I visited the original Starbucks in Seattle, and it shows just how much the business has changed in 50 years
A small column marks the store as the original location, with a ship to acknowledge Starbucks' namesake of Starbuck from Moby Dick.Mary Meisenzahl/Insider
Starbucks originally only sold whole beans rather than brewed coffee, so different varieties of coffee beans are preserved on display beneath the counters.My host, the district manager of the store, led us in a coffee tasting of Pike Place coffee, named after the original store.I learned that tasting coffee is a lot like wine tasting, and you have to smell it first.Then, I slurped it as instructed to pick up notes of chocolate in the blend.
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