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Girl Scout cookies & coffee pairings

March 6, 2017 by jocelyn 4 Comments

girl scout cookie pairings

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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Filed Under: coffee pairing Tagged With: Espresso Roast, French Roast, Gold Coast Blend, Guatemala Antigua, Italian roast, Sumatra, Veranda, Willow blend, Yukon Blend

Cool beans, Cold brew

October 11, 2016 by jocelyn 2 Comments

cool beans, cold brewOver the past year I have been having so much fun with this blog, and connecting with partners all over the world. Something that I have been thinking about is having ‘guest bloggers’, coffee masters contributing their recipes and pairings. The idea that this blog, eventually, become a hub for coffee masters. Several months ago, one of my friends, Michelle, came up with a custom cold brew blend named cool beans, cold brew. Michelle is a talented artist and coffee master, so I knew she would be perfect to be the first guest blogger here.

And then life happened. To both of us. Michelle had some issues to deal with, and then suddenly I had to fly to California to be with my family. Coincidently, Michelle lives in Sacramento, which is very close to where my family lives, so instead of having a guest blogger, we got together and drank coffee together!… 

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Filed Under: coffee tasting, custom blend, Guest Bloggers, recipe, to be a partner Tagged With: custom blend, Guatemala Antigua, Willow blend

Starbucks Shandy

July 1, 2016 by jocelyn 8 Comments

Starbucks ShandyIt’s summer time, so that means it’s shandy time! Typically a shandy is half beer half lemonade, but a few years ago I started playing with the idea of a Starbucks Shandy for those warm afternoons. The great thing about this drink is that it can easily be ordered and made in Starbucks stores, and it’s also quite easy to make at home

I started making these as a way to introduce Willow blend to our customers and partners. Willow is kind of the forgotten Starbucks blend, but it is absolutely delicious prepared over ice, or made as a cold brew. I call it ‘liquid sunshine’. Crisp and bright, with juicy lemon notes that blend perfectly with lemonade.

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Filed Under: beverage innovation, coffee tasting, recipe Tagged With: Willow blend

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