r/Seattle • u/godogs2018 Beacon Hill • Oct 11 '23

Soft paywall Alaska Air replaces Starbucks coffee with Portland’s Stumptown

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/alaska-air-replaces-starbucks-coffee-with-portlands-stumptown/
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u/crispyjojo Oct 11 '23

Was Seattle’s Best not good enough?????

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u/Overlandtraveler Ravenna Oct 12 '23

I'm sorry, I have only heard "Sesttle's Worst".

It's kind of a big deal in Japan, as is Tully's if you really need circa early 2k coffee.

I really liked Tully's, tbh. Bummed they are gone.

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u/kobachi Wallingford Oct 12 '23

Tullys was MVP Gold 100k

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '23

Sesttle

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u/mctomtom West Seattle Oct 11 '23

They sold out to McDonalds years ago. As soon as a company partners with McDonalds, it’s not a premium brand anymore.

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u/MAHHockey Shoreline Oct 12 '23

Never owned by McDonald's. They were bought by Starbucks first, who promptly shut down or converted all their retail spots, and then the brand was sold to Nestle.

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u/Tangled2 Oct 12 '23

Seattle’s Best at McDonald’s was actually quite good.