February 5, 2019 will be Chinese New Year — the Year of the (Earth) Pig. To usher it in with abundance and prosperity, Starbucks Philippines has come up with Year of the Pig merchandise and an accompanying Year of the Pig Starbucks card.
I love the look of The Year of the Pig mug. It helps that the dominant background color is a vibrant red. A cute pig face with a prominent snout is embossed on the front. The handle is a stylized version of a pig tail and you realize, as you turn the mug, that the handle gives you a back view of the pig.
The Year of the Pig Starbucks card is just as cute! The flowers that surrounded the red mug serve as the background on the card. The 2019 Year of the Pig logo in gold is etched on the lower left and to make the card even more elegant, raised gold dots are scattered throughout the design. Do those dots represent the abundance that the pig symbolizes? I hope so!
As the pig is the 12th and last animal in the Chinese Zodiac before the cycle starts all over, Starbucks is also launching a limited edition Chinese Zodiac Demi Set, complete with all the zodiac signs, perfect for collecting or gifting. The set includes Lunar New Year mugs from 2008 to 2019 in demitasse size. The mugs are housed inside a red and gold box. You can get this entire set starting February 1 in select stores for PhP 5,495.
If you still cannot get enough of Year of the Pig merchandise, here are more:
Piggy Bank
Water Tumbler
Water Bottle
New Teavana Beverages
Beginning January 8, 2019 and available for a limited time only are four new Teavana beverages: Oat and Green Tea Latte, Oat and Green Tea Frappuccino, Peach Black Tea Latte, and Chestnut Black Tea Latte.
Matcha lovers will go for the two Oat and Green Tea variants. The Oat and Green Tea Latte variant comes infused with Oat Matcha powder and sprinkled with crunchy granola and fruit topping. The more indulgent Oat and Green Tea Frappuccino variant is topped with coffee whipped cream, crunchy granola, and dried fruits.
Tea lovers who prefer a bolder and more intense tea experience would love the black tea variants. The Peach Black Tea variant is made with steamed milk, black tea, and hints of peach flavors while the Chestnut Black Tea Latte combines decadent roasted chestnut sauce, smooth black tea, and steamed milk topped with chestnut praline and freeze-dried strawberry toppings.