Starbucks = Girl Scout cookies
It’s cookie season, and I have been seeing posts on facebook about pairing wine with Girl Scout cookies (which is always a good idea!) I did a search for Girl Scout cookies and Starbucks coffees, and was surprised to see that no one had made up a tasting sheet! So here it is, my personal recommendations for Starbucks core coffees with Girl Scout cookies.
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Theo chocolates + Starbucks
Theo chocolate is based in Seattle’s Fremont district. They make the most incredible chocolates! Starbucks was testing Theo peanut butter cups in select stores, and my friend Melody went to Theo chocolate to get an up close and personal tour. During her tour, she sent me a message, saying she needed my address “right now”. I sent it along, and a few days later, a huge box of chocolates was on my doorstep, compliments of Theo chocolate. Thank you Theo chocolate & Melody! I put together a coffee tasting with the seven chocolates I was sent (actually, there is one missing because I had to taste test it 🙂 )…
a tale of two coffees
A very long time ago, and I’m not exactly sure when, there was a blend called Viennese blend. I’ll assume it was somewhere around 2001, as that’s the year on the label, but I am told it is much older than that. This is a dark roast coffee, a blend of our House Blend and French Roast coffees; sweet, balanced & smooth. Even though this blend is long gone, we can still make it in stores!…