Chick-fil-A announced its 2026 holiday lineup on November 12, starting Nov. 16: a new limited-time Peppermint Cream Cold Brew, the returning Peppermint Chip Milkshake, and Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee, Peppermint Iced Coffee and Peppermint Hot Coffee, alongside returning Chicken Tortilla Soup and a holiday merchandise collection. Chick-fil-A published no price for any item and no end date for any of the seasonal ones.
- Status
- Coming soonConfirmed by the company
- Brand
- Chick-fil-A
- Launch
- Starting Nov. 16 (Nov 16, 2026)
- Where
- US — Chick-fil-A restaurants, Holiday merchandise collection launches Nov. 16, No end date announced for any seasonal item
- Run
- Limited time
- Chick-fil-A published the announcement itself on November 12, 2026, on its own press room — this is the company speaking, not a leak.
- The lineup's stated start is Nov. 16. The only item the release attaches that date to explicitly is the holiday merchandise collection, which it says is 'launching Nov. 16'.
- New for 2026: the Peppermint Cream Cold Brew, which Chick-fil-A labels NEW and limited-time. It did not appear in the company's equivalent 2025 release.
- Returning: the Peppermint Chip Milkshake, plus Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee, Peppermint Iced Coffee and Peppermint Hot Coffee.
- Also returning, with no date attached at all: Chicken Tortilla Soup, which the release ties only to 'throughout the season'.
- No price is stated for any item in the lineup, in either the press release or the company's own support pages.
- No end date is stated for any seasonal item. Chick-fil-A's 2025 release gave no end date either, so last year's precedent does not supply one.
- The separately announced Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce is the one permanent change, and Chick-fil-A's own support page dates it to November 16, 2026 at all U.S. restaurants.
- Non-menu items in the same announcement: the limited-edition 2027 Cow Calendar, and a 72-minute Legends of Evergreen Hills film for YouTube and the Chick-fil-A Play app, neither with a stated release date.
What was announced
On November 12, 2026 Chick-fil-A published a release headlined "Chick-fil-A Unwraps New Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce for the Holidays", announcing a holiday lineup starting Nov. 16. The menu part of it is five peppermint drinks — a new, limited-time Peppermint Cream Cold Brew, the returning Peppermint Chip Milkshake, and Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee, Peppermint Iced Coffee and Peppermint Hot Coffee — plus returning Chicken Tortilla Soup, tied only to "throughout the season". Alongside the food, the company announced a holiday merchandise collection launching Nov. 16, the limited-edition 2027 Cow Calendar with rewards redeemable in its app throughout 2027, and a 72-minute Legends of Evergreen Hills film for YouTube and the Chick-fil-A Play app. The same release introduced the Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce as "a permanent addition to menus nationwide".
Why it matters
Two things make this more than a restatement. The first is that the date discipline in the release is uneven: it announces a Nov. 16 start but attaches that date explicitly only to the merchandise collection, leaving the drinks dated by implication. The second is what is missing — no price for anything, and no last day for a lineup the company itself calls limited-time. Chick-fil-A's 2025 release had the same two gaps, which means the pattern is the company's practice rather than an oversight this year, and it is why the question of when these drinks leave has no answer yet.
What Chick-fil-A announced, and what it dated
Chick-fil-A published the announcement on its own press room on November 12, 2026, under the headline "Chick-fil-A Unwraps New Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce for the Holidays". The release frames the holiday lineup as starting Nov. 16.
That framing is worth reading closely, because the release attaches an explicit date to exactly one thing. It says the company is launching "a new holiday merchandise collection, launching Nov. 16". The peppermint drinks each get a description and a label — NEW, or returning fan-favorite — but no individual start date. Chicken Tortilla Soup gets no date at all, only "throughout the season".
The Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce is the exception that is dated elsewhere. The press release calls it "a permanent addition to menus nationwide" without a date, but Chick-fil-A's own support page states: "It will be available at all Chick-fil-A Restaurants across the U.S. starting November 16, 2026." That is the company dating the sauce on a page it controls.
The five peppermint drinks, in Chick-fil-A's own words
Every description below is the company's, quoted from its release. Nothing here has been tasted.
**Peppermint Cream Cold Brew** — labelled NEW and limited-time. Chick-fil-A describes it as "A handcrafted blend of Chick-fil-A cold-brewed coffee, sweet cream blend and peppermint syrup served over ice."
**Peppermint Chip Milkshake** — called a returning fan-favorite, and described as "A hand-spun holiday favorite featuring Chick-fil-A Icedream dessert and peppermint bark chips."
**Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee** — described as "A festive blend of cold-brewed coffee, peppermint syrup, Chick-fil-A Icedream dessert and peppermint bark chips."
**Peppermint Iced Coffee** — described as "A seasonal twist on cold-brewed coffee with pure cane syrup and peppermint syrup."
**Peppermint Hot Coffee** — described as "A warm take on the seasonal favorite, combining Chick-fil-A coffee with peppermint flavor."
The release does not say whether the Frosted Coffee, Iced Coffee and Hot Coffee are new or returning; it lists them as part of the seasonal lineup. The company's 2025 release named the Frosted Coffee and the Iced Coffee, so those two have run before.
What is actually new, measured against last year
The useful comparison is Chick-fil-A's own release from a year earlier, published November 6, 2025, which said "These limited-time items return to menus nationwide November 10". That 2025 lineup named the Peppermint Chip Milkshake, Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee, Peppermint Iced Coffee, 30-count Nugget Trays and Chicken Tortilla Soup.
No Peppermint Cream Cold Brew appears in it. That is the basis for calling the cold brew the new item in the 2026 lineup, rather than taking the NEW label on trust.
Two other differences: the 2026 release does not mention 30-count Nugget Trays, and the 2026 start date is Nov. 16 rather than Nov. 10, six days later in the month than last year.
No prices, and no last day
Chick-fil-A stated no price for any item in this announcement — not for the cold brew, not for the milkshake, and not for the Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce on the support page that dates it. Prices at Chick-fil-A are set by individual franchise operators, so a single national figure is not something the company publishes. This page carries no price because no official source states one.
There is also no end date for any seasonal item. The release calls the Peppermint Cream Cold Brew limited-time without saying when the limit falls, and it does not use the phrase "while supplies last" for the drinks. Chick-fil-A's 2025 release gave no end date either, so there is no company precedent to point at.
For readers searching when the peppermint drinks leave: as of November 12, 2026, Chick-fil-A has not announced a last day. That is the answer, and it is the company's own silence rather than a gap in this page.
Common questions
- When do Chick-fil-A's peppermint drinks come back in 2026?
- Chick-fil-A's 2026 holiday lineup starts Nov. 16, per the release the company published on November 12, 2026. The release does not attach an individual start date to each peppermint drink — the only item it explicitly dates is the holiday merchandise collection, which it says launches Nov. 16.
- Is the Peppermint Cream Cold Brew new?
- Yes. Chick-fil-A labels it NEW and limited-time, and it does not appear in the company's equivalent release from November 2025, which named the Peppermint Chip Milkshake, Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee, Peppermint Iced Coffee, 30-count Nugget Trays and Chicken Tortilla Soup.
- How much do they cost?
- Chick-fil-A has not published a price for any item in the lineup. Prices are set by individual franchise operators, so there is no official national figure to quote.
- When do the peppermint items leave the menu?
- No last day has been announced. Chick-fil-A calls the Peppermint Cream Cold Brew limited-time but states no end date, and its 2025 release gave no end date for that year's peppermint items either.
- Is the Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce part of this?
- It was announced in the same release, but it is a permanent menu addition rather than a seasonal one. Chick-fil-A's own support page states it will be available at all Chick-fil-A restaurants across the U.S. starting November 16, 2026.
Sources
Chick-fil-A · Press release · checked Nov 12, 2026
- Chick-fil-A published this release on November 12, 2026, announcing its holiday lineup starting Nov. 16
- The Peppermint Cream Cold Brew is labelled NEW and limited-time, and described as 'A handcrafted blend of Chick-fil-A cold-brewed coffee, sweet cream blend and peppermint syrup served over ice'
- The Peppermint Chip Milkshake is called a returning fan-favorite and described as 'A hand-spun holiday favorite featuring Chick-fil-A Icedream dessert and peppermint bark chips'
- Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee is described as 'A festive blend of cold-brewed coffee, peppermint syrup, Chick-fil-A Icedream dessert and peppermint bark chips'
- Peppermint Iced Coffee is described as 'A seasonal twist on cold-brewed coffee with pure cane syrup and peppermint syrup'
- Peppermint Hot Coffee is described as 'A warm take on the seasonal favorite, combining Chick-fil-A coffee with peppermint flavor'
- Chicken Tortilla Soup is a returning fan-favorite tied only to 'throughout the season', with no date given
- The holiday merchandise collection is the only item with an explicit date attached: 'a new holiday merchandise collection, launching Nov. 16'
- The Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce is 'a permanent addition to menus nationwide'
- The 2027 Cow Calendar is back as a limited edition, with digital rewards redeemable in the Chick-fil-A App throughout 2027
- The Legends of Evergreen Hills film runs 72 minutes and will be available on YouTube and in the Chick-fil-A Play App, with no release date stated
- The release states no price for any item and no end date for any seasonal item
- What is Spicy Chick-fil-A SauceOfficial
Chick-fil-A · Product page · checked Nov 12, 2026
- Chick-fil-A's own support page states: 'It will be available at all Chick-fil-A Restaurants across the U.S. starting November 16, 2026.'
- The page names no price for the Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce
- The page shows a sauce packet and an 8-ounce bottle in its image, but does not state these as the offered formats
Chick-fil-A · Press release · checked Nov 12, 2026
- Chick-fil-A's equivalent release a year earlier was published November 6, 2025 and said 'These limited-time items return to menus nationwide November 10'
- The 2025 lineup named the Peppermint Chip Milkshake, Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee, Peppermint Iced Coffee, 30-count Nugget Trays and Chicken Tortilla Soup
- No Peppermint Cream Cold Brew appears in the 2025 release, which is why the 2026 cold brew is the new item in the lineup
- The 2025 release stated no prices and no end date either