Starbucks single serve K-Cup portions give coffee lovers who have the Keurig Brewer the option of having their favorite beverage right at home or the office without setting foot outside the door. able in K-Cups for the Keurig brewer. Currently available through retailers, the Starbucks K-cups will be offered on the Green Mountain Coffee website early in the 2012. Varieties include: House Blend. French Roast, Breakfast Blend and Sumatra, to list a few.
An advantage of the Keurig single serve brewer is that you can buy an insert that enables you to, in effect, make your own reusable K-Cups.
Those slim packs of Starbuck's VIA Italian Roast and Colombia coffee are handy and tasty and it is pretty nice knowing you can make a good cup of coffee right near your desk. Now there are four luscious new flavors: Caramel, Cinnamon Spice, Mocha, and Vanilla.
You don't have to give up smooth and serious coffee flavor just because you would like the added taste of caramel or Mocha. The arabica coffee is strong enough to blend with, but not be smothered by, the other natural flavors and a touch of added sweetness. Tasty enough to have as a dessert or pick-me-up instead of a pastry.
All of the Starbucks VIA Flavored Coffee flavors are available at all U.S. company-operated and licensed stores and online at StarbucksVIA.com, Amazon.com and Cooking.com.
Single serve beverage brewers ensure a fresh cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate every time. If you like your lattes and other hot milk drinks, there is only one brewer—Tassimo. The newer Bosch single serve brewer is ready when you are and gets the most out of each T-Disc—the little pre-packages of coffee, tea, chocolate or milk creamer. Tassimo, from Kraft Foods, (who sent over a Bosch for us to test) recently introduced new Starbuck’s Latte and Cappuccino. (Tassimo uses innovative T DISCs and this technology enables the machine to read the barcode on each T DISC, ensuring that the brew temperature and amount of water are automatically adjusted for the perfect cup, every time.)
The Bosch brewer from Tassimo, is a welcome improvement on the already pleasing original Braun brewer Tassimo is the excusive seller of Starbuck’s coffee discs Including the new Starbucks latte and cappuccino, and Milka Hot Chocolate (Milka’s lavender signs were highly visible on the slopes at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.)
People who loved the earlier (and still available) Braun brewer will really love the Bosch. According to one loyal T DISC user: " I love Tassimo and my Braun, but Bosch fixed all the things I didn’t like about the Braun. With the Bosch, the system is ready to brew the minute you turn it on. No waiting for the water to heat. And it is quieter than the Braun…altho it does have a smaller reservoir than the Braun..."(This can be a plus, though—you are forced to add fresh water more frequently!) The Bosch is ready to brew as soon as you turn it on in the morning without waiting. It is much quieter and has a better filtering system and it tells you when the water level is low, and when the machine needs to be descaled.
There are some 40 hot beverage varieties all using the patented T DISC technology-- Tassimo brews premium coffeehouse quality beverages, including four distinct coffee blends from Starbucks®. Hot beverage choices include coffee, real milk cappuccino and latte, espresso, Chai Tea Latte, crema, tea and hot chocolate. The Gevalia Skinny Cappuccino—a delicate blend of the intense taste of Gevalia espresso and foamed fat free milk--and the Starbucks Lattes and Cappuccinos will enable you to enjoy these creations whenever you want. Tassimo uses T DISCs, which guarantee first-cup freshness every time. The energy-efficient flow-through water heater virtually eliminates pre-heat time, the sleek and space-saving Bosch design makes it very versatile and convenient. For instance, the cleaning T DISC is stored right in the back of the machine where any excess cord tucks out of the way as well. Another important point is that Tassimo's customer service is good. They do respond and help you resolve any issue that might arise.
For a closer look at all things Tassimo, go to http://www.tassimodirect.com/ to see the brewers and the beverages. While visiting this site you can find out more about the Direct Delivery option, a way to receive regular shipments of T DISCS delivered right to your door. You choose the T DISCS and how often you want them shipped. You can always change your product or delivery frequency online. So with the click of a mouse you will be able to have perfect coffee at the push of button, whenever you wish.
Starbucks Instant coffee…Instant? What year is this? Have we been watching too many episodes of Mad Men? But this is not Don Draper’s instant brew (if he ever were to drink such a liquid) This is Starbucks VIA Ready Brew coffee that has been so finely microground that when the hot water hits the powder, the coffee that resultswill live up to your expectations. And since the small packs of natural roasted Arabica extra bold Italian Roast or medium Columbia are not much bigger than a stick of chewing gum, you can easily take a few with you so you can have Starbucks even where there is no Starbucks.
Another plus is that you can make instant iced coffee or milk shakes as well since the microgrinds dissolve in cold water or milk. You can buy the VIA Ready Brew Packs at Starbucks stores or online at www.starbucksvia.com or even on some airlines or in some retail stores. A pack of 3 servings costs about $2.95
Ice Cream-- always welcome and for a very cool treat try Starbucks new super-premium ice cream in some of consumers’ favorite Starbucks® beverages. This smooth coffee- on- another- plane is made with high-quality, all-natural ingredients, including milk and cream supplied by farmers who pledge not to treat their cows with rBGH.*
The taste is smooth and creamy with just the right amount of sweetness.
The new flavors: Caramel Macchiato – swirled Coffee and Vanilla ice creams with ribbons of golden caramel
Mocha Frappuccino® – swirled Coffee and Chocolate ice creams
Java Chip Frappuccino® – Coffee ice cream with dark chocolaty chunks
Coffee – swirled Coffee and Espresso ice creams
Pints are available at grocers and mass retailers for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $3.99. Java Chip Frappuccino® is also offered in a 3.6 fl. oz. single-serve cup for $1.29 (SRP).
Individually packaged Mocha and Coffee novelty bars are available at convenience stores for $2.49 (SRP). Both flavors feature decadent ice cream inside a luscious coat of milk chocolate.
Starbucks® ice cream was first introduced in 1996 and the new line is manufactured, marketed and distributed through an exclusive licensing agreement between Starbucks and Unilever. Unilever also manufactures, markets and distributes Ben & Jerry’s®, Breyers®, Good Humor® and other ice cream brands--so they know what delicious ice cream is.
