Starbucks, SBK12421012, Veranda Blend Coffee, 1 Each

These beans are filled with flavor and have a buttery, brown sugar taste when brewed as espresso. I add the sugar in the carafe first and let the espresso brew over the beans and it makes for a very sweet, mellow, and tasty latte. Definitely purchase these beans if you love a mellow rather than bitter coffee!

I consider myself a lover of strong, dark roasts. But, on a whim, I wanted to experiment with my pour-over technique in order to compare a blonde roast with over-the-counter Folgers. I was incredibly surprised. Using 19 grams of freshly ground beans, 369 grams of 195 degree, filtered coffee, this has as much deep flavor as the Pike Place, French, or Sumatra. Veranda and Sumatra are neck in neck for my favorites.