It's been known for weeks that Starbucks is getting into the Wicked spirit, but a new press release has given us more reasons to follow the yellow brick road through one of their locations. Let's look at everything we know will be released between October 22 and the film's release on November 22.
"And we'll have ourselves a little mixer."
October 22 is when the popular coffee chain releases two witchy drinks: Glinda's Pink Drink and Elphaba's Green Elixir. The former "features a Mango Dragonfruit Refresher hand-shaken with creamy coconutmilk, ice and a scoop of real dragonfruit. Topped with silky-smooth nondairy Strawberry Cream Cold Foam and colorful candy sprinkles." I'm an Elphaba fangirl, but Glinda's drink is sure to be "Pop. U. Lar."
Meanwhile, the Green Elixir has "Starbucks Cold Brew sweetened with Peppermint Syrup, topped with silky-smooth Nondairy Matcha cream Cold Foam and colorful candy sprinkles." We know the Wizard likes green elixir in the musical and he may not be the only one. Says Starbucks beverage developer Rosalyn Batingan, "We were inspired by Elphaba's bold energy and stunning green skin when creating this recipe."
Fifteen days before the film's release, select stores will be carrying Wicked-inspired drinkware. Both characters' collections will feature cold up options and tumblers. Glinda has a cold cup with a prismatic design and a straw with a topper in the style of her wand and it is also available as a keychain. If you're looking for something more subtle, the site says that "G is for Glinda the Good...and glitter!" and a bright pink monogrammed cold cup with a golden lid fits her personality wonderfully. Finally, Glinda's "Pearl Tumbler" is a lovely floral design and comes with a G charm.
Elphaba's collection starts with a glow-in-the-dark cold cup and keychain with a pleated design that reminds us of the wizard's audience chamber and is topped with a broom straw. Another glow-in-the-dark design is a tumbler featuring the magical elements of Oz and comes with a charm in the shape of the book of enchantments known as the Grimmerie. Most inspirational of the collection is the bold "Defy Gravity" cold cup with a striped green straw and an exhortation that glows in the dark. There is a checkered cold cup that features silhouettes of both Elphaba and Glinda.
If you are more Ozian than witchy, turn to the Emerald City collection. A gemstone-patterned cold cup with a hot air balloon topper will let you get carried away with the Wiz-o-mania. A metallic green cold cup has the magnificent city as a repeating pattern and a gold lid. A gold crackle cold cup features both a green lid and an Oz charm. One of the most visually interesting additions to the collection is a pink and green swirl cold cup that doesn't explicitly point to Wicked for its inspiration, but you can proudly show your fandom with a Wicked tumbler.
"Come with me to the Emerald City."
The "Wicked Discovery Collection" features mugs in the style of the franchise's popular location-themed cups, but takes us to the Land of Oz instead. Munchkinland's mug shows the vibrant colors and iconic architecture from the original film. With Emerald City, we can only quote the witches in saying, "It's all grand and it's all green!" before noticing the flying monkey and Elphaba's hat. Finally, we see Shiz University represented with its uniform and Glinda's luggage as well as a representation of the college itself.
"Unlimited. My future is unlimited."
It's hard to top everything we've talked about so far, but the gift cards that are being released in two waves do just that. October 22 sees the release of a card paying tribute to the Emerald City that is "perfect for any Ozian." To be truly buying in style though, the gold-hued keychain card is worth the wait until November 7. It also comes in a Grimmerie-themed carrying case and requires a $50 minimum load.