I am deeply involved in a love affair with Starbucks.
I think there is a perfect Starbucks beverage for every moment in life:
- Slow morning with the newspaper - French Roast with light sugar and steamed milk
- Bad day at the office and I need a break - skinny hazelnut latte
- It's freezing outside - caramel macchiato
- Let's go look at holiday lights - peppermint mocha
- Not enough sleep and forgot to brew at home - triple shot latte, no sugar
- Girfriend get together and chat - Tazo passion shaken tea
- I promise not to eat dessert later - mocha frappuccino
Today I went on a mid-day, back from vacation and not yet able to focus 24/7 on work, coffee break while also out on a business errand. I had a coupon from Starbucks (shocking, actually) to try the new iced brewed coffee. It's pretty much just coffee over ice, with a little sweetener made of simple syrup.
The verdict?
- It's a long day at the office but too hot to drink coffee - iced brewed coffee
Is Starbucks the evil coffee empire, knocking the little coffee shop out of business? Perhaps. However, when I travel I know that I'll get consistent quality at a Starbucks. I know what to expect in taste. I know how to order and get what I want. These are important things to me.
I like our local small coffee shop as well and love to give them business. If they would set up a branch right by my office, I'll stop in there as well. But until then, it's Starbucks for me!
This was taped to our office coffee machine when I got to work this morning:
I'm sold on it! By the way, my company proudly brews Starbucks: House Blend, Sumatra and decaf.
I've been a coffee nut since the olden days of college, staying up most nights til 2 or 3 programming away. But Starbucks has always been too strong for me. It tastes like mud.
ReplyDeleteI'm an old Folgers guy (queue song - "the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cuuuup" - thank you, thank you).
Craig
BTW - you have a fun blog. Your writing lightens my day.
When I do get around to Starbucks (once every month or two), I order the same sad thing every time - vanilla latte. It's a good sugar rush!
Just one more reason why I LOVE Shannah!!!
ReplyDeleteA friend sent me two jumbo bags of StarBucks today.
I am suppose to give one bag to a co-worker. . .hmmmmmmm. . .like that is going to happen!?!?!?
I believe that the tree is the middle of the garden of Eden that contained the knowledge of good and evil was really a tree that grew coffee beans.
ReplyDeleteNot sure that has any meaning at all - just random thoughts...
You know, I never even drank coffee until I got married. A certain guy (we'll call him KMAN) said, "Coffee is a social drink."
ReplyDeleteSince then, I've gone from warm milk with heavy sugar and light coffee to a full-blown addiction!
The stronger, the better, as long as it's not bitter!