Archives: Sbux
Reincarnation of Kopi Kampung
I was just like a small miracle when Taufik — a fellow barrista of Starbucks BIP – told me on facebook wall that they have another Black-Apron Exclusive (BAE) pack reserved for me in Bandung: Sulawesi Toraja. Surprising, because the previous BAE was Sumatra Siborongborong. Two Indonesian precious coffee in a row :). But it was [...]— Koen • June 22nd, 2009
Coffee For Once
Rain was suddenly dropped by the time we enter Sbux at Cihampelas. It was cold outside, very cold. I couldn’t help my skin from freezing, so I just asked a Hot Frappucino. I have my coffee with him. Sit at the warmest seat and have our lovely hours passed. You know, everytime you walk your day [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • December 28th, 2008
A Cup of Inspiration
Hi :) Today is my birthday. December 26th. Yesterday I’ve planned to have an hour in Starbucks, yeah, it’s coffee-ing time! Excuse me, coffee-ing? In Bahasa, you can say it “ngopi”. An activities of drinking coffee. Starbucks at Cihampelas Walk may be the nearest place to my stay, so it will be my first choice :) I [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • December 26th, 2008
Komodo Dragon
On his personal blog, my colleague Harry Sufehmi questioned the price of a cup of coffee on Starbucks cafe which could reach 10x the price of local-branded cafe. I have posted an unusually long comment on his blog entry, though. One of my point is that my nation, Indonesia, who has unquestionably the best coffee [...]— Koen • November 7th, 2007
Sumatra Siborong-Borong
Black Apron Exclusive (BAE) is a term referring to very special editions (compared to ‘only’ special editions) of coffee beans released by Starbucks. Their boxes contain unique samples only from certain space-time of plantation, and from certain stories behind. The first edition was released only in 2004. Kopi Kampung, which was discussed in this blog, [...]— Koen • July 13th, 2007
Kopi Kampung
When I was about 6 years old, I have tried to draw simple map of Indonesia. Yeah, this is Indonesia, and we learnt to love our country since childhood :). Back to drawing, my favourite island is Sulawesi. Its shape is the easiest to remember: like the letter k with horisontal head. I used to [...]— Koen • June 1st, 2007
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