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Look for Micro Blend No. 21: Delicious as a shot of espresso
Starbucks is currently offering a delicious Reserve blend, created to be used as a perfect shot of espresso. Micro Blend No. 21 launched in Starbucks Reserve Bars on September 5, 2017. This new blend...
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The once-nicknamed “Stealth Starbucks” 15th Avenue Coffee & Tea closes...
On July 24, 2009, Starbucks opened up the first unbranded Starbucks. The media sometimes called it the “Stealth Starbucks” because there were no obvious Starbucks logos anywhere, no green aprons, no...
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St. Helena coffee – extremely rare micro lot coffee – returns to the Roastery!
The week of September 11, 2017, micro lot coffee St. Helena appeared in flavorlock at the Roastery. It retails for $80 for the standard 8.8 ounce flavor-lock bag of coffee. Last year, Starbucks...
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Cold Coffee that Tastes Like Whiskey.
Starbucks has brought back a favorite coffee from March of this year: Whiskey Barrel-Aged Sulawesi returns. This is an incredibly aromatic, flavorful Sulawesi coffee with lots of whiskey flavor notes...
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Enter to win a bag of Whiskey Barrel-Aged Sulawesi
Enter to win a bag of Whiskey Barrel-Aged Sulawesi! Write a comment below telling me why you want a bag of this special coffee. It can’t be a super short, meaningless comment like, “I’m writing this...
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Vanilla Crème Anglaise Macchiato: New at Reserve Bars
Starbucks has come up with something decadent for an iced drink at Reserve Bar locations: the Vanilla Crème Anglaise Macchiato. It’s very rich! It tastes like half and half or cream with vanilla, a...
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Game changer: Nitro Flat White & Nitro PSL with Nitro Milk.
Starbucks has a small test of something ingenuous: Whole milk on the Starbucks Nitro tap. This sounds weird but it’s not. About four select Starbucks stores have a few wonderful things on their special...
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Teavana Unsweetened Black Tea – Bottled and ready-to-drink!
Teavana is introducing a new ready-to-drink bottled tea: It’s an unsweetened Meyer Lemon Black Tea. Basically, it’s all the goodness of Teavana black tea without sugar. It has hints of lemon and lime...
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Fall Blend 2017: Grocery Store Hidden Gem
In 2014, Starbucks introduced a new coffee into the grocery store coffee lineup. It’s Fall Blend. This is a wonderful, hearty coffee that has returned to grocery stores ever since. It’s one of those...
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Coffee Education: Sensory Reference Experience Tasting
On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, I went to a coffee tasting that was focused on the education of learning and understanding the sensory references when describing coffee. This was an ambitious coffee...
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All Pumpkin Spice Top to Bottom: Until Sunday October 8th Get Pumpkin Spice...
Happy Birthday Pumpkin Spice Latte! In celebration, Starbucks is offering free pumpkin spice whipped cream on the Pumpkin Spice Latte from now through Sunday the 8th! It’s delicious! Did you know that...
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It’s not too late to try the new Maple Pecan Latte.
On September 22, 2017, Starbucks launched an all-new fall beverage: The Maple Pecan Latte. Starbucks describes it as follows: “The Starbucks Maple Pecan Latte is a warming blend of signature espresso...
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Saturday Morning at the Seattle Reserve Roastery (And Roastery FAQ)
As many readers know, I live in the same neighborhood as the Starbucks Roastery. I dropped by yesterday morning and took a number of photos with my phone (Samsung Galaxy 8). I thought you might enjoy a...
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Hand Drawn Cup Makes an Arkansas Starbucks Customer’s Experience Perfect
Stephanie Nunes is a regular customer at a Starbucks in Van Buren, Arkansas. She dropped by her local Starbucks and asked if she could buy a “You are Here” coffee mug. For those that don’t know, a “You...
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Your Starbucks Moments: Photos
On this website, there’s a button that says “Submit a Photo.” People do use this link! Here’s a sampling of some recent submissions to this site: Alexandria submitted this photo of her cat, whose name...
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It’s Real: Zombie Frappuccino with Pink Brains Whipped Cream and More!...
Starting on October 26, 2017, you can order the Zombie Frappuccino. Hints of it are everywhere on Instagram! This new Frappuccino launches on October 26, 2017 and is expected to be around until the...
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Cute new drive-thru only Starbucks in Anaheim! (Opened new on 10-9-17)
I always love celebrating new Starbucks stores! On October 9th, Starbucks opened up a new drive-thru only store in Anaheim. It’s on the corner of Ball Road and State College Road, which is a busy...
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Starbucks Upstanders season 2: Ordinary People do Great Things.
Did you know that Starbucks has produced a series of short films called Upstanders? There are two seasons of Upstanders, with the second season recently launched on October 9, 2017. An Upstander is an...
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A look at 1912 Pike Place – The first Starbucks.
Each time Starbucks opens up a new store, it is an embodiment of the first Starbucks “where it all began” in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Today, you can still visit that store at 1912 Pike Place,...
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Buy One Get One Free – Holiday Drinks now through the 13th! (2 PM – 5 PM)
Now is the perfect time to go to Starbucks with a friend. You can buy one holiday drink and get one free! Your drink can be hot or iced and any size. Feel free to find ways to customize your drink –...
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