zski wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2014 at 9:33pm:

I'm not a starbucks fan but when away from home, have used their VIA readybrew instants and am fine with it..... gotta say, i love pumpkins, and pumpkin pie esp. but cannot understand how anyone can drink those pumpkin spice coffees. bleh

Heres the deal with Starbucks.......if you get a specialty coffee drink theirs is best hands down. I have taken a liking to cinnamon dulce lattes with extra shots esspresso/extra hot and no whipped cream (which makes it a girly drink;) ). My wife and daughter LOVE the pumpkin spice lattes.....

Now everything is "pumpkin spice" >I got her some pumpkin spice greek yogurt the other day (she hated it).

But if you drink Starbucks regular coffee and dislike their standard brand you simply have to order Blonde roast. Its excellent! Hows that commercial go? Nothing more intriguing than a blonde with a dark past! Anyways, its good stuff........I always ask the person in line next to me what they are getting and thats how I figured out the Blonde roast is good. (Once I asked some Indian cat what he was getting and I ended up getting the same > 1/2 chia 1/2 coffee drink which was interesting).

I take some via on canoe trips as well but try the Blonde variety if your not a fan of their regular stuff.