Who liked gourmet coffee before it was cool? (organic, French, tastes)

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Back when the name “Starbuck” brought to mind the name of a character in Moby Dick or Battlestar Gallactica, or the group that recorded “Moonlight Feels Right”, who liked mountain-grown arabica coffee and knew where to get it?

[blueherons]

Starbucks is gourmet?

I've been grinding my own beans since the early 80s if that is what you are asking.

Earlier, anyone living in close proximity to a large, metropolitan city probably had access to beans that weren't mainstream.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by blueherons

Starbucks is gourmet?

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Didn’t they start out that way?

[Nonchalance]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Back when the name “Starbuck” brought to mind the name of a character in Moby Dick or Battlestar Gallactica, or the group that recorded “Moonlight Feels Right”, who liked mountain-grown arabica coffee and knew where to get it?

Back in the 70s, yup.

And Staryux always tastes like a forest fire.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by Nonchalance

Back in the 70s, yup.

And Staryux always tastes like a forest fire.

The worst coffee I ever bought was Starbucks French Roast. It tasted like charcoal.

[Nonchalance]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

The worst coffee I ever bought was Starbucks French Roast. It tasted like charcoal.

You could always try drawing with it.

[fleetiebelle]

People can complain about Starbucks, but the reason that there is more of a coffee culture in the US and there are so many local roasters is directly correlated to Starbucks. Otherwise people would still be enjoying their Sanka and Folgers crystals.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Back when the name “Starbuck” brought to mind the name of a character in Moby Dick or Battlestar Gallactica, or the group that recorded “Moonlight Feels Right”, who liked mountain-grown arabica coffee and knew where to get it?

I guess everyone has a different idea about gourmet. I think of gourmet as Kona coffee, or other types from places other than islands and we have been drinking it for years. Do I really see a huge difference? Notpe and I do love flavored coffee, but any kind will work. I just do not particularly see all the hype about Starbucks, except for the bucks part.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

People can complain about Starbucks, but the reason that there is more of a coffee culture in the US and there are so many local roasters is directly correlated to Starbucks.

They did introduce more people to coffee beyond the canned stuff. Would Wal Mart carry Sam’s Choice organic arabica coffee if it weren’t for Starbucks?

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

In my part of the US, Community Coffee was considered the best coffee. It may still be.