Caffeine is my shepherd;
I shall not doze.
It maketh me to wake in green pastures:
It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses.
It restoreth my buzz:
It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of addiction,
I will fear no Equal™: (or Splenda?)
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me.
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of The Starbucks:
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over.
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the House of Mochas forever.
                                                                 ~Author Unknown

This was taken from The Coffee Hunter.

I got a small jar of Coffee Alamid from S.O.U.L. Cafe during the Holy Week vacation and only recently did I venture to brew some if it again. When we ordered 2 cups at the cafe itself, we didn’t really get a full taste, as I felt they stinted the coffee to stretch to 2 cups. Lolo brewed some back at home and only then did I get a full taste of the coffee that a civet shiteth.

Truthfully, it was nothing spectacular. It tasted like barako mixed with a tablet of cacao; you know, those hard, bitter rounds you brew to make this thick chocolate drink that’s yummy with suman. Anyway, I digress. It doesn’t taste like crap, but it’s not something world-changing either. And for those curious enough to buy a cup, have them use a French press to brew it. Brings out the taste better, imho.

If you’re getting a cup from S.O.U.L. Cafe, a cup costs Php170-180 afaik. Here in Manila, it’s around Php300 a cup. A bottle costs Php450 at S.O.U.L. Cafe.

Let’s drink shit and be merry!