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….
Cold Brew Brezza Sangria
Some coffees are just made for summer. Meet Brezza, a lively mix of beans from Colombia, Papua New Guinea and East Africa. This juicy coffee is incredible iced, especially when paired with citrus. I wanted to make the quintessential summertime beverage….
Tastefolio: Brazil Bourbon Rio Verde
Extraordinary 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…
anniversary blend with bourbon bacon fat gingersnaps
i brought these cookies into work and announced “i made cookies! and guess what.. i didn’t use ANY butter!”
cookies without butter? sounds terrible! or healthy. or both………
don’t worry, i used bacon fat instead!…
Happy Birthday Pike Place Roast
On April 8th 2008, Pike Place Roast was introduced! Ever since then, this coffee has been our every day brew from open to close.
Here in Seattle, there is a Special Reserve Pike Place that is only sold in two stores, the original 1912 Pike Place store, and around the corner at 1st and Pike. This blend was created in 2003 to commemorate the first Starbucks store. Inspired by our rich history, this is a blend of three Latin American beans; Costa Rica Bella Vista, Guatemala Antigua and Colombia Nariño Supremo. Pike Place Special Reserve is roasted a bit darker than usual, is incredibly smooth with a touch of roast intensity.
Every year I celebrate Pike Place day, and I always bring a bag of Pike Place Special Reserve to kick things off. This is Starbucks history in a cup.
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turkish coffee chocolate chip cookies
If you are reading this far back, welcome. This is technically my first blog post – from 2012. It took 3 years, but I finally got here.
For months, one of my partners and I were planning a Turkish coffee night at Starbucks. I was in charge of the food (naturally) and I made a huge spread of my take on Turkish sweets. One of my favorite things I made were these turkish coffee cookies. Coffee, chocolate and cardamom all rolled in to one delicious cookie!
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