Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee, Signature Black, Pitcher Packs, 8.6 Oz, Pack of 3

I've lived off of Starbucks cold brew for a while, but for the past couple of years I've been buying cases of the 11 ounce glass bottles. They're smoother than pretty much anything on the market I've tried.I decided to give these pitcher packs a try and the first time I did, I ordered from Target and got expired goods. Recently I decided to order from Amazon and have had a great experience—expiration dates were several months out usually, coffee came out very smooth, and very easy to make.If anyone's reading this is confused—this specific listing has three boxes. Inside each box, there are two foil sachets. Inside of each sachet, there are two pitcher packs. You need two pitcher packs to a pitcher, so one sachet per pitcher. Each pitcher is roughly 7 cups when fully made.You pour four cups of cold or room temperature water in, drop in the pitcher packs, I let it steep in the fridge for 24 hours, then remove them (and I let them drain any water still inside the pack for a bit before tossing), and then add in three more cups of cold water. We usually finish a pitcher in 2-3 days, so I've never had to let it sit around for longer, but it isn't noticeably stale on the third day, so I imagine their claim that'll be fine for about a week is fine.It's worth noting: it'll taste only as good as the quality of water you use. I did not like the outcome with bottled spring water, but it's great with filtered water from a reverse osmosis sink filtration system. I would not use regular tap water for this purpose.Also, I haven't had an experience where the pitcher packs are not in individual boxes or without expiration dates. Make sure when you purchase it says it's sold and shipped by Amazon to avoid issues like that.

I'm the type of guy that might drink a 2-3 cups of iced coffee a week. I don't consider myself a "coffee drinker" in the way that many Americans would (I don't require a skinny half-calf sugar-free 130.5 degree pumpkin spice latte otherwise going into Karenzilla mode), so I'm not picky about the nuances of taste and notes in coffee. I have worked in coffee shops and am very familiar with a lot of products, however. While I usually just view Starbucks as "doable', I do really like this stuff. That said, I do NOT make it as intended and stretch the worth of each bag much further than the instructions would have you make.I use a gallon-sized pitcher and let the bags soak for an extra 24 hours before removing them. It tastes the same as if prepping it normally (to me) and I get so much more baby for my buck. Three times as much, in fact!With the way I prep this coffee, the price is more than fair and lasts me months. I can't think of any other iced coffee on here that manages that level of price to quantity ratio. I can definitely see people that don't like Starbucks coffee also not liking this, but for the average person who's not picky about their coffee, this is more than enough!

Wife and I love cold brew coffee and especially love Starbucks brand. I figured I would give this a whirl since it is the same grounds we get for our "we proudly brew" location at my work that I help oversee. So far no major compliants. I saw a few posts about the coffee coming in with a super short use by date (almost a week from when you purchase it). I did some digging and coffee grounds are good for 3 months after the use by date as long as they are sealed properly. I do think the product should be sent out with a longer shelf life. The second order I received had a date if 2+ months out and was 17 dollars instead of 25. Not sure or how to explain that one. Will continue to buy until we start seeing a decrease in quality. One more thing to note is that I brew this in a pitcher with a filter tube rather than using the packets. The packets I am sure are fine but I just cut them open and dump the grounds into the filter tube and off we go. I also use a little more filtered water to help stretch it and tone it down a bit. Taste is great and easy to make.

I'm absolutely sold on this product. Starbucks nailed it with being able to provide their cold brew at home. As mentioned in the comments, there's way to get the most bang for your buck here, but I stick to just a pack a pot. For those who care, here's my cost breakdown and analysis as that was an important consideration for me before I started purchasing this product regularly (BLUF: ~ $1.16 per 20oz fill):At the time of writing this, $20.88 gets your three boxes. Each box contains two packets. Each packet makes one pot (roughly 52oz when all is said and done). So, if you follow their instructions, you'll get six pots of cold brew for $20.88 ($3.48 a pot).I get about three fills of my Yeti Rambler (supposedly 20oz) per pot. That means, each filling of my Yeti is running me about $1.16. This is well within my tolerance for what I'll pay for coffee that tastes this good. The added benefit being that the pouches are super easy to use, require zero cleaning/work, and produce such a great brew. What used to be a splurge at Starbucks is now an affordable beverage at home and I'm here for it.

Making my own cold brew with these Starbucks pitcher packs has saved me a lot of money! I used to buy several Stok and Starbucks refrigerated bottles to last me 1 or 2 weeks but they take up a lot of fridge space and I was trying to find a way to reduce grocery store visits during pandemic. I like to stock up on these so I'll always have some ready and know when to buy more.I took a chance buying on Amazon despite the posts of expired packets. Well today is 1/7/21 and mine expire 2/9/21. They're not expired but I wish I had a little more time, but I think I'll go through most of them by then. I actually only use 1 packet instead of 2 because 2 was a little strong for me. When I buy 1 box from Target, the exp date is about 6 months away. But buying thru Amazon I saved a whopping $1 per box LOL. I'll probably order again thru Amazon and quickly check exp date.