the kalinga blend

a very close friend called me up and eagerly informed me that his coming to davao and with him is the famous "Kalinga Blend". there are two things rushing into my mind. first, i didnt know that there is indeed a kalinga blend. second, i never know that it is famous. being a coffee lover, i was indeed little excited to have a cup of that "famous" coffee. the bearer have the reason to be proud. my friend and bok, atty jel bongat is the provincial administator of Kalinga Apayao. i met him few years ago in cagayan de oro city when he applied for an honorary membership of our class, PNPA Class of 1992. he was then with the Bureau of Customs as legal officer based in mnila internation container port.

the packaging is bit impressive. the coffee is already grounded and is inside an aluminum foil. but my instinct says, this coffee is definitely not good. another thing strikes me is the instructions at the back. it says, boil a cup of water and pour the contents. again, definitely, the people producing this coffee do not really know their coffee knowledges. and now the taste, to give justice to this coffee, i used my french press. i didnt boil it as it was in the instructions. it confirmed my gut feelings, it sucks. it is a mile away from our own catimor coffee. of course, there are factors to be considered such as time of roasting, the quality of beans during harvest and etc..... in addition, for person who have tasted on the world's best coffee such as the red sea, yemen, brazil, my taste buds are conditioned only for the best tasting coffee.

my verdict, this coffee is not worth drinking. your very convenient 3-in-1 instant coffee is better. saying to a friend that his coffee really sucks is the hardest word to say. but you have to. for the benefit of the doubt, ill send some this to the main man in coffee, bobby timonera, if ths coffee worth a second look.