Horchata latte
face-off
Cinnamon, vanilla and a drop of honey, put up against the other horchata cold brew on the shelf.
Per 8 fl oz can of Beekeeper Horchata
From the Horchata nutrition label. Source · Last checked Nov 7, 2026.
The quick answer
A horchata latte blends coffee with the flavors of horchata: cinnamon, vanilla and a creamy, rice-milk-like sweetness. Beekeeper's canned version uses cold brew, cinnamon, vanilla and a drop of honey. It was the coffee behind Taco Bell's 2024 Live Más Café Horchata Cold Brew Latte.
Our verdict: can for carton, Beekeeper has fewer calories (90 vs 170), less added sugar (4 g vs 7 g), more protein (5 g vs 3 g) and no gums or added oils.
We make Beekeeper, so we're biased. That's why every number links to its label, so you can check our math.
What is a horchata latte?
Horchata started in Valencia, Spain, as a chilled drink made from tiger nuts. In Mexico it became a rice drink, soaked with cinnamon, blended, strained and sweetened, often with vanilla.
A horchata latte adds coffee to those flavors, usually espresso or cold brew. So yes, it contains coffee and caffeine: 125 mg in our can. It tastes like a cinnamon-vanilla iced latte with a smooth, sweet-milk finish.
Beekeeper vs Stumptown
Stumptown Horchata Cold Brew with Oatly is the one other horchata cold brew we found on shelf, and it came first. Here's where ours comes out ahead, can for carton (8 fl oz can vs 11 fl oz carton).
| Attribute | Beekeeper Horchata Latte | Stumptown Horchata Cold Brew with Oatly |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 90 | 170 |
| Total sugar | 10 g | 13 g |
| Added sugar | 4 g | 7 g |
| Protein | 5 g | 3 g |
| Potassium | 600 mg | 314 mg |
| Sweetener | Organic cane sugar and organic honey | Cane sugar |
| Gums and oils | None | Gum acacia, gellan gum, rapeseed oil |
Beekeeper figures from the Horchata label; Stumptown figures from its carton label. Sources · Last checked Nov 7, 2026.
Where each one wins
Beekeeper wins
- Fewer calories: 90 vs 170 per can; 90 vs 124 per 8 fl oz.
- Less added sugar: 4 g vs 7 g per can.
- Less total sugar per can: 10 g vs 13 g.
- More protein: 5 g vs 3 g per can; more than double ounce for ounce (5 g vs 2.2 g).
- Sweetened with organic honey and organic cane sugar.
- Real flavor: organic cinnamon and vanilla extract.
- No gums or added oils. Stumptown uses gum acacia, gellan gum and rapeseed oil.
- Ten ingredients, all of them easy to read.
Stumptown wins
- Dairy-free: made with Oatly oat milk.
- Bigger serving: 11 fl oz vs 8.
- More calcium: 267 mg vs 166 mg.
- Less fat: 1 g vs 2.5 g.
Taco Bell horchata:
the origin story
In February 2024, Taco Bell and Beekeeper Coffee unveiled a co-branded Horchata Latte in Las Vegas. One year later, Taco Bell rolled out the canned cold brews at their Live Más Cafés across the country.
8/10 "This canned product nailed not just the taste but the texture." — Sporked, March 2024 · Read the review ↗
How to drink it
Over ice
Chill the can, pour over a full glass of ice, dust with cinnamon.
As an affogato
Pour half a can over a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Dessert, with caffeine.
Shaken
Shake hard with ice for a frothy top, then strain into a coupe.
Blended
Blend with a cup of ice and a frozen banana for a horchata frappé.
Horchata Cold Brew Latte
Smooth cinnamon, creamy vanilla and a drop of honey. 125 mg caffeine, 4 g added sugar, 5 g protein per can.
Ingredients: reduced fat milk, coffee (water, coffee), organic honey, organic cane sugar, natural flavor, vanilla extract, potassium phosphate, salt, caffeine (from coffee), organic cinnamon.
$44.99 / 12-pack
More head-to-heads: Vanilla Latte Showdown · Horchata product page
Sources
Last checked November 7, 2026. We recheck these numbers every quarter.
- Beekeeper Horchata Cold Brew Latte nutrition facts and ingredients, beekeepercoffee.com product page.
- Stumptown Horchata Cold Brew with Oatly carton label (photo): calories, sugar, protein, ingredients.
- How much caffeine do your Cold Brew products have?, Stumptown support center: 130 mg caffeine per Horchata carton.
- Stumptown product details, Whole Foods product page, checked Nov 6, 2026.
- Taco Bell and Beekeeper Horchata Cold Brew Latte, Foodbeast, February 2024.
- Our Review of the Not-Yet-Released Taco Bell Horchata Cold Brew (8/10), Sporked, March 18, 2024.
- The coffee brand behind Taco Bell's Live Más Café, Chowhound.
- Beekeeper Coffee Horchata menu page, tacobell.com ("not currently available"), checked Nov 7, 2026.
- Beekeeper news: the Taco Bell launch
