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I think you missed the joke. Here in Seattle, it is trendy to look down on Starbucks, that is all. Totally agree about the McDonald's effect. When traveling I

• stephen_g 13y ago
  I don't look down on Starbucks because it's trendy, but because the coffee is poorer than even average cafés in my city... You can see just from looking in the grinders that their beans are over-roasted (which I guess improves consistency but destroys flavour) and they make up for that with syrups huge amounts of milk.
  • na85 13y ago
    >and they make up for that with syrups huge amounts of milk Pretty sure there's no syrup or milk in my coffee when they hand it to me over the counter at my local starbucks.
  • specialist 13y ago
    Mass market coffee. I have huge respect for what Starbucks does. For decades, most roasters got their start at Starbucks or Tullys. In the 10 million pounds of beans Starbucks buys every year, there's some percentage that must be awesome. Buying for myself, I'll get seasonals, varietals, vs the blends. Panama, harar, sumatra. Starbucks also sells whole bean light roast for tastes like my gf's, like the blond, which is sometimes available as drip over the counter. But mostly I buy either Herkimer or Lighthouse. They're indies, who obsess over the product, from purchasing thru roasting thru pulling the shots. herkimercoffe.com lighthouseroasters.com