First taste of Starbucks Gold Coast Blend

When you first open the bag of beans, Gold Coast Blend fills the room with the aroma of dark roast coffee.  The beans have a nice sheen to them and are very dark in color.

I brewed this blend as an Americano. The first taste of this blend has a definite bitterness to it. The flavor is almost soapy to the taste. I do not advise drinking it without some kind of sweetener unless you normally drink your coffee without it.  It is very likely that when this coffee is brewed as a drip it will be a lot milder in nature.  It is a typical Starbucks blend in the fact that despite the bitterness, it has a very smooth finish.

I added 1 teaspoon of my usual sweetener to this and the coffee burst into a really wonderful flavor.  As I stated before there is a lot of depth due to the bitterness of it, but this stuff is really great.

A scale of 1 to 10,  I would rate this at a 9.8 on the flavor scale. If you love dark roast coffee, this is an excellent blend for you to choose - you can't go wrong with Starbucks Gold Coast Blend.  Pick yourself up some of these great dark roast coffee beans today.

And, as always, may your next cup be your best!