To say Starbucks serves great coffee is like saying that McDonalds serves great hamburgers. Sure it's better than IHOP (who probably serves Starbucks these days) but it's no longer coffee with all the flavoring syrups added to it. Have an espresso without the sugar and milk and you will realize how over-roasted and acidic their coffee is. Torrefazione was always my favorite of U.S. coffees but are they even still around after being bought out by Starbucks? Even SBC, who I believe is also owned by Starbucks isn't much better, though it used to be. Quality only comes in small batches from select producers, the rest is just successful marketing... and a lot of sugar.
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