Similar to all my other experiences with k-cups, this was just the same. The coffee was just meh. Starbucks coffee has never appealed to me as I can't really taste the difference between coffees as I never have just coffee and cream. I'm more of an iced coffee. I did not like this at all. It seemed a little bland to me unusually unlike coffee. I really dislike that it's a little on the pricier side when I can get a cheaper coffee from a coffee shop that, to me, taste much better. If you like your coffee black and actually can tell the difference between quality, go for it. It just wasn't my cup of ... coffee.