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partysugar — Thu, 21 May 2009 06:50:34 -0700

Tasting Starbucks Small Batch Clover Coffee

YumSugar — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:25:14 -0700

Starbucks has been keeping itself busy. Not only has it developed a whole new line of food items, but the company has been working on a bigger product launch: its Clover Small Batch Coffee, a new offering that highlights high-end coffees. The new coffee program has two important elements: high-quality beans from varying origins, and specific coffee equipment known as Clover machines to brew the beans. The idea is to encourage customers to taste coffee like they would wine. Because like wine, coffee's origins, soil, and climate are reflected in its taste. At $11,000 each, Clover coffee makers aren't cheap, but they employ a vacuum-press process, turning out individually brewed, made-to-order cups that highlight coffee's true flavors.

This morning, Starbucks launched its Clover Small Batch Coffee Program in San Francisco (it has already been released in Boston, Seattle, and Portland). From a choice of five coffees, I selected the Ethiopia Nardos brew. The coffee was floral, and its notes of sweet brown sugar were enhanced when I took a bite of my croissant. At $2.75 for a tall, it was a treat well worth it.

Have you tasted Clover coffee yet? What did you think? To see if there is a Clover program location near you, read more.

San Francisco Bay Area
1364 Park Street, Alameda, CA
1160 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, CA
1230 Broadway Avenue, Burlingame, CA
3595 California Street, San Francisco, CA
350 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA
295 California Street, San Francisco, CA
7 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
2292 Bridgepoint Parkway, San Mateo, CA

Seattle
701 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA
10214 NE 8th, Bellevue, WA
601 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA
7100 E. Greenlake Drive N, Seattle, WA
1524 7th Ave. Seattle, WA
505 5th Ave. South, Seattle, WA
21920 Highway 99, Edmonds, WA
1420 5th Ave., Seattle, WA
400 East Madison Ave., Seattle, Wa
2135 Queen Anne Ave. N, Seattle, WA

Portland
8400 SW Nimbus Ave. 120, Beaverton, OR

Boston
1016 Paradise Road, Swampscot, MA
1154 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA
159 Sudbury Road, Concord, MA
473 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
1662 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
68A Central Street, Wellesley, MA
165 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
350 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
183 Grove Street, South Brookline, MA
14 Main Street, Andover, MA
211 Congress Street, Boston, MA
910 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA
147-151 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA
31 Church Street, Cambridge, MA
521 Main Street, Melrose, MA
723 Broadway, Saugus, MA
84 Burlington Mall Road Suite D, Burlington, MA
1655 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA
112 Trapelo Road, Belmont, MA
60 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA
552 Adams Street, Milton, MA
101 Drum Hill Road, Chelmsford, MA
1660 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton, MA
847 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
1810 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA
6 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
5 Rever Beach Pkwy, Medford, MA
750 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
1 Charles Street, Boston, MA
The Garage 36 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA
75-101 Federal Street, Boston, MA
513 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA

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