Starbucks Sumatra Extra Bold

Company: Starbucks
Name: Sumatra
Growing Region: Asia/Pacific
Flavor: Intensely earthy and aromatic
Intensity: Extra Bold
Description: As you might have guessed, one of the benefits of working here at Starbucks is free coffee.

A pound a week, in fact. And it may interest you to know that this coffee is the one single-origin offering that we most often choose to enjoy at home, after we take off the green apron.

Why do we love it so? It has a full, buttery body with virtually no acidity, so the coffee’s intensity and flavor simply lingers on your tongue. Make no mistake, this is a slurping coffee. At its best, there’s no mistaking the concentrated herbal notes and earthy aroma – telltale marks this beloved brew have left on our shirts and our hearts.

Sumatra has a full, syrupy body with virtually no acidity - so the coffee's intensity lingers in your mouth. The concentrated spicy, herbal notes and earthy aroma are the telltale signatures of this well-loved coffee.

More about this coffee:
The island of Sumatra produces 70% of Indonesia's income and is home to over 38 million people.
Purchase: Here

Grind: unknown?
Preparation: Pour over in Starbucks Store
Amount: unknown
Water: unknown
Additives: none
Body: Full
Smell: chocolaty, earthy
Taste: nutty, spicy, thick and rich
After-taste: slight acidity / bitterness, but the taste coats your tongue

Notes: I really wanted to try the pour over, I find it thinner than french press but with a little more body than auto drip. This has a lot less acidity than many coffees, which makes me enjoy it without additives.

Rating: 2/3

Starbucks Mints

While I was cleaning up some miscellaneous boxes I found some old Starbucks mint tins. there have been so many redesigns!

Well now they're in the trash but I'd at least like to remember them here. These are a bit more fun than the ones I have seen lately.

Cinnamon:

Valentine's Day Cups

Today on my morning trip to Starbucks I noticed some new Starbucks Valentine's Day themed cups

My Starbucks Idea - Have you seen our new cups?

Beginning this week, participating U.S. Starbucks stores will serve hot beverages to customers in a limited-time cup – departing from our iconic white design – to celebrate a major milestone through our partnership with (RED)TM: With your help, Starbucks has generated funding for the Global Fund equivalent to more than 14 million days of medicine to help those living with HIV in Africa.

These limited-time cups feature “LOVE Drawings” submitted by customers to www.StarbucksLoveProject.com, a global site that launched over the holidays bringing people together from around the world for one purpose: Love. Now you can return to the site and create your own Valentine’s Day-inspired LOVE drawing. For every drawing submitted, we will make a contribution, up to one million submissions, to the Global Fund. The contributions will build on the achievements through Starbucks partnership with (RED)TM by using the inspiration of love to help make a difference in the world.