All About the Bean
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Are you in the know with Espresso?
100

There are two main species of coffee trees:arabica and robusta. Which species produce the high-quality coffee Starbucks buys?

What is Arabica?

100

What are the four steps of tasting coffee?

What is Smell, Slurp, Locate and Describe?

100

Which Starbucks coffees are available year round?

What is Core?

100

The recommended proportion of coffee to water is?

2 Tbsp (10 g) coffee for each 6 fl oz of water (180 mL).

100

When pouring a perfect espresso shot, what should it look like?

What is warm honey from a spoon?

200

Almost all the world's coffee is grown in _______ ?

What is the Coffee Belt?

200

Aroma is the way something ________ ?

What is Smells?

200

What Roast is stopped at the second pop in the roasting process?

What is Medium Roast?

200
If you used twice the amount of coffee to make it "stronger" what brewing fundamental would this impact?

What is Proportion?

200

What is the difference between a Latte and a Cappuccino?

What is Cappuccinos have more Foam?

300

Coffee from which growing region has flavors of nuts, cocoa and soft spice?

What is Latin America?

300

When tasting and describing coffee, "acidity" does not refer to pH content. It is referring to the tangy ____ on your tongue?

What is Sensation?

300

What do we call coffees developed to create new flavors not found in single-origin coffees?

What is Blends?
300

By not sealing the coffee bag correctly, you impact what fundamental? BONUS what technology did Starbucks invent for its Coffee Bags?

What is Freshness?

300

What are the three layers of a perfect espresso shot?

What is Heart, Body and Crema?

400

Coffee from which growing region has flavors of citrus, berry and spice with floral aromas?

What is Africa?

400

Body is the _______ or texture on your tongue?

What is Weight?

400

What are coffees called that highlight the distinct flavors of a specific country or region?

What is Single-Origin?

400

To determine the right grind for a customer, you should ask them how they are going to _______ their coffee. 

What is Brew?

400

What beverages do we use the Shot Glass for?

What is a Carmel Mach, Shaken Espresso, affogato shot?

500

Coffee from which growing region has herbal, earthy flavors?

What is Asia/Pacific?

500

What is the purpose for slurping the coffee, when you taste?

What is to aerate the coffee? 

500

What are the flavor notes of Pike Place?

What is Cocoa and Rich Praline?

500

The Four Fundamentals are:

What is Freshness, Proportion, Grind and Water?

500

What year did we introduce Blonde Espresso to our Core Espresso offering?

What is 2017?