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Starbucks makes delicious cappuccinos and mocha espressos probably by dumping a month's worth of recommended daily allowances of sugar in them. But they are yum

Starbucks makes delicious cappuccinos and mocha espressos probably by dumping a month's worth of recommended daily allowances of sugar in them. But they are yummie. Their house blend drip coffee of various roasts, however, is burnt. Starbuck's signature flavor for their drip coffee is burned coffee. I don't know how Starbucks thought that burning their coffee was a novel idea, and I don't know how anyone can drink it.

bitlax 4y ago
I don't know if this is true but I've heard the burning is deliberate in order to maintain a consistent flavor across all of their stores, much like McDonalds wants a Big Mac to taste the same no matter where you are.
PaulHoule 4y ago
The 7/11 across from where the Starbucks used to be is worse.
gilbetron 4y ago
They burn their coffee (make it bitter) because it then works better with sugar. Too much sugar and we don't like something, too much bitter notes and the same thing, but when you combine bitterness and sugar, our body really likes it for some reason. Hence Starbucks. (Have to add fat in there, too ;)
- Maursault 4y ago
  Your explanation makes perfect sense. One of my reasons for drinking coffee black is that it isn't water (which is mostly what I drink), and there's no sugar. Now I understand: Starbucks drip coffee is not for black coffee drinkers.
rhino369 4y ago
The blonde roast is a lot better, if you are ever stuck in a place without other options.
Terretta 4y ago
Every Dunkin will make a half Dunkaccino half black coffee that is far less terrible than the Dunkaccino straight. Interesting note on the "burnt", just commented same above. Read why somewhere, can't find it now. Top suggestion for "why does starbucks taste" is "burnt".
lm28469 4y ago
> Starbucks makes delicious cappuccinos and mocha espressos probably by dumping a month's worth of recommended daily allowances of sugar in them. But they are yummie. It's only yummy if you're addicted to sugar in the first place, it's closer to a soda than coffee for me and I definitely can't drink more than a few gulps without feeling disgusted

bitlax 4y ago

I don't know if this is true but I've heard the burning is deliberate in order to maintain a consistent flavor across all of their stores, much like McDonalds wants a Big Mac to taste the same no matter where you are.

PaulHoule 4y ago

The 7/11 across from where the Starbucks used to be is worse.

gilbetron 4y ago

They burn their coffee (make it bitter) because it then works better with sugar. Too much sugar and we don't like something, too much bitter notes and the same thing, but when you combine bitterness and sugar, our body really likes it for some reason. Hence Starbucks. (Have to add fat in there, too ;)

Maursault 4y ago
Your explanation makes perfect sense. One of my reasons for drinking coffee black is that it isn't water (which is mostly what I drink), and there's no sugar. Now I understand: Starbucks drip coffee is not for black coffee drinkers.

rhino369 4y ago

The blonde roast is a lot better, if you are ever stuck in a place without other options.

Terretta 4y ago

Every Dunkin will make a half Dunkaccino half black coffee that is far less terrible than the Dunkaccino straight. Interesting note on the "burnt", just commented same above. Read why somewhere, can't find it now. Top suggestion for "why does starbucks taste" is "burnt".

lm28469 4y ago

> Starbucks makes delicious cappuccinos and mocha espressos probably by dumping a month's worth of recommended daily allowances of sugar in them. But they are yummie. It's only yummy if you're addicted to sugar in the first place, it's closer to a soda than coffee for me and I definitely can't drink more than a few gulps without feeling disgusted