This is the best coffee to use as a base for many flavored coffee mixtures. It is also perfect black or with plain cream. The taste is smooth and never bitter.
In my opinion this is Starbuck's best. It has a smooth mellow taste but it is bold as well. I LOVE it. I am just sorry that they stopped making it in Decaf too.
I buy Verona by the bag of beans and it never fails to satisfy. WHY did Starbucks discontinue the Decaf version of Caffe Verona? I brew half-caff usually, and its not as good using another blend of decaf.