the modern barista

Navigation
  • home
  • about me
    • Barista Championships
    • Mermaid Frappuccino
    • Bainbridge island blend
  • Tastefolio
  • Recipes
  • tutorials
    • Cold Brew (5 minute)
  • coffee engagement
    • Birmingham Reserve Bar
    • Coffee & Coloring
    • French press Friday
  • shop
  • links
    • starbucks melody
    • california eating
    • sprudge
    • Becca Turner
    • Natalie Beach Art
    • The Starbucks Roastery
    • Discover Starbucks Reserve
  • contact
You are here: Home / Archives for starbucks reserve

Hacienda Alsacia with lavender bitters sugarcubes

June 19, 2015 by jocelyn 1 Comment

I remember the first time I opened a bag of Hacienda Alsacia. I was instantly brought back to a field of stargazer lilies in California. The scent was so floral, and so sweet, and unlike any coffee I had ever smelled before. Pairing this coffee with lavender seemed like a natural progression, so I made it iced and added a dash of Scrappy’s bitters. It was perfection.

Carrying a bottle of bitters around is kind of awkward (even for me) so the idea for these sugarcubes was born. These also make excellent champagne cocktails. trust me……..

… 

Read More »

Filed Under: coffee pairing, recipe, starbucks reserve Tagged With: Hacienda Alsacia

on the road: belfair starbucks

June 8, 2015 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

My friend Tiffany works at the Roastery in Seattle, but she lives in here in Kitsap county. She started this whole “Roastery on the road”concept; bringing the coffee culture in to core stores. She invited me to join her, she would bring the coffee, and I would bring the food. Sounds pretty perfect 😉

Tiffany brought Gravitas blend, which is an exclusive blend to the Roastery. It is a blend of East Congo Lake Kivu, Papua New Guinea Ulya and sun-dried Ethiopia Konga. Deep and layered flavors of roasted plum, tamarind and milk chocolate.

… 

Read More »

Filed Under: coffee tasting, roastery on the road, starbucks reserve Tagged With: Gravitas

Tastefolio: Papua New Guinea Ulya

May 24, 2015 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

papua new guinea ulyaStarbucks Reserve Papua New Guinea Ulya paired with cedar plank copper river salmon with red onions, rosemary and orange…. 

Read More »

Filed Under: starbucks reserve, tastefolio Tagged With: Papua New Guinea Ulya

Brazil Sertãozinho paired with Nutella cinnamon rolls

May 24, 2015 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

Nutella stuffed cinnamon rolls

The Brazil Sertãozinho is easily one of my favorite Starbucks Reserve coffees to date. It makes the most incredible cold brew that tastes like chocolate milk, but when brewed hot in the chemex, it reminds me of Nutella. Milk chocolate, toasted hazelnuts and so smooth. This is a perfect coffee for a sinful breakfast, so I decided to pair it with cinnamon rolls that have been stuffed with Nutella and via.

… 

Read More »

Filed Under: coffee pairing, recipe, starbucks reserve, starbucks via Tagged With: Brazil Sertãozinho, Via

Tastefolio: Colombia El Peñol

April 28, 2015 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

Colombia El PeñolColombia El Peñol paired with frozen chocolate mousse and cranberry caviar…. 

Read More »

Filed Under: starbucks reserve, tastefolio Tagged With: Colombia El Peñol

Malawi Sable Farms with nsima inspired waffles

June 26, 2014 by jocelyn 1 Comment

Malawi sable farms

Peaberry. What is a peaberry? Normally, two beans grow inside a single coffee cherry but occasionally the cherry only produces one bean, or seed, inside the fruit.  The round-shaped bean that forms when one of the two flat-sided beans in the coffee cherry fails to grow is called a peaberry. Dense and uniform in size, they roast more evenly. You’ve heard the saying good things come in small packages, right? Though small in size, the peaberry’s internal development gives it an intense and concentrated flavor…. 

Read More »

Filed Under: coffee pairing, recipe, starbucks reserve Tagged With: Malawi Sable Farms

Tastefolio: Brazil Bourbon Rio Verde

June 5, 2014 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

brazil bourbon rio verdeExtraordinary coffee comes from extraordinary environments, and this rare offering comes from the century-old Rio Verde farm—a veritable paradise of mountains and waterfalls, native forests and ocean breezes.
A phenomenal microclimate, combined with the pulped natural processing method, creates this remarkable coffee. Beautifully balanced and with flavor every bit as lush as its lineage, it is a fitting tribute to a coffee paradise.

Producer: Rio Verde farm in the Ipanema region of Brazil
Elevation: 2,600 – 4,400 feet (800 – 1,350 meters)
Coffee Variety: Bourbon
Processing Method: Pulped natural… 

Read More »

Filed Under: starbucks reserve, tastefolio Tagged With: Brazil Bourbon Rio Verde

« Previous Page

the modern barista

Hello! I'm Jocelyn, and this is my
digital coffee passport.
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

#coffeedidyouknow

Coffee was originally regarded as a wonder drug in Yemen and Arabia and was taken only at the advice of a doctor. Many saw coffee as a brain tonic or as a way to stimulate religious visions.

coffee passport

Aged Sumatra Anniversary blend Bainbridge Island blend baking Bali Vintage Klasik Bend Blend no4 Blonde Espresso Blonde Sunrise Bozeman Blend Brazil Bourbon Rio Verde Brazil Fazenda California Brazil Santa Ines Brazil Sertãozinho Breakfast Blend Brezza Burundi Gakenke Burundi Murambi Burundi Ngozi Cafe Estima Caffè Verona Cameroon Mt Oku Cape Verde Fogo Island Casi Cielo China Comac Estate Christmas Blend Christmas Espresso Christmas Reserve Colombia Café Mujeres Colombia Cerro Azul Colombia El Peñol Colombia El Quebradón Colombia Nariño Supremo Colombia Santana El Bolsón Costa Rica bella vista f.w. tres rios Costa Rica Las Lajas Costa Rica Tarrazu Santa Elena custom blend East Timor Red East Timor Tatamailau Espresso Roast Ethiopia Ethiopia Bitta Farm Ethiopia Gedeb Ethiopia Guji Bilida Bukisa Ethiopia Kayon Mountain Ethiopia Mocca Java Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu Fall Blend French Roast Gold Coast Blend Gravitas Guatemala Antigua Guatemala Finca Monte David Guatemala Flor de Rosario Guatemala Huehuetenango Hacienda Alsacia Hawaii ka'u Heal the bay blend Holiday Blend Honduras La Campa Honey & madagascar vanilla House Blend Italian roast Jamaica Blue Mountain Kati kati Kenya Kenya Kaganda Kenya Kangunu Kenya Kariaini Kenya Windrush Estate Komodo dragon Kopelani Blend lemon Malawi Sable Farms Mexico Finca Nueva Esperanza Mexico Guadalupe zajú Muan Jai blend México Chiapas Nariño 70 cold brew Nicaragua el Suyatal Nicaragua Maracaturra Nicaragua Monimbo Panama Carmen Estate Pantheon Blend Papua New Guinea Lamari Mountain Papua New Guinea Luoka Papua New Guinea Moanti Papua New Guinea Ulya Paradeisi Partanna Peru Bagua Grande Pike Place Special Reserve Rwanda Abakundakawa Rwanda Hingakawa Rwanda Mahembe Réunion Island Bourbon Pointu Varietal Saint Helena Siren's Blend starbucks Sumatra Sumatra Aceh Sumatra Lake Toba Sumatra Longberry Sun-dried Brazil Barinas Sun Dried Brazil Guariroba Sun Dried Brazil Sertão Tanzania Mondul Tanzania Mt Meru Tazo Teavana Thanksgiving Blend Three Region Blend Uganda Sipi Falls vegan Veranda Via Viennese blend Vietnam da Lat west java Whiskey Barrel Aged Sulawesi Willow blend Yukon Blend

Copyright © 2025 · Foodie Child Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress