Every coffee drinker has a
preferred brewing method. Me, I love brewing coffee in my Moka; it’s the
perfect way to start my day. It takes around 30 minutes to prepare and enjoy my
morning fill, and more if there’s good company at hand for small talk and
laughter.
But like everyone else, I turn
off the alarm and go back to sleep only to wake up in a frenzied panic because
I’m already late for an important meeting. Of course, I can always schedule meet-ups
at a good coffee house, but that isn’t always the case.
Coffee
Invitation
I was invited to a product launch
at the Parc Royale Building, in Ortigas, last November 29. Hesitant at first
because “product” means that I must endure long, boring talks about something,
which I’m not remotely interested in and with people who are maniacally
passionate about it and trying to convince the audience to automatically share
the same excitement as if it was as easy as copy-paste.
Lest I be rude and walk out of my
hosts, I’m a prisoner for the duration of the presentation. But it’s coffee, so
I braved the incorrigible Metro Manila traffic in the pursuit of caffeine. Luckily,
there were no long, boring talks and zealous speakers asking us to cough up a
couple thousand bucks and register as a member, so kudos to the organizers for
this.
Drumroll….
Introducing the New elcafé. Bursting with Exciting 5 in 1 Taste.
In this world, full of coffee and
network marketing, I’ve been invited to, and have tasted, coffee plus, plus,
plus…. 3 in 1, 5 in 1, 7 in 1… These “products” tastes ranged from good to bad.
Fortunately, elcafé fared well in my taste-test.
I’m not exaggerating when I say
exciting 5 in 1 taste. I told MJ, the organizer, that it didn’t taste like gamot (medicine). I genuinely liked it. Sure, it had that weird, funky aftertaste,
maybe because of the Ginko Biloba or Ginseng, but it was tolerable, for sure.
I’ve had far worse.
Verdict.
All-in-all, I enjoyed the Elken
elcafé 5 in 1 Coffee. It’s a welcome surprise from the direct selling world
that sells pungent-tasting, healthy coffee that people would never trade for
their grande at Starbucks. I highly recommend it as a healthy substitute for
your home-brew when in a hurry, or something to bring to the office to avoid
the stale coffee at the pantry.
Brewing Time
You only need 150 ml of hot water,
stir in the coffee mix, and voila, a
nice cup of coffee to wake you up on a cold morning. It takes less than five
minutes to prepare; less if you already have hot water (preferably 85-90°C).
With that, I'd like to give a shout-out to MJ Catriz for the
invite and to Elken for the welcoming atmosphere.
In case you’re interested, you
may go to their office at the Ground Floor of Parc Royale Building, Julia
Vargas Avenue Corner Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. For more info,
please visit their website http://ph.elkenglobal.com/.