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77

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

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