Taco Bell added four horchata drinks to the Live Más Café menu on October 15, 2026, at published prices from $4.19 to $5.29, and they are sold only at the 39 Live Más Café locations — not at Taco Bell restaurants generally. Two of the four, the Strawberry and Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refrescas, join menus nationwide on December 10 along with a new Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze.
- Status
- Limited timeConfirmed by the company
- Brand
- Taco Bell
- Launch
- October 15, 2026 (Oct 15, 2026)
- Where
- US — Live Más Café locations only (39 across Southern California, Houston, Dallas, Indiana and Las Vegas), US nationwide from December 10 — the two Refrescas and a new Freeze only
- Run
- Limited time
- Price
- $4.19–$5.29 depending on drink and size — Taco Bell's published Café prices; participation and prices vary by location, taxes extra, higher with delivery
- Four drinks went on the Live Más Café menu on October 15, 2026: Purple Horchata Chiller, Chocolate Horchata Cold Brew Float, Strawberry Horchata Refresca and Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refresca.
- Taco Bell published every price: the Chiller is $4.19 small and $4.59 medium, the Cold Brew Float is $4.79 small and $5.29 medium, and both Refrescas are $4.19 medium and $4.59 large.
- Café-only. These four are not on the regular Taco Bell menu, and Live Más Café is 39 locations across Southern California, Houston, Dallas, Indiana and Las Vegas.
- December 10 is the nationwide date — but only for the two Refrescas, plus a new Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze that is not on sale anywhere yet.
- The Purple Horchata Chiller and the Chocolate Horchata Cold Brew Float have no nationwide date at all. Taco Bell did not say they are getting one.
- Taco Bell named no price for the Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze, and no end date for any of the five drinks.
- Four new Cafés are named with dates attached: West Lafayette, Indiana opens October 22 at 252 E State Street, with Greenfield and Muncie before the end of 2026.
- A Las Vegas flagship opens later this fall in a shipping container beside the Las Vegas Taco Bell Cantina, run with franchise partner Diversified Restaurant Group.
- Taco Bell's own framing: about 1.3 million beverages sold at Live Más Café so far, against a goal of $5 billion in beverage sales by 2030.
- The West Lafayette Café's announced October 22 opening date has passed with no confirmation from Taco Bell that it opened.
What was announced
On October 15, 2026 Taco Bell announced four horchata drinks for its Live Más Café menu — the Purple Horchata Chiller, the Chocolate Horchata Cold Brew Float, the Strawberry Horchata Refresca and the Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refresca — with prices for each size, available that day at Live Más Café locations only. In the same announcement it said the two Refrescas and a new Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze join Taco Bell menus nationwide on December 10 for a limited time, and it named new Café openings in the Indianapolis area, Southern California and Las Vegas.
Why it matters
Taco Bell published a price for every size of every drink, which it often does not do, and it drew a line most of the coverage does not: four drinks at the Cafés now, three on the national menu in December, and no stated future for the other two. For anyone outside the five markets with a Live Más Café, December 10 is the only date on this page that matters.
What Taco Bell announced
Taco Bell said on October 15, 2026, from Irvine, California, that it was putting four horchata drinks on the Live Más Café menu that day, and that it was opening Cafés in several new markets.
The announcement bundles two things that are easy to run together: a drinks launch that is restricted to one small group of restaurants, and a December date on which part of that lineup stops being restricted. Taco Bell is explicit about which drinks are which, and the distinction is the single most useful fact on this page.
The four drinks, with the prices Taco Bell published
Taco Bell describes the Purple Horchata Chiller as a frozen drink built on a vanilla ice cream Chiller base with horchata syrup, whipped cream and a purple horchata syrup drizzle. It lists it at $4.19 for a small and $4.59 for a medium.
The Chocolate Horchata Cold Brew Float is described by the company as Cold Brew under a blended Chiller base with horchata syrup and churro crumbles, finished with a dark chocolate syrup carrying cinnamon notes. It is the most expensive of the four at $4.79 small and $5.29 medium.
The Strawberry Horchata Refresca, which Taco Bell says it first previewed at Live Más LIVE 2026, is described as a vanilla-spiced horchata with a wild strawberry swirl and freeze-dried strawberry pieces, served over ice. The Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refresca is described by Taco Bell as the classic take on the flavour — creamy, sweet and vanilla-spiced, with hints of cinnamon. Both Refrescas are listed at $4.19 medium and $4.59 large.
Every price above is Taco Bell's own published figure. The company adds that prices, hours and participation vary by restaurant, that taxes are extra, and that prices are higher with delivery.
What actually goes nationwide on December 10 — and what does not
Taco Bell states that on December 10 the Strawberry Horchata Refresca and the Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refresca join Taco Bell menus nationwide for a limited time, together with a new Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze.
That is three drinks, two of which are already on sale at Cafés and one of which is not on sale anywhere yet. The Freeze is new to the December announcement and Taco Bell gives no price for it.
The two drinks left out are the Purple Horchata Chiller and the Chocolate Horchata Cold Brew Float. Taco Bell does not say they are coming to the wider menu, and it does not say they are not. As things stand today the only way to buy either is at a Live Más Café.
Where the 39 Cafés are, and the ones opening next
Taco Bell puts the current Live Más Café count at 39 locations across Southern California, Houston, Dallas, Indiana and Las Vegas.
The expansion named in the same announcement is specific in places and vague in others. The Indianapolis area gets three: two company-owned and one run by new franchise partner KMAC Enterprises. The first has a date and an address — a grand opening on Thursday, October 22 at 252 E State Street in West Lafayette — with Greenfield and Muncie following before the end of 2026.
In Southern California a Café opens at Century City Mall, with Irvine and Tustin planned later this year; none of the three carries a date. In Las Vegas, Taco Bell says a flagship opens later this fall in a shipping container next to the Las Vegas Taco Bell Cantina at 3717 S Las Vegas Blvd Ste 140-A, operated with franchise partner Diversified Restaurant Group, and that it will carry more than 20 specialty beverages plus Vegas-exclusive spiked drinks and merchandise.
Checked again on October 23, 2026: the West Lafayette grand-opening date Taco Bell gave has now passed, and neither Taco Bell nor any outlet has published anything confirming the Café opened on the day. Taco Bell's locations site returns no page for it. Treat the October 22 date as the date Taco Bell announced rather than as a confirmed opening until one of those sources says otherwise.
No end date, for any of them
Taco Bell has not announced a last day for the four Café drinks or for the three going nationwide in December. Its wording is the standard one: at participating locations for a limited time only, while supplies last.
That phrasing is a limited run without a deadline, which is how most Taco Bell beverage items have ended this year — quietly, with the end date discoverable only after the fact. This page will be re-checked and updated if a last day is named.
Re-checked October 23, 2026 against the same announcement: there is still no last day for any of the five drinks. The only duration wording Taco Bell uses is "for a limited time" and, in the footnote, "while supplies last".
Common questions
- Can I get the new horchata drinks at any Taco Bell?
- No. All four launched on October 15, 2026 at Live Más Café locations only, and Taco Bell puts that at 39 restaurants across Southern California, Houston, Dallas, Indiana and Las Vegas. Two of the four reach menus nationwide on December 10.
- How much do they cost?
- Taco Bell lists the Purple Horchata Chiller at $4.19 small and $4.59 medium, the Chocolate Horchata Cold Brew Float at $4.79 small and $5.29 medium, and both the Strawberry and Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refrescas at $4.19 medium and $4.59 large. Prices vary by location, taxes are extra, and delivery costs more.
- What is the Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze?
- A fifth drink, announced for the December 10 nationwide launch and not currently sold at the Cafés. Taco Bell named no price for it.
- When do the horchata drinks end?
- Taco Bell has not said. It describes them as available for a limited time only, while supplies last, without naming a last day.
- Did the West Lafayette Live Mas Cafe open on October 22?
- Taco Bell announced a grand opening on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 252 E State Street in West Lafayette, Indiana. As of October 23 there is no confirmation from Taco Bell or any outlet that it opened on that date, and Taco Bell's locations site returns no page for it.
Sources
Taco Bell · Press release · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Taco Bell announced four horchata drinks for Live Más Café on October 15, 2026, from Irvine, California
- Purple Horchata Chiller is a vanilla ice cream Chiller base with horchata syrup, whipped cream and a purple horchata syrup drizzle, at $4.19 small and $4.59 medium
- Chocolate Horchata Cold Brew Float is Cold Brew under a blended Chiller base with horchata syrup and churro crumbles, topped with dark chocolate syrup, at $4.79 small and $5.29 medium
- Strawberry Horchata Refresca is horchata with a wild strawberry swirl and freeze-dried strawberry pieces over ice, at $4.19 medium and $4.59 large, and was first previewed at Live Más LIVE 2026
- Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refresca is described as creamy, sweet and vanilla-spiced with hints of cinnamon, at $4.19 medium and $4.59 large
- On December 10 the Strawberry Horchata Refresca, the Vanilla Spiced Horchata Refresca and a new Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze join Taco Bell menus nationwide for a limited time
- No price is given for the Vanilla Spiced Horchata Freeze
- Live Más Café has 39 locations across Southern California, Houston, Dallas, Indiana and Las Vegas
- The first Indiana-area Café opens Thursday, October 22 at 252 E State Street, West Lafayette, with Greenfield and Muncie planned before the end of 2026
- A Café opens at Century City Mall, with Irvine and Tustin planned later this year
- A Las Vegas flagship opens later this fall in a shipping container next to the Las Vegas Taco Bell Cantina at 3717 S Las Vegas Blvd Ste 140-A, operated with franchise partner Diversified Restaurant Group
- Taco Bell states the drinks are at participating locations for a limited time only, while supplies last, that prices, hours and participation vary, that taxes are extra and that prices are higher with delivery
- Taco Bell says about 1.3 million beverages have been sold at Live Más Café to date and that its goal is $5 billion in beverage sales by 2030