A whole-bean coffee, intended to be offered for only a few weeks, has become a fall tradition at Starbucks every year since it was introduced. In the autumn of 1996, Starbucks was celebrating its 25th anniversary. The company had grown from a single store at Pike Place Market to more than 1,000 stores, including its first location in Japan. As a tribute, Starbucks introduced Anniversary Blend, a complex, hearty coffee with cedary spice notes. Twenty years later, Anniversary Blend is still expertly crafted from a blend of Asia Pacific coffees, starting with lush, full-bodied coffee beans from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Aged coffee beans from Sumatra add a distinctive, spicy flavor.