Starbucks Sumatra Coffee - Review

Sumatra Coffee by Starbucks

My first impression of this coffee was when I was grinding it. This coffee has a wonderful slightly smoky sweet smell when it's being ground. The beans are nice and oily. They have a nice little sheen on them but they are not excessively oily. It is a fairly dark roast. Starbucks rating of this coffee is extra bold. If the aroma is any indication of the flavor, it should be really awesome.

Sumatra is one of the largest of the thousands of islands that make up Indonesia. Almost 90 percent of the coffee grown there is robusta, so finding high quality arabica beans is difficult to do. Most of the growers are independent farmers who grow this coffee close to their homes. This certainly makes for better quality control of the growing beans.


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I brewed this coffee as a Americano. The first taste of this blend is very rich - it has a lot of depth and dark roast coffee flavor. This coffee isn't very bitter despite it's extra bold designation by Starbucks.

It has a smooth flavor and very clean finish. This is arguably one of Starbucks better coffees. I have not drank it before and I am really impressed with the overall flavor and taste of this coffee.

After sweetening, I noticed a distinct earthiness in the coffee. The flavor of this coffee lingers in the mouth considerably longer after you sweeten it. It has a definite chocolate taste after sweetening as well.

On a flavor scale of one to 10, I would rate this somewhere between a 8.8 to a 9.2 - is definitely a real winner and is good for almost any coffee drinker. It has a really likable flavor, even when it is made up as a strong brew. According to one source, this is Starbucks best selling single origin coffee.

As always, may your next cup be the best.