Yesterday's featured bag of coffee beans for sale at Starbucks in my grocery store was a Hawaiian blend in a blue bag called Kopelani Blend . I put a one pound bag of these in my cart and sampled a cup as I shopped. I decided to put these back and go with French Roast instead.
I decided that the Hawaiian blend was better suited for summer, and summer is a few months off here in Iowa. The Hawaiian blend had some sour notes that didn't make me look forward to drinking it on my morning commute on snowy roads. Plus the bag of French Roast was $2 less expensive than the Hawaiian blend.
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| Starbucks French Roast Coffee Beans, 16 oz bag |
One way to avoid sour notes is to go for a dark roast. Starbucks French Roast is indeed a very dark roast- just look at these beans! The beans are black and have lots of oil that has been brought out by intense roasting.
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| Starbucks French Roast Coffee Beans- Black and Oily! |
As you would expect, Starbucks French Roast has an intense smoky flavor. The very dark roast brings out some sweet flavors as well. I would say this roasting takes the beans right up to the line between bold and burned, which is the right place to stop the roast for a dark French roast.
I plan to use Starbucks French Roast to blend with other lighter roasts to make my own custom blends. This is sure to provide a nice sweet and smoky background for any blends I make with medium and lighter roasts. If you want to learn more about making your own coffee blends at home from different kinds of beans, check out my free book about making great coffee:
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