I have fresh ground Caffe Verona at home at all times! LOVE IT! I ALMOST wish I'd never tried it as I'm spoiled now and nothing else hits the spot for me like my Caffe Verona. Always smooth, rich and cocoa-y.
This is the only coffee I buy. I've been drinking Verona for oh...at least 17 years. It's rich & smooth with wonderful flavor. You know how a lot of coffe just tastes like coffee - well this has real flavor. I love it!
I can't say it much better than Shell. Christmas Blend is my all time favorite too!! But Verona is a close second. It is all coffee... not a bit of bitterness, and yet full flavored. I have it every morning, and it is a rare morning that, after that first sip, I don't say " Good coffee!!" to myself. It doesn't get bitter even when it takes me an hour and a half to drink my pot. TRY IT!!!
This is my favorite roast of coffee from Starbucks. I always ask for it when they are brewing it which is rarely but I always have a bag on hand. I do switch between Caffè Verona and other Starbucks flavors.
Purchased 3 lbs of verona online. order arrived in 4 days which was great but the coffee was stale. The beans were dull and of course the coffee tasted stale.