Starbucks Coffee
House Blend
Roaster Location: | Seattle, Washington |
Roast Level: | NA |
Agtron: | / |
Review Date: | January 2000 |
Aroma: | 7 |
Acidity: | 6 |
Body: | 5 |
Flavor: | 5 |
Blind Assessment
When hot, understated but pleasantly sweet, with a hint of spicy fruit complicating the mildly burned, pungent tones. The aftertaste is unyieldingly bitter, however, and when the cup cools the coffee lands on the palate with a flat, unrelieved, carbon-toned thud.
Notes
When hot, understated but pleasantly sweet, with a hint of spicy fruit complicating the mildly burned, pungent tones. The aftertaste is unyieldingly bitter. I don 't recall ever tasting a coffee purchased at a Starbucks retail location that tasted quite as ordinary as this clumsy blend. If this is the best Starbucks can do for the supermarket trade, Starbucks stock holders might consider modifying their portf
Who Should Drink It
Supermarket shoppers too hurried and vague to know the difference between a name and a coffee.
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This review originally appeared in the January, 2000 tasting report: Supermarket Coffees