How innerestin': Last week, Consumer Reports did a blind tasting of a number of ground coffees, and Starbucks scored lower than many brews half its price. According to the NY Daily News:
"The magazine's independent testing firm tested 19 ground coffees and reported that pricey Starbucks Coffee Colombia medium ($11.53 per pound) didn't even place among the top regular coffees, and it trailed among the decafs. Eight O'Clock Coffee 100% Colombian (at a wallet-friendly $6.28 a pound), was judged the hottest ground coffee of all, winning CR's 'Best Combination of Taste and Price.' Testers raved that the coffee possesses 'a complex blend of earthy and fruity, with a bright, pleasing sourness.'
In the decaf arena, Folger's ($8.55 a pound) won similar raves from CR."
My dad's an ardent Starbucks fan and my love of the brand has been documented here before. I'll definitely have to arrange a blind taste-test of my own.
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