topic Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend in Kitchen

Starbucks Holiday Blend

Happy54 — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:36:18 GMT

I really love the starbucks holiday blend in the red box. does anyone know if they have a brand that is similar so I can enjoy it all year. I am stocking up but don't have enough to last till next year!!!

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

phoenixbrd — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:41:30 GMT

I've seen Starbucks coffee in the food section at TJ Max.

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

godi — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:46:24 GMT

Starbucks does not carry the special blends year round. My favorite holiday blend of is the Thanksgiving blend. Stock up it will soon disappear till next year.

Merry Christmas. 🎁🎄 🎅

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

Happy54 — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:49:18 GMT

I have stocked up I just thought there might be a everyday blend that is similar to Holiday blend. !! Merry Christmas!!

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

OKPrincess — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:11:42 GMT

We bought the Christmas blend at Sam’s and saw small box at Target.

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staciesmom — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:22:37 GMT

I stock up on Starbucks Holiday Blend in December. My favorite!

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

Diva on The Q — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:32:22 GMT

I was a little disappointed with the holiday blend. Am I missing something? There was nothing Christmas-y about it at all! I wondered...where is the taste of holiday spices? Before I actually purchased the coffee from Sam's Club, I read several reviews of people claiming it's the best coffee since...sliced bread. People ordering a lifetime supply for fear of running out! I like Starbucks coffee but have no plans to stock up on the holiday blend.

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

nunu4u — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:37:07 GMT

I'm with you! I buy five or six or the 60 count boxes to try and last till fall. The one brand that I like as well is Peet's Yosemite. I don't know if that is always in production. Costco had a large box for $19, that's how I got hooked.

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

CamilleP — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 01:03:05 GMT

I was disappointed in the 2018 blend, it was supposed to have "maple" notes, but I didn't taste that at all, there was just a sour/bitter tone to this year's blend I've never tasted before. I've always loved the Holiday Blend before, so I don't know what went wrong this year, but I only bought one box of the K-cups at Costco, and have had to force myself to use them up, just to get them out of the cupboard. Usually I buy a couple of boxes of K-cups and several pounds of ground coffee that I seal in airtight storage and freeze, but not this year!

Diva on the Q, please don't judge Starbuck's Holiday Blend by this year alone, next year will be slightly different, and hopefully will be back to it's usual steller quality. As to it being "Christmasy", they never put spices or strong flavorings in it, they just make it extra-rich and full-bodied. I've spoken with baristas in the shops, and they all tell me they use the Holiday blend, ground to espresso fineness, to make the espresso shots for their Holiday drinks like the Eggnog Latte. So, under general conditions, the Holiday Blend or Christmas Blend (same coffee, different labels) make a very bold, smooth, rich coffee that compliments the special baked goods we all make this time of year, but is not flavored with spicing or anything else, so it doesn't compete with gingerbread, pumpkin pie, fruitcake, etc.

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 01:19:15 GMT

@godi wrote:
Starbucks does not carry the special blends year round. My favorite holiday blend of is the Thanksgiving blend. Stock up it will soon disappear till next year.
Merry Christmas. 🎁🎄 🎅

@godi I hadn't even known about the Thanksgiving Blend until this year, and it has become my favorite, even over the Holiday Blend! Of course you cannot find it anywhere (I can't anyway) now. I wish I had stocked up earlier!

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

Diva on The Q — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 01:24:07 GMT

@CamilleP: Allright...maybe I'll try it again next year.

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

IamDoodles — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 01:57:30 GMT

I didn't like this year's holiday blend. I thought it had a bitter, sharp acrid taste. I was glad to finish the bag yesterday.

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

CamilleP — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 02:26:05 GMT

What a relief, Doodles, I am not the only one who thought it had a bitter flavor! Whatever they put in it to give it "maple" notes went very wrong. I was starting to think I got a bad box of K-cups, but you noticed it in the ground coffee in the bag. We'll have to hope for better luck next year!

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

Lovestheshores — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:08:50 GMT

I prefer Peet's Dark Roast Holiday Blend Coffee. It comes in groung and k-cups. It's not as bitter as Starbucks. I've stocked up and have plenty to last until next Christmas!

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

lynnie61 — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 10:57:14 GMT

I also like two from Gloria Jeans. Winter Wonderland and Mocha Merrymint. Both are delicious. One more but it is non flavored. Christmas morning. All three are very good! Merry Christmas to all you wonderful forum posters!

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

IamDoodles — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 02:01:59 GMT

@CamilleP wrote:
What a relief, Doodles, I am not the only one who thought it had a bitter flavor! Whatever they put in it to give it "maple" notes went very wrong. I was starting to think I got a bad box of K-cups, but you noticed it in the ground coffee in the bag. We'll have to hope for better luck next year!

Right on. that maple must have been burned caramel because it sure was bitter. Glad I only bought one bag.

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

Jtdmum — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:33:42 GMT

@Happy54 --I think I found a pretty good dupe for SB Holiday blend!

Just before Thanksgiving I ordered a case of coffee from Intelligent blends. It's called Maud's - The house blend is so similar to SB it's uncanny.

So...to add to the story- Ordered at or sometime between Tgiving and the second (?) week of December. My coffee never came. I didn't really think about it with the Holiday rush etc. Then I was going through my card statement and realized I never got my shipment.

I copied the ship receipt over to their CS, they sent out a new box. I think it arrived around the second week of January. CS is nice but I have to say..slow service. Then...

Low and behold...The first box arrived a week ago- I now have 200 coffee pods, not to mention the flavored box here and there.

I need an addition to the house......for coffee storage.....

Re: Starbucks Holiday Blend

sunshine45 — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:43:47 GMT

lots of it available on AMAZON.

i had no idea they changed the flavor of the chritmas blend each year?