Starbucks Espresso Roast Drip-Brewed

Over the holidays, I bought a pound of Starbucks Espresso Roast so that I could make cappuccinos while I had family over.  I ended up making about six different cappuccinos so as you can imagine, I have a lot of the Espresso Roast left.  I still have some Peets Major Dickason in the house but this morning, I decided to mix it up and I drip-brewed the Espresso Roast."Espresso" can mean a number of things, but generally refers to the roast of the bean or the method with which the coffee was brewed.  Espresso does not make reference to the origin of the bean and as such, theoretically coffee of any source can be used for espresso.  An 'espresso roast' is when the green coffee has been roasted to an almost black color - learn more about Roast Style and Flavor.A coffee prepared as espresso is one made in an Italian-style coffee machine where the water heated until it is steamed serves two purposes.  First, the steam is forced through the finely-ground coffee as a means of extracting solids (flavor) from the coffee.  Second, the steam is used for frothing milk if the shot of espresso is going into a cappuccino or latte.The Espresso Roast coffee however also makes for a great drip-brewed coffee in my regular machine.  The Starbucks blend consists of a number of different sources, including Latin America and Indonesia.  The roast is very dark to accommodate the flavor that goes well with a true espresso.  Made in my drip brewer, it's not only a smooth but bold coffee, but also has a great aroma that made the whole floor of my house smell like a Starbucks.