Comments on: Starbucks Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast Coffee, Espresso Roast, 100% Arabica, 1 bag (40 oz)

By: Regan

Regan — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Great coffee, great price.
I started using this coffee and was enjoying it, but I felt like I could pay less and get an equivalent coffee. Maybe one can, but I was unable to. Here are some of the differences I noticed between Starbucks Espresso Roast Whole Bean coffee and some other coffees I tried.The first thing I notice in a coffee bean is its aroma upon opening the package. Starbucks Espresso Roast always smells wonderful, smooth, and enticing. Other beans I tried smelled less appetizing. Simply smelling kind of unpleasant is common. Some coffees smell harsh with an acute bitterness about them. Some smelled musty or dusty. Iâm not a connoisseur, so probably cannot adequately describe flavors and aromas, but then again, flavor and aroma notes always seem pretentious and fall short of my flavor experience.The next thing I notice is the bean itself. Starbucks beans are uniform in color and oiliness (sheen), while other coffees I tried had great variances in bean color and sheen. I donât know for sure, but this seems to be a quality issue such as inconsistent roasting parameters or just simply allowing a greater range of bean to pass QC standards. Whatever it is, itâs a turn off. Starbucks beans look better. Another aspect of this is the whole bean to broken bean ratio, where Starbucks coffee has a greater percentage of whole beans per package than the cheaper products I bought. I donât know if this affects bean taste or freshness or any other aspect of the bean, but it doesnât look nice.Next thing noticed is how it grinds. Starbucks coffee seems uniform in color where others were varied, specifically regarding what I took to be the husks or skins of the beans, like chaff.Finally, the most important factor: taste. Starbucks tastes good. Smooth with a bit of an acidic bite. Cheap coffees I tried tasted much like they smelled, with bitter coming to mind most often, along with what I can only describe as âdustyâ.Starbucks is good coffee. There surely may be better coffees, but they will be more expensive and thatâs not where Iâm headed. Enjoy!

By: Frank P.

Frank P. — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Flavorful Product at an Excellent Price.
I ordered 3 bags at the heavily discounted price and they arrived with a 6/25 use by date, which is good enough. The beans were shiny and looked and smelled fresh. I don’t normally make espresso, but use espresso roast for my general cup once in a while. This roast tasted good black and with cream, with just enough oomph to give it a nod. I’ll shift between this roast exclusively and blended with my existing Organic Cubano Roast. Glad I was browsing at the right place at the right time.

By: iLoveCalifornia

iLoveCalifornia — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Starbucks is still my favorite
I have changed coffee many times. From Starbucks to Peets to Crazy Horse, to San Francisco Bay and to some other Columbia coffee. In the end, I still thin Starbucks is the best. The taste is not so watery that it is disappointing, it also doesn’t taste like muddy water, and it is also not too strong to be uncomfortable. I guess Starbucks is just the happy median that works really well for me!!!!

By: John Court

John Court — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Cafe Verona will spoil you!
I first tried this coffee at a Starbucks restaurant. Then I found I could buy bags of ground Cafe Verona it at our grocery store. And finally I found I could get whole beans on Amazon and this coffee is absolutely heavenly when brewed from fresh ground beans. It’s got a lovely chocolate aftertaste and a very tasty roasted flavor. If you’re a coffee aficionado, then this is worth checking out!âââ

By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Helpful for the long trips
The beans are very rich. They are fresh and well worth the money paid. This coffee is on the strong side. I havenât returned a bag yet and I have been using subscription for this product for about a year

By: Bruce R. Menkveld

Bruce R. Menkveld — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Excellent
Best tasting coffee. Full bodied, dark and rich

By: Will Vee

Will Vee — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

My Favorite Coffee Of All Time
Delicious and strong. I enjoy it every day. The best part – it doesn’t give me acid stomach like almost every other coffee does. I just wish you could buy larger sizes to get the price down.

By: Ines

Ines — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Great coffee bean
I am an espresso drinker and this is great coffee. The taste and all is perfect. Sometime though you can get an older batch so that means less oil on beans which can require more adjustment of your espresso machine so you have the right extraction.

By: Dolly Eboigbe

Dolly Eboigbe — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

By: Guy d'Auray

Guy d'Auray — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:46:57 +0000

Starbucks seems to have replaced the Italian roast shown in image which contains notes of caramelized sugar with an Italian blend with notes of dark cocoa and toasted marshmallows and have told me that it is the same coffee. It isnât!! The new package no longer shows a Vespa.