Starbucks Offers Exceptional Espresso Machine

This holiday season, give the gift of sleek sophistication

with an espresso

machine, designed with truly all aspects of taste in

mind. Remarkable home entertaining is as close as your local Starbucks, where you'll discover a state-of-the-art brewing experience with the custom engineered Sirena™ Semi- Automatic Espresso Machine. Born from a unique collaboration between Starbucks, BMW Group Designworks USA, and Saeco Italy, Sirena shares the fine-tuned coffee expertise of Starbucks Coffee Company coupled with the luxurious high-end design of BMW and the advanced technology of Saeco, offering top-notch performance for the most sophisticated in-home brewing requirements.

Experience this holiday season's most outstanding new gift for stylish hosts and espresso enthusiasts.

Starbucks' exclusive Sirena™ espresso machine fuses functional simplicity and consistent, enduring performance with the classic artisan-approach to espresso brewing. Engineered with excellence in mind, the Sirena™ espresso machine creates a perfect cup of Starbucks® coffee for every espresso aficionado at your holiday party.

Maximize Your M.P.G. (Many Pods & Grinds). The Sirena brews equally exquisite espresso whether you prefer pods or freshly ground beans. Everyone can be a coffee connoisseur and experience an epicurean brew with the Sirena ™ ESE™ pod-brewing capability. For the grind-gastronomes, the machine has a ground coffee filter for one or two shots, perfect for that quick cup on-thego. The back-pressure technology on the portafilter assures that even if your grind is off, the shot will be perfect every time.

Feel the Need for Speed. Features like the Rapid Steam™ allow users to efficiently pull shots and craft artisan foam for the perfect classic cappuccinos. The shot-to-foam is quicker than ever before. The system is engineered with two boilers in one, No other machine currently on the market offers this amazing feature at the same retail price.

Functional and Fashionable Features:

• Sleek "Dashboard" Controls- A blue LED light indicates when the water tank needs a refill, and easy-to-read status lights indicate when the Sirena™ espresso machine is set to brew or steam. Red LEDs indicate when the unit is at the correct temperature for brewing or steaming.

• Sitting in Style- Usually reserved for professional equipment, a stainless steel pannarello and professional grade steam wand are encased in black and silver all metal housing.

• Cooler than Cup Holders- A cup warming surface ensures that no cup goes cold when placed there during operation

The Sirena™ Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine is available in select Starbucks Company owned stores and on-line. It retails for $599 in the U.S. and $699 in Canada. Visit www.starbucks.com/sirena for more information.

For more information, contact Aarti Arora at 212-704-4472 or aarti.arora@edelman.com or contact Starbucks at 800-23-LATTE or visit Starbucks.com.© 2007 Starbucks Coffee Company. All rights reserved.