For more than 17 years in giving freshly brewed coffee to brighten up the day of every Filipinos and a place to hang out with friends and co-workers including family members too. Starbucks continues offering new threats for the Filipino coffee drinkers and diners in their 225 stores in more than 30 cities across the country including their unique themed branches to make it more cozy and fun. And now taking bolder steps in giving the best for their clients they are bringing the Reserve concepts in selected Starbucks stores. First 2 of the 5 Starbucks Reserve stores will be in Tomas Morato in Quezon City and 8 Forbes Town in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Other 3 Reserve stores that will be open to public include Keyland Centre in Legaspi Village and Signa in Salcedo Village; both in Makati City and Central Square in BGC, Taguig,
The 5 Starbucks Reserve stores will be offering exclusive food and coffees that diners of Starbucks will surely enjoy. First is the food including muffins; granola cheese, double chocolate and carrot that are best to partner with coffee of Starbucks and cost Php 95 each. There are also scones; blueberry, apple cinnamon, and black pepper & cheese to enjoy with friends while having time to pass by after office that cost Php 90 per piece.
Aside from the food, the main highlight of the Starbucks Reserve branches that will surely excite coffee lovers like me is the 4 limited and exclusive whole bean coffees that will be available in Reserve stores only. First on my list is the Sumatra Blue Batak whole bean coffee of Starbucks Reserve that has richer aroma than the usual Sumatra coffee beans. It has this smooth and earthy with deep, syrupy body and sweet herbal notes that will surely give everyone a good kick start in the morning or every time we set our meetings over coffee in Starbucks. Raised by the Batak tribe members in the southern shores of Lake Toba (Danau Toba) in Sumatra, Indonesia, it gives a strong flavor and aroma but less acidity.
Next is the Sun-Dried Ethiopia Yirgacheffe whole bean coffee that will surely capture our palate for the floral and fruity taste that gives a diverse and exploding taste of cherry, strawberry and chocolate in every slurp. We will surely enjoy the fruity taste and smell that will surely give us that sweet and relaxing feeling in every sip of it. What’s make it fruity? It is because of process; it was carefully dried on raised beds, absorbing the sweet juiciness of the ripe fruit. With the help of the sun, air and soil, it contributes to enticing flavors that coffee lovers will enjoy.
Following in the Zambia Peaberry from Terranova Estate that also offers fruity taste of apple and vanilla that is perfect to pair with citrus, apples, and chocolate pastries. It is a kind of coffee that you will enjoy pairing with slice of cake after lunch or while watching your favorite TV series even on night time because of the medium aroma and acidity that suggest relaxing feeling.
Lastly, Finca Nuevo Mexico is a Starbucks Reserve coffee that you can enjoy anytime of the day. It has a light aroma but strong acidity where you can taste the candied citrus and brown sugar sweetness in your mouth. Harvested from the mountains in Mexico particularly in Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountain range that sits the El Triunfo Biosphere and Finca Nuevo that ensures balance in weather and moist that ensures bright, complex, uniquely flavored coffee bean.
The Starbucks Reserve Finca Nuevo Mexico and Starbucks Reserve Sumatra Blue Batak whole beans coffees cost Php 595 each while the Starbucks Reserve Sun-Dried Ethiopia Yirgacheffe and Starbucks Reserve Zambia Peaberry whole beans coffees cost Php 795 each.
My personal favorites are the Sumatra Blue Batak and Sun-Dried Ethiopia Yirgacheffe because of my bias in taste and aroma. Which I will surely enjoy both Starbucks Reserve coffee products with my favorite pastries or simply something will set me on the kick start mode anytime of the day. But of course I want you to explore other variants and the best way to enjoy it is by smelling the aroma if it surely capture your senses and taking the slurp that will give you that instant taste and the lingering after taste that will give you that enjoyment as you finish your cup.
