Coffee Tasting with friends

Today, me and my pal, Pooballan and Ah Lian sat down for some coffee, brewing using Hario V60 dripper (Kirrin Peaberry), COE Burundi (Moka Pot), and Starbucks Dark Roast Sumatra (Dr.Cafe single serving french press, Pooballan's new toy). Well, our focus today is actually on the Starbucks beans.

Of course, the bean doesn't come for free (not that I like Starbucks, just wanna prove to my friends that Starbucks is not really that good), and at RM35 per bag, it is supposed to taste good at this price. BUT...We used coarse grind setting of course, and follow all the standard steeping procedure. Finally, plunger down, and we each have a sip. Hmmm...eyebrows frowning, serious facial espression...the taste is errr...bitter...beans over roasted, errr...slight herbal note...more bitterness...

That's extremely disappointing, since I remember picking the freshest bag of beans that I can possibly find from the shelves at Starbucks, Ipoh Parade (by checking the "Best Before" date of course, LOL). So, conclusion is, Starbucks ain't god of coffee, their beans ain't fresh, their roasting ain't good, and yeah, their are overrated. End of story :)