[cocktailpeanuts]

> For other coffee shops, why don't you just get a smaller Americano? it's just espresso shots + hot water, so a smaller Americano will be less diluted but the same amount of caffeine and better flavour. (amount of espresso varies from shop to shop, but you can just ask for another shot or two)

You probably know this already but Starbucks lets you get extra shot americano for Venti. So you have the option of getting more quantity AND still not get diluted. You don't get that from other cafes because they don't even provide large cups to begin with.

> only the blonde espresso & coffee are palatable. It's of course subjective, but the rest of their coffee is usually gross.

Yeah I am not saying Starbucks makes the best coffee in the world for every category, I'm just saying at least for Americano (which is basically just Espresso + water) it's actually on my top ranking, I know a lot of hipsters will throw stones at me for this but I personally find Starbucks americano much better than the hyped up blue bottle coffee.

[brailsafe]

Right that's what I was getting at. At coffee shops that don't have 20oz cups, I just get the 16oz with the same amount of shots as the Venti at SB would have, which is 4. I find that I usually get bored and don't finish the 20oz unless I'm driving long distance anyway, but with the 16oz I get the same amount of caffeine, flavour, and actually finish it. It's $3.50 CAD at my local shop to get one with 4 shots in 16oz or 20oz, but only $0.50 more for each additional.