Core Coffees
Originally known as Jake's Blend, this decadent coffee was created in 1975 for a Seattle Restaurant.
Caffé Verona
Legend says coffee was discovered in this country
Ethiopia
Starbucks 3 roasting profiles are named
Blonde, Medium and Dark
These are the four steps of tasting coffee
smell, slurp, locate and describe
This blend, created for the Captain of a fishing boat, is one of our only Certified-Organic Coffees currently offered.
Yukon Blend
In this country, a woman could divorce her husband for not providing enough coffee.
Turkey
This technology, created in 1985, allowed freshly roasted coffee beans to be sealed in bags with a longer shelf life.
FlavorLock valve
This type of filter lets the most solids and coffee oils into the cup during the brewing process.
Metal / Coffee Press
Launched in 2008, this coffee is named after the location of our very first Starbucks store.
Pike Place
This act of rebellion in 1773, lead to more Americans drinking coffee as their daily beverage.
The Boston Tea Party
This group located in Lausanne, Switzerland, tastes the preshipment sample to ensure the coffee meets expectations of cup quality before the coffee is shipped.
Starbucks Coffee Trading Company (SCTC)
The industry standard for water to coffee "ratio" that results in a pleasant strength of brewed coffee.
16:1 to 18:1
Showcasing beans from across Indonesia, this bold, spicy blend reflects the diverse coffee traditions of the Asia/Pacific regions (and pairs well with cheese!)
Komodo Dragon Blend
Now the worlds largest producer of Arabica, fertilized beans were smuggled into Brazil inside this gift
a bouquet
In the cup, single origin coffees provide a unique expression of where they were grown, this is called...
Taste of place
The 3 T's of brewing coffee
Time, Temperature and Turbulence
Most of our coffees are decaffeinated utilizing this method.
Direct Contact Method
This Italian word/phrase was the name of Howard Schultz's first coffee house
Il Giornale
Between 6 and 9 minutes in the Roasting process, the beans puff up, doubling in size and making this "crackling sound" as they expand.
First Pop/Crack
These are the 5 basic tastes
Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Sour, Umami