Starbucks “Reserve” Empire State Building Microblend

I was just in NYC and was checking out my favorite skyscraper on earth and there was a “Starbucks Reserve Roastery” on the ground floor. I didn’t buy a drink in the shop, but they had an insulated mug I very much wanted and I decided to get a bag of their “Empire State Blend.”

This shit was like $30. I just brewed a cup back at home. It’s Pike Place. I swear. Smells of, well, poop when ground. Beans are black and oily. The coffee tastes like Pikes. So… awful.

I tried it… now y’all don’t have to. It’s relegated to coffee flavored sugar milk duties for my wife that doesn’t like coffee.

I love the mug though. And I still love that damn building.

I was just in NYC and was checking out my favorite skyscraper on earth and there was a “Starbucks Reserve Roastery” on the ground floor. I didn’t buy a drink in the shop, but they had an insulated mug I very much wanted and I decided to get a bag of their “Empire State Blend.”

This shit was like $30. I just brewed a cup back at home. It’s Pike Place. I swear. Smells of, well, poop when ground. Beans are black and oily. The coffee tastes like Pikes. So… awful.

I tried it… now y’all don’t have to. It’s relegated to coffee flavored sugar milk duties for my wife that doesn’t like coffee.

I love the mug though. And I still love that damn building.