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Monday Reflections – Coffee Fun!

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I. Love. Coffee.

For the love of coffee

Anyone who has known me for 10 minutes (or maybe less) is aware of this.

Pooh Coffee

I even worked at Starbucks for a couple of years to support my habit. BTW, it’s a great company and part of my retirement plan.

Starbucks to go

Fellow coffee lovers, check out my COFFEE board. It’s full of delicious, hot (or iced), caffeinated fun.

COFFEE - Hug in a Mug

A few years ago I heard about the Clover brewing system and wanted to try it, but there weren’t any Starbucks around that offered it. I thought it would take a trip to Seattle to give the Clover a try. All that changed Saturday. My HH and I went to Downtown Disney (one of the perks of living in central Florida), and the new Starbucks has not one, but TWO Clover machines. It’s a beautiful location, too.

Downtown D Sbux

And the partners are perfect for the happiest place on earth.

Happy Partners

I met Lenny, the friendliness ambassador and partner extraordinaire.

Lenny - Friendliness Ambassador

He gave us our first Clover coffee experience.

Clover Machine

First you choose your coffee and specify hot or iced and size. It’s not that different from ordering a normal cup of coffee. The beans get weighed,

1 Weigh the beans

then precision ground,

2 Grind2 Grind

then the weight is double checked for accuracy.

3 Precision

The Clover is then programmed with the kind of coffee, the type of brew (hot or iced), and the beverage size.

4 Exact Brew

 

To best show the rest of the brewing process I made a couple of videos.

What a GREAT cup of coffee! When we smelled the coffee when it was freshly brewed, the herbal notes of the Sumatra were prominent. And it was so smooth! Even iced it had to be one of the best coffees I’ve ever had.

I don’t know that a real Pintesting results would count for this, but if I had to give it a score it would be 5 Pins across the board. If you love good coffee and are near a Starbucks location with a Clover brewer, then give this a try.

*Disclaimer: I was not compensated in any way for this post. The opinions are my own (and my handsome husband).

UPDATE:

I associate Pumpkin Spice Lattes with the end of summer and the “official” start of autumn. Even though they came out last week, I held off until today to get my first. It’s a big deal, so of course I took a picture and posted it to Facebook.

First PSL of the Season

The best part was that Facebook face recognition saw the Starbucks Siren as a friend’s face.

Facebook Friend Face  Recognition

 

Then I was asked if I wanted to tag her.

To Tag a Siren

It took Facebook to recognize the friendship that I have with Starbucks.

 

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Pinterest addict, award-winning baker, and cookbook contributor - I'm Anne and I'm so glad that you've found Pintesting. This is where we test, review, and rate Pinterest pins on a weighted 5-point scale and sometimes share our own recipes, tips, and tricks.

4 thoughts on “Monday Reflections – Coffee Fun!”

    1. I’m a tea lover, too! I prefer loose leaf, but have found some nice bagged tea also. My handsome hubby’s favorite is Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea. Mine depends on my mood – and perhaps what I’m having with it.

  1. I do love thee, oh large cup of coffee in the morning! I could not possibly imagine my life without coffee. A latte from Starbucks is the ultimate treat for me: warm, full of flavours, keeps me awake. What’s not to love?

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