Comments on: Partnership and Collaboration: The new Starbucks Conservation International Card

By: Delphine

Delphine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:23:28 +0000

I’m a fan of the new Peru as well, although the acidity is almost a little too much for me. The herbaliness reminds me of the Peaberry we used to carry!

By: Enlightened Coffee Sage

Enlightened Coffee Sage — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:31 +0000

I like the Peru. I don’t like it quite as much as the Mexico Chiapas…but then, there are very few coffees that I like as much as Mexico Chiapas.

It’s a rather different coffee; few other coffees have that particular herbal flavor to it. They tend to be spicy, or floral, rather than herbal. One of my co-workers described it as kinda garlic-y, which I guess is kinda accurate. I think it’d be worth trying with an Italian dish with marinara sauce.

By: CABarista

CABarista — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:12:35 +0000

Melody-what have you eaten it with? I found it changed so much, I paired it with a gingy mo at work (since I was there) and it was so different than when I drank it at home with something spicey/savory (not sweet savory). I really want to get some herby bread to eat it with. It has a much lighter body for sure!

By: Melody

Melody — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:05:55 +0000

Seems like we have overlapping conversations between the 2 topics (CI Card/ Bold brew) – But anyway I have tried the new Peru and I definitely liked it. It has a lot of full flavor and I thought it was rich like a Sumatra – almost thought I tasted mushrooms. But the body of it was a little lighter than what I was expecting.

By: CABarista

CABarista — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:28:40 +0000

btw, re the pictures…been totally wanting to do this. I had this urge the other night to go stick my face in it and make faces at my husband outside, but some girls were studying in front of it…

By: BOSTON STARBUCKS REBEL

BOSTON STARBUCKS REBEL — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:38:56 +0000

I think the new Peru coffee is great. Have you tried it through the clover yet?

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:24 +0000

(Reply to @CD) – Hey it was great meeting you the other night! You’re one of those people who in real life you’re just like your online personality!

By: Hayley

Hayley — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:45 +0000

This card is a good idea, but I have to say I’m still so thrilled to have the Pike Place card, I have my heart set on using that one! At least until I wear it out but I do have a couple cards registered, so I could switch it up I guess.

By: Mrs. Tillinghamshackles

Mrs. Tillinghamshackles — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:46:39 +0000

@ E C S – I believe that they get the sticker for buying a tall or larger of the bold coffee, they don’t have to buy a whole pound.

And as I recall, this promotion was featured in the Spring Barista Need To Know, but I’ll have to double check on that

I do agree though that communication is bad. As a shift, I often feel that if I’m not proactive in printing things and posting them that no one will have any idea what’s going on.

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:32:51 +0000

@ E C S – I didn’t know that about buying the pound of coffee, but it makes sense. I also recall reading somewhere that a customer can choose to substitute Pike Place Roast for any one of the 8 weeks (one substitution).

I need to write a blog entry on the 8 weeks of bold but haven’t had time…