My Starbucks Christmas Tradition: The Toffee Nut Latte
Since 2002, November has meant one thing to me: it is time to find a Starbucks and order a Toffee Nut Latte. The drink returns each year with the colder weather, carrying the taste and feeling of Christmas. I look forward to it every autumn. A mound of whipped cream and crunchy toffee flakes tops the drink, while rich espresso balances the sweet toffee-nut flavor. Somewhere along the way, that first cup of the season became an annual ritual. The years have passed, and Korea has changed around me, but the Toffee Nut Latte has become one of the little markers of time in my life here, connecting one winter to the next. Recently, in Jongno, I shared two cups and a Christmas cake with someone very dear to me as we celebrated a special anniversary. Sharing this familiar treat made the ritual feel new again, weaving it into a special memory we made together. It is easy to think that happiness must arrive in grand moments. But often it lives in smaller things: a favorite drink, a slice of cake...
