I Compared Starbucks & Tim Hortons Holiday Drinks For 2022 & There's A Clear Winner

Tim Hortons Roasted Hazelnut Cold Brew with Espresso Foam

Price: $3.29

I really didn't vibe with this drink. It tasted bitter and burned and didn't have much of that hazelnut flavour to it.

It also wasn't as creamy as I expected a drink with real dairy to be and felt a bit watered down.

To try to get a better idea of the roasted hazelnut syrup, I tried to scoop it from the bottom with a spoon, which didn't really work or change the flavour at all.

Ultimately this one tasted plain old bad and was easily the worst drink I tried of the four.

Score: 1/5

Starbucks Irish Cream Cold Brew

Price: $4.75

Of the two cold brew drinks I tried, this was the clear winner by a country mile.

I was really expecting to be punched in the face by that Irish cream taste, but the flavours were well-balanced. There was a nice subtle sweetness.

While there's no booze in here (unfortunately), the Irish cream flavour did a great job of standing out and working with the coffee to make a refreshing cold drink.

Score: 3/5

Tim Hortons Gingerbread Oat Latte

Price: $3.79

This is one of the better hot drinks Timmies has come up with in a while!

The Gingerbread Oat Latte did an amazing job mimicking the flavours of a gingerbread cookie and all of the spices you'd expect danced well together when you take a sip.

The flavour did get a little strong after a few sips, so I would recommend getting a smaller drink unless you're a gingerbread freak.

There was a good amount of the creaminess too, but I think it would honestly taste better with dairy (if you can and want to have dairy, of course) than with oat milk.

I feel like a winter drink has got to have a bit of the heft that steamed milk provides, however, this is a great oat milk option!

Score: 2.5/5

Starbucks Chestnut Praline Latte

Price: $5.45

While this is the most expensive drink on the list, it's also the best.

And I mean the best. I loved this drink.

While a bit on the sweeter side, the flavours were perfectly subtle and wonderfully festive. Praline does sound a bit like an old-fashioned flavour but if more things tasted like this, I think it would have a resurgence.

It was delightfully creamy and I honestly had to stop myself from drinking the whole thing in one go — it was that delicious!

While my whipped cream had melted before I got it home, diving into this with that topping would have been a top 10 life experience (okay, not actually, but you get what I mean).

Score: 5/5