I think because of the amount of coffee in bag which they made it cheap way, base of small amount in bag that have that more rich taste. After all is not about for the price.

i LOVE espresso roast from starbucks; i drink it every morning, but i make it in either a french press or drip maker(depends how much time i have, being i am ocd about cleaning up the filter right after). my other two favorites are french roast and italian

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Having recently moved to an area that does not have a Starbuck''s store was devestating! The opportunity to order it online and have it delivered has been a lifesaver! Espresso Roast is our favorite blend and it arrived fresh and as wonderful tasting as ever.

I really like the intense flavor of this, but I noticed that I was getting bad headaches after drinking it. So I switched to another flavor, headaches gone. Then I recently bought Espresso again and the headaches came back. So, I’ve stopped buying it. Now i buy Sumatra; no headaches. P.s. when I get an Americano and Espresso Macchiato in the store, I don’t get any headaches. Only from this at-home bag. I don’t know what is in this to cause headaches.

I like a good dark roast, which the Espresso is. I drink a couple of other Starbuck's Dark Roast, but the Espresso is my go to coffee. Whether in the press, the stove-top espresso maker, or the drip pot, it is excellent coffee. I usually have a bag of both regular and decaf beans, depending on my needs.

The pods make a good tasting coffee. The color of the pods has recently changed though and it is a little confusing to find the milk in dark brown color pods and the coffee in white color pods. Please make the pods match the color of the product inside

I bought these beans on-line as I did not even know Sam's Club carried them. Apparently they are not carried in our club. I just ground up enough for three doubles and let me tell you this is the real deal when it comes to espresso coffee. Full bodied, not bitter an very dark in color. If you are looking for real espresso coffee taste, these are for you!

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I have been buying this product for many years. Time to time again I can see a defect on pods like it got bursted. But my last purchase one had more happened any other times. It made me frustrated in the morning when I'm ready for work. I ended up making another one again.