Comments on: Organic coffees by Starbucks [Open thread]

By: CABarista

CABarista — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:37:44 +0000

Thanks for the post Melody:)
I know Peru is not a core coffee, but it IS also organic
I often have customers come in asking about this.
Although the last pair seemed to only half understand themselves, were ok with my explanation of cafe practices (re what was being brewed) and tried saying that they last time them asked (9 years ago?) no one knew what they meant. At another location. It was quite odd…of course, we’ve had a gamete of odd and rude, extremely rude out of town customers this week. It’s been kinda nuts!

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:13:19 +0000

Thanks for this blog posting, Melody! I hope more people start to enjoy Organic coffees and Starbucks move towards more offerings. I know I’d love to see an Organic Guatemalan – my fav!

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:40:13 +0000

I think SBC also offers an Organic Columbian coffee. At least, that’s what I remember seeing at a SBC which opened near the cafe I work for. Which of these coffees are your favorite, Melody?

By: Amazonv

Amazonv — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:44:58 +0000

@purple1
chai filterbag http://www.starbucksstore.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=623202
chai liquid http://www.starbucksstore.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=623314
i don’t think any of the loose leaf do organic

some of the other flavors also come in organic, but not my default, ther eis a difference between the chai and chai organic

By: purple1

purple1 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:29:42 +0000

Melody are there any teas that are organic?

By: denise r.

denise r. — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:16:05 +0000

Oh Melody, you lead a charmed life! what a great experience. One day I hope to come there and do this with you…..hoping of course it’s also a Yrigacheffe time (either of them). And those lucky folks in the UK, etc., with Yrigacheffe all the time…..
Great thread, as usual.

By: LatteRose

LatteRose — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:31:29 +0000

Had the Yirgacheffe when they offered it at 15th Ave, but didn’t take note if it was organic or not. Definitely my favorite!

By: Katherine

Katherine — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:28:13 +0000

I don’t understand why RED and Cafe Estima aren’t organic- those seem like the perfect blends to go organic. Estima isn’t my favorite, but fair trade trumps organic in my book. Eh.

I might look into the SB organic French roast. I’ve seen SB at grocery stores and Border’s, though I’m pretty sure they’re already ground (boo).

Thanks for the post, Melody. I’ll have to keep an eye out for some SB around here.

By: Enlightened Coffee Sage

Enlightened Coffee Sage — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:16:16 +0000

I’m also a fan of Yukon. As a stand-alone, it’s OK…but what makes it great is that it pairs well with so much breakfast-type stuff. It tends to go well with stuff like bran flakes, multi-grain bagels, maple-and-brown-sugar oatmeal, bacon and eggs, etc. On hotter-than-hell summer days, it might not be the best choice (although it’s still probably a good one), but it’s awesome on a chilly November morning along with a bowl of oatmeal or some other stick-to-your-ribs breakfast grub.

I can’t really comment on the others, because either I haven’t had them or, in the case of Organic Shade Grown Mexico, it’s been so long that I can’t remember how well I liked it. But Yukon’s a nice blend.

By: Camspi

Camspi — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:49:05 +0000

@Mindi I got really excited when I saw your pic in the bunch! We’re semi-new twitter friends, and you’re so cool! As its been said in the past, facebook is for people who know each other, but aren’t really friends. Twitter is for people who don’t know each other, but should be friends.

I love Yukon Blend! You’re right, it is a blend of Latin American and Asia/Pacific beans. Delicious!