Posted by Lindenblüte on October 15, 2006, at 13:50:00
In reply to Re: Everybody always knocks Starbucks, posted by inimitable on October 15, 2006, at 13:27:26
Maddie,
you are right- Starbucks has a lovely creative selection of fancy coffee indulgences.I enjoy their eggnog lattes, their frappucinnos, and especially the pumpkin spice lattes.
However, I find their espresso roast to be too (acidic? bitter? strident? tannic?) to enjoy in simpler drinks, such as Cafe Americano, Latte, Cappucinno, etc. I can only enjoy it when it's diluted with all kinds of fancy syrups and foamy dairies:)
As I write this, I'm sitting in an independent Cafe. The owner is also a barista, and their espresso is simply the finest I have ever had anywhere, with the possible exception of a few small cafes in the Italian countryside.
It's a very rich warm coffee taste- not bitter, almost has hints of nuttiness and chocolate, perfect crema, and it mixes into the most delicious vanilla latte- tastes like a toasted marshmallow. mmm! This cafe is the most important source of inspiration for my dissertation research at this stage :)
((((pumpkinspicelatte))))
-Li
((((vanillalatteskim))))
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