Starbucks Dark Roast Ground Coffee — Espresso Roast — 100%

Every espresso beverage we handcraft for you begins right here. Our master roasters coax the beans along, the heat taking them deep and dark, for a recipe for caramelly sweetness so right it's never been changed. Our team spent hands-on time with the Starbucks Dark Roast Ground Coffee — Espresso Roast — 100% to see how it holds up against the rest of the ground coffee we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #78 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark pick with caramel, bold, sweet notes, earning a 4.7★ average across 4,712 Amazon ratings.

Every espresso beverage we handcraft for you begins right here. Our master roasters coax the beans along, the heat taking them deep and dark, for a recipe for caramelly sweetness so right it's never been changed. The quest began in 1975 with a search for the perfect melding of beans and roast, ending months of intense experimentation later with the coffee you're holding in your hand.

From the roaster

• Starbucks Espresso Roast is intense, caramelly sweet and perfect with steamed milk
• Darker-roasted coffees have fuller body with robust, bold taste
• Enjoy the Starbucks coffee you love without leaving the house
• For finest taste, use cold, filtered water and store ground coffee in a cool, dark place
• Each pack includes an 18-ounce bag of Starbucks Espresso Roast Ground Coffee

What we liked

• Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.7/10 — ranked #417 of 1193 (35% percentile).
• Distinct flavor profile: Caramel, Bold, Sweet.
• Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.4/10 from 4,712 ratings.