[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the Starbucks veranda blend, and it’s even better when I can brew it at home with their k-cups. We buy this flavor regularly and it has always had consistently good taste and never acidic or strong.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is my absolute favorite coffee! I love it. It's got a full body flavor with a medium dark roast. It almost has a sweetness to it that is completely natural. You don't get that bitter coffer flavor with this one at all. Its just all around, fill your mouth with a party of yum.

I've always heard about the blonde roasts, but I haven't had it until now. This coffee is excellent! It's closer to a medium roast than a light roast, but it's an insane improvement on their medium and dark "roasts." This coffee also has a delicate almond note.

I LOVE the Veranda blend. Most of the other blends are very strong and acidic to my palette. Veranda is very mild and has a wonderful flavor. It is truly the PERFECT cup of coffee for me. I am really glad it is available for my Keurig at home as well for the times I am not able to get out to a Starbucks!!! PLEASE DON'T EVER RETIRE THIS BLEND!!!!

Truthfully, I'm not a great fan of Starbucks darker roast coffees, save for the occasional specialties (Casa Cielo, i.e.) & assorted espresso drinks (Americano particularly tasty); I just never understood the accolades for the standard brewed daily choices. The thing that always cemented me as a regular was that Starbucks coffee is a consistently reliable brew - the quality control & care is the hallmark of this great company. My tepid response to the coffee offerings changed dramatically - spectacularly - after my of Veranda! I prefer to brew my own at home - somehow it tastes so much better from a French press of 193-degree water for roughly 2 minutes - but I am not disappointed anymore when I can get a cup at a store (although, it still tastes darker, most probably because they use more coffee than I do.) One proviso: the pour-overs consistently suck! All that said, Veranda (and, to a lesser degree Willow) is a basic mainstay of my coffee life. There isn't even one bean of bitterness, aftertaste, nor "graphite/ash acridness" when brewed freshly. The cupping notes of a haunting of cocoa, a so-subtle cloud of chocolate, freshly dug soil on a summer's day, a sapid infusion of something akin to nuttiness, and a vigorous-but-mellow-brightness collaborate to create just DELICIOUS frottage across the tastebuds! There are very few coffees with such an immutably consistent pleasure to the palate, no matter how many times one drinks it. I love this coffee.

The blonde roast is finally the coffee I have been waiting for from Starbucks. I have always loved Starbucks coffees, but sometimes the coffee is too strong and heavy. The blonde roast has the boldness and richness I want in a coffee without the overpowering strength that makes it too strong to drink. I can have the bold richness I like without the heavy strength that sometimes hurts my stomach.

I have never been a big fan of Starbucks Coffee, always had to add lots of sugar and steamed milk for my taste. This morning I tried a sample of the "Blonde" Roast, and then ordered one. I LOVED IT!! If I take a sip of coffee, and don't need to add sugar or cream, I know I have a great cup of coffee. And this is it. I purchased a bag to bring home. Can't wait to make a pot tomorrow morning!

I typically prefer medium or dark roast coffees, but this is absolutely outstanding. Very easy to drink but full of great mellow flavor. This would be great for someone just getting into coffee but it has plenty to offer long-time coffee drinkers as well!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a good daily coffee. Not too strong, not watery. I haven't had Starbucks coffee for quite a while. I thought it tasted a little burnt or over-roasted. At first I thought maybe I had used a little too much coffee, so I added water, but even after adding the water I could still taste that burnt/over-roasted taste.

My husband was despairing due to extreme tummy continually. We changed to this particular coffee and no more coffee woes!!!!! I love this coffee VERANDA too!! It is really tasty!!!! Now we enjoy it daily at home as well as when we are traveling or shopping. THANKS STARBUCKS!!!!