Category Archives: Drink

When Starbucks competes with itself

At my local QFC supermarket there’s a Starbucks counter just inside the entrance. They sell coffee beans for $10.49 a pound, in bags of a pound, pre-measured and sealed. In the coffee aisle of that same QFC, they sell Starbucks … Continue reading

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All you ever wanted to know about coffee in 3 hours

At 9:00 AM this past Sunday, I made my way down to Victrola Coffee Roasters on Pike Street for their first monthly cupping session. We started with an introduction on the history of coffee, then were told about the many … Continue reading

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Coke Blak: Today We Mourn a Coffee-Flavored Cola Drink

Reason #1 your coffee drink won’t sell: Even in Seattle people don’t care for it. Coca-Cola in 2006 ceased production of Vanilla Coke, which I thought was OK, and launched two products in its place: Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla and … Continue reading

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Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout Ale

I made my first trip to a PCC today to do some grocery shopping the all-natural organic sustainable way. (I actually went there expecting to get some Afri-Cola, which I did not find.) In the Aurora Avenue PCC’s modest beer … Continue reading

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