I cannot stand Starbucks coffee. But really what does it matter what it tastes like when you put all the flavorings etc. I think that's what people really go there for, the crazy concoctions of sugar.
I cook on a yacht, and let me tell you, sometimes it is not so easy to find the right ingredients when you are out to sea. Recently I was asked to do a TexMex kind of meal. I made flank steak along with a number of other items, but for the beans I had everything except the pork fat. I usually do my beans with some kind of pork fat, be it bacon drippings or lard, etc. But I had zero, the owners are not big pork fans and don't even eat bacon (if that is possible!) I did have plenty of duck fat. Lord, people were lining up for the beans. A good fat gives the beans that silkiness of texture that I feel is important even with a chunky profile, and man these beans were out of this world. I will always go back to pork when available, but this was a terrific alternative and kosher for sure.
The new Pike Place roast is "less bold" but it still has burnt undertones to the flavor. It's burnt but just not roasted as dark. They still don't get it.
Good coffee is not supposed to be so bitter. Even without stuff added to it. That's my two cents.
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