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Starbucks opens Princi Bakery: Delish & high quality.
At 7:00 AM on November 7, 2017, Starbucks unveiled the first Princi Bakery in the U.S., which is inside the Seattle Reserve Roastery. It’s an experience of Italian craft, love, and a lot of flour,...
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The Starbucks Reserve Coffee Passport
Here’s a crazy cute idea: The coffee passport just for Reserve coffees. It has pages with slots where you insert the Reserve coffee tasting card for the coffee you’ve just tasted. You can make note of...
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The Real Starbucks Red Cups Launch on 11/28: #GiveGood
The cute white Starbucks cup with a Christmas tree, present and holding hands wasn’t this year’s red cup. This year’s Starbucks red cup has a white heart with a hands around it, fingers in a heart...
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Panama Carmen Estate at the Roastery
Right now Starbucks Reserve coffee Panama Carmen Estate is at the Roastery, and it’s slated for a national release within the next two months. I happen to really like this coffee, so I thought I would...
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The Starbucks latte that reminds you of trees and woods: Juniper Latte
In late November, Starbucks introduced the Juniper Latte. It’s probably the first time that a latte has a tree-like and woodsy aroma and flavor. For me, words that go with this drink are pine, woodsy,...
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Starbucks For Life is back!
Starting Tuesday, December 5, 2017, you can play “Starbucks for Life” once again! Collect game pieces to win prizes! Six lucky players (five in the United States and one in Canada) will win Starbucks...
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The Christmas Tree Frappuccino – December 7th – 11th
Starting Thursday December 7th, you can order a “Christmas Tree Frappuccino”! Enjoy this new drink recipe with your holiday shopping, handwriting Christmas cards, and in cold winter weather! It is a...
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What do you think of the idea of paper straws at Starbucks?
A reader used the “Submit a pic” form on this site and submitted this photo: Here’s what she says: “I’m in Santa Cruz. They’ve switched to these straws only and I’m being told this is only the start....
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Beautiful new Reserve Bar Starbucks in Los Angeles.
Starbucks has been slowly expanding the number of Reserve Bars it has. These are the special Starbucks locations that offer Reserve coffees, unique merchandise, and elevated brewing methods. Reserve...
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Starbucks Espresso Goes Blonde: Lighter roast espresso now available.
Starting on Tuesday January 9, 2018, at Starbucks you’ll find a new option for your espresso beverages. It’s Blonde Roast espresso. This is a lighter roast profile espresso. About one year ago,...
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Is Starbucks switching to digital menu boards? Goodbye paper!
A couple of Starbucks located in Tacoma, Washington now have huge digital menu boards! Today I visited two Starbucks stores both using them. One was in Tacoma and the other in University Place (which...
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Do you know the story of “Il Giornale” Starbucks?
Once upon a time, Howard Schultz operated a small coffee business called Il Giornale. The very first Il Giornale store was located at the corner of 1st and Cherry, in downtown Seattle, in the Columbia...
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The First Starbucks Reserve store: Roastery-inspired beverages and no...
About one year ago, Starbucks opened up their first Reserve Bar in downtown Seattle at 1305 1st Avenue. Here’s my story from one year ago and another site’s article with some great photos of the...
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Starbucks Draft: Nitro-infused milk is fabulous.
Starbucks has been experimenting with an elevated draft experience for a long time. One fabulous innovation is milk via nitro draft. It sounds simple, yet it adds so much to a drink! A full, creamy,...
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Starbucks launches Costa Rica Hacienda Alsacia coffee, merchandise &...
As of March 7, 2018, the Starbucks-owned and operated coffee farm in Costa Rica, Hacienda Alsacia, now has an open visitor’s center! It’s a massive space to see and experience coffee from soil to cup....
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Starbucks creates a cold brew that tastes like gin.
As of today, you can buy Gin Barrel-Aged Rwanda Cold Brew at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle. If gin is your jam, go try this: it’s packed with a huge punch of gin flavor that dominates the...
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Los Angeles gets a beautiful new Reserve Bar! Sunset and Mohawk.
On Friday, March 16, 2018, Starbucks opened a gorgeous Reserve Bar in Los Angeles, on the corner of Sunset and Mohawk. Starbucks store 53657 2134 West Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 213 431 5969 This new...
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It’s not too late to see your future in the Starbucks Crystal Ball Frappuccino
The new Crystal Ball Frappuccino is still available until through the 26th! (Or as long as supplies last.) It shows that Starbucks has one upped themselves in coming up with Frappuccino ideas, and that...
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Starbucks Roastery features 2 rare coffees in honor of the SCA expo this...
Right now the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle has 2 very limited whole bean coffees, exclusive to the Roastery, showcased in celebration of the Specialty Coffee Association in Seattle this...
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Starbucks Cold Foam: 2 drinks with a delicious frothy top!
Starting April 17, 2018, here just in time for summer, Starbucks is introducing cold foam beverages everywhere. There are 2 highlighted cold foam drinks: The Cold Foam Iced Cappuccino and the Cold Foam...
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