entire lifestyle.
That's why it only made sense to tap Andy Cohen—king of Bravo’s Housewives programming—to read the most over-the-top fan reactions to the seasonal drink’s comeback. Naturally, the comments play like one-liners you’d hear during a mid-season episode (or in my group chat during a weekend on Fire Island).
We’re talking everything from: “Purr, a baddie is back" and “Every season they hate on you, every season you eat" to the instant classic, “Mother, is that you?”
For the uninitiated (welcome), the PSL is Starbucks’ most famous autumnal beverage that launched in 2003 and returns to cult menu status every year like clockwork. Oh, and it never travels alone. The fall lineup typically brings back other pumpkin favorites—think Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and bakery staples like the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin or Pumpkin Loaf—so if you’re not a latte person, you’ve still got options for your annual cinnamon-nutmeg moment.
What makes this year’s kickoff especially fun is the wink to how people actually talk about the PSL now. It’s no longer just “yay, fall drink.” Instead, it’s “she is that girl, and she is the moment."
So yes, consider this your permission slip to order your first PSL of the season when it drops on August 26th. The latte is back, the comments are camp, and the fall season is officially in session. Pumpkin Spice Mother, indeed.
