I tried Starbucks' VIA Colombia, French Roast, Italian Roast, and signature Pike's Place Roast varieties and ranked them from worst to best, based on my honest opinion of their taste and quality.

DESPITE the fact Caffe Nero and Costa Coffee seem to appear on a new High Street every week, Starbucks reigns supreme in the coffee bar wars. With a 4.8% leap in its share of the market since 2001 ...

The strength 4 Italian style coffee is fair trade and cost £2.80 for 227g from Sainsbury's. It was tasty so I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. Alcafé Time Italian Style Coffee from Aldi ...

The coffee shop will be one of three Starbucks Roasteries across the world, with the other two in Seattle and in Shanghai. Roasteries are much larger than usual Starbucks outposts.