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[–] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

That wasn't about dark roasts, that was about Starbucks' coffee and roast. There's a big difference. Starbucks goes darker than most specialty roasters' dark roasts.

Also, "burnt rubber" notes often come from robusta coffee. Robusta is cheap, easy to grow, and has a long shelf life. The darker it's roasted, the less it tastes like burnt rubber[^1]. But Starbucks claims that they use 100% arabica. If true, then it's almost impressive that they made it taste like that.

[^1]: There are some amazing, exceptional robustas, but you won't find them in commodity coffee or Starbucks

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