re: Starbucks CEO: White Men Are Root Of All EvilYou

No. You don’t know shite about coffee.

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The burned flavor is called Arabica. It's expensive (not as much as Civet) and you're probably used to Robusto which tastes like watery shite. Don't go to SB is you like weak coffee.

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This is just objectively untrue. Ok, the part about Robusto being awful is true, but the rest isn't.

Something like three quarters of world coffee production is Arabica. It is more expensive than Robusto, but it's not because it's rare. Also, civet coffee refers to the process, not the bean. You can pass any bean through the digestive tract of a civet.

Anyway, Starbucks coffee tastes burnt because it is. Arabica beans are actually brighter and fruitier than Robusto, so the fact that Starbucks manages to butcher them to such an extent is almost impressive. Further, coffee "strength" is almost entirely predicated on coffee to water ratio. It has nothing to do with the darkness of the roast or the length of time the coffee is steeped. I can just as simply make an extremely strong cup of light roast as I can an extremely week cup of dark roast.

Hope you've enjoyed your Sunday, Zach