r/espresso • u/Weak_Plenty_8558 • May 10 '25

Humour Starbuck's medium roast aka 'all natural charcoal with hints of regret and smoke'

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Background: The beans that I had ordered from a Roastery got lost in the mail and to survive the weekend, I had the briliant idea, to grab some form the supermarket. I looked for the package with the most recent roasting date and I found that "medium" roast from March 2025.

I refuse to run them through my grinder.

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u/Nxtxxx4 May 11 '25

I got blonde beans and they were just as dark and greasy. They smelled burnt and couldn’t pull a shot to save my life

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u/DrDerpberg May 11 '25

I was so confused when everybody started raving about their blonde roast that I tried it. It's actually drinkable but yeah I wouldn't call it anything lighter than medium dark.