Starbucks’ new limited-edition holiday drinks are designed to look like decorated Christmas trees…but do they taste like them?
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This Ginza cafe treats its coffee like fine wine, so we sent Mr. Sato to sample a vintage.
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New hot and cold beverages come complete with a gold star so you can create your very own drinkable Christmas tree.
More holiday season beverages and drinkware on sale exclusively in Japan for a limited time.
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The regional-exclusive drinks pay homage to a local tea master who was forced to commit seppuku by order of a samurai lord.
After taking aim at one aspect of Japanese sweets culture earlier this year, the company is now embracing another.
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We’ve been fans of this cheese tart specialist’s sweets for years, and now we’ve got a whole new way to enjoy them.
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