Your morning caffeine fix.....

[Blansky]

how about a nice cup of cassina....

Dammit, Starbucks was out of it again and tried to push some Pistachio Latte on me.

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[Maleg]

Have you tried it? I’ve heard it tastes like dirty socks.

[swils8610]

Can of Pepsi and I’m ready to go


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[enjoythemusic]

Great read Blanksy, thx!

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[GB-man]

I’ll stick to espresso and oat milk lol

[77T]

I'd like a grande caramel macchiato cassina....skinny and low foam.


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[Dan Pierce]

One cup of Joe, black.
dP

[Rock]

'Starbucks" is a milk-bar.
Anyone serious about their coffee would never darken their doorway.

[AzPaul]

Originally Posted by Rock

'Starbucks" is a milk-bar.
Anyone serious about their coffee would never darken their doorway.

If only they knew how unserious they were being.

[mailman]

One cup Maxwell House dark roast black no sugar.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Rock

'Starbucks" is a milk-bar.
Anyone serious about their coffee would never darken their doorway.

That's a fair assessment among those who knew espresso before it became an undifferentiated market.

What Starbucks did was shift the mass market to steamed milk lattes (which also wasn't new to café con leche drinkers). For that, Howard shifted an entire segment to milk and we'll never look back. When he bought the brand it was just a small retailer on Seattle street corners.

As a large group of current and/or prospective customers, individual members share similar needs to be "on trend". They marketed exceptionally well to the youngest segments.

I can't tell you how proud I was when my youngest granddaughter told me one morning as I drove her to school - "no, not here, go to DD - their prices are better".

A convert!


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[Maleg]

Originally Posted by Rock

'Starbucks" is a milk-bar.
Anyone serious about their coffee would never darken their doorway.

A grossly overpriced milk bar at that.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by 77T

I'd like a grande caramel macchiato cassina....skinny and low foam.


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When I’m taking my daughter to order at the drive thru I just let her lean in and yell her order into the mic … there’s no possible way, I’ll ever get it right

[77T]

Originally Posted by brandrea

When I’m taking my daughter to order at the drive thru I just let her lean in and yell her order into the mic … there’s no possible way, I’ll ever get it right

Yep
And they have no humor in my "Vincent" pick order (which also sent her into a tizzy).

I'd always ask "how are you?" as I picked her up.

So, whatever she said, I'd repeat to the baristas: "Give me whatever you recommend for someone who is feeling like ____________."


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[brandrea]

Originally Posted by 77T

Yep
And they have no humor in my "Vincent" pick order (which also sent her into a tizzy).

I'd always ask "how are you?" as I picked her up.

So, whatever she said, I'd repeat to the baristas: "Give me whatever you recommend for someone who is feeling like ____________."


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[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Rock

'Starbucks" is a milk-bar.
Anyone serious about their coffee would never darken their doorway.

I'm not much of a coffee drinker but Starbucks seems to have cars and people lined up all day and night eager for their caffeine fix.

Gourmets these people probably aren't, but when you need a fix, whatever is handy will probably do.

We watch a ton of TV from Europe and we marvel at their caffeine habits, they sit down with an egg cup size cup, while in the US they have the equal of a Big Gulp size container.

And the Brits put milk and sugar in their TEA. In their TEA?????

[Speedbird-1]

It's gotta be Assam though, and never, milk in first.


...and the Yanks crush McVities, digestive biscuits, over their Sunday roast...Their Sunday roast!!!!
...at least, our friends from North Carolina did.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Speedbird-1

...and the Yanks crush McVities, digestive biscuits, over their Sunday roast...Their Sunday roast!!!!
...at least, our friends from North Carolina did.

Yuck. That's the equivalent of sticking Cheetos inside their hamburger to make a cheeseburger.

[sickened1]

This thread reminds me of the time when i was visiting Bangkok and this is how they make old fashion coffee in some of the old cafes there and the taste was amazing and I swear, on some of the places i've been to, it looks like they were using old socks for filter.



Link for more info:

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/...year-old-cafe/

[Maleg]

Has anyone tried the botanicals described in the article? I’m curious if a local drink could be the next big thing.

[Speedbird-1]

[QUOTE=sickened1;13262840]This thread reminds me of the time when i was visiting Bangkok and this is how they make old fashion coffee in some of the old cafes there and the taste was amazing and I swear, on some of the places i've been to, it looks like they were using old socks for filter.




Mmmm...Krung Thep old sock coffee, brewed with special Chao Phraya water. NOW you're talking'.

[kieselguhr]

Cassina? Will it give me acid reflux? In that case just give me the usual

Espresso, 2 shots, on ice.

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Rock

'Starbucks" is a milk-bar.
Anyone serious about their coffee would never darken their doorway.

We tried Starbucks once in Singapore.

A weak milky drink that we couldn’t drink.

I can’t understand the US attraction.

Bit like English beer.

[Maleg]

Originally Posted by Andad

We tried Starbucks once in Singapore.

A weak milky drink that we couldn’t drink.

I can’t understand the US attraction.

Bit like English beer.

I can’t understand the global attraction. Starbucks has thousands of stores outside the US. Half their business is international.