It’s a lot of fun to be on this side of the blogging wall between a new company roll out and giving the customers a head’s up.
Which is where I find myself today. Drum roll, please.********
Cafe La Lave is finally available in beautiful and practical K-cups. Yay!
We already own an espresso maker and use the smaller espresso pods regularly, and (not gonna lie) are very satisfied with the results, but (full confession) I can’t always have an espresso every day, no matter how tasty.
I don’t have to turn in my Cuban card now, do I???
So todays’ announcement comes with great fanfare: Cafe La Llave comes in K-Cups people! The kind you can pop right into a Keurig machine (no affiliate) and enjoy a deliciouly classic smooth brew.
Having tasted both, I can say that the Cafe La Llave Espresso in the K-Cup is rich like an Americano (That’s coffee speak for “delicious and strong”)
This is what the folks at Cafe La Llave have generously donated for today’s giveaway!
The Starter Kit includes:
- Keurig K-Cup coffee maker
- 2 Cafe La Llave coffee mugs
- 2 boxes of Cafe LaLlave K-Cups
Game changer! Seriously.
The Cafe La Llave K-Cup Starter Gift Set
If you’re impatient and want your coffee NOW here’s the link: https://amzn.to/34yo2Lk
I’ll make an announcement over on my Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/mybigfatcubanfamily/) and we’ll do a comment drawing.
The winner gets this fabulous Cafe LaLlave Starter Pack. I’m so excited to get going.
Please leave a comment on this post and answer the following questions to consider yourself enrolled in the giveaway:
- Tell me how long you’ve been drinking coffee. (Younger than 5?)
- Who makes the coffee traditionally at your house?
- Espresso or Americano?
I need to know, people!
I’ll also be running this giveaway over on my MyBigFatCubanFamily Instagram page just to make it more interesting. I’ll be announcing a winner of the La Llave K-Cup Starter Pack next Sunday, August 30th, 2020.
Thank you ahead of time for your interest. Your next cup is on me!
Buen Provecho!
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UPDATE – August 30, 2020: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE LA LLAVE K-CUP STARTER PACK!
Iris Gonzalez, send me an email with your snail mail address so I can get your package out to you ASAP!
Thanks so much for playing and enjoy your cafecito!
I have been drinking Cuban coffee since I was a little girl, I would say 4 or 5 , café con leche and cuban toast. I’m now 64 and still drink my Cuban espresso everyday , and I only buy la llave. . I myself make it with espumita . Win or not I love my Cuban coffee .
I had my first sip of La Llave when I was two years old! My Abuela still makes the cafe in our house, but I’m learning. We drink American coffee in the mornings and Cafe Cubano throughout the day. Love this blog! ?
1) Coffee since I was in my 20’s, parents weren’t big coffee drinkers.
2) I make the coffee. But my husband makes espressos.
3) Both…Espressos and Americanos.
1. I remember dipping galletas Yeya into a weak cup of Cafe con leche for breakfast even before I started school!
2. I make it but hubby learned from tio so he can pitch hit when needed. All hands on deck for Cafe Cubano!
3. Yes to both!
Hi ! Ive been drinking coffee since I can remember hehe..as you know very traditional in latino homes! As a kid it was” milked” down so Id just get the flavor. I suppose it was part my training to become a coffee addict. Haha..
Hubby and I make coffee equally in the mornings or whomever gets to the kitchen first. However, I make the most coffee since Ill drink it at night sometimes too! Shhh…
Espresso or Americano? Its all mood based. I drink both although I do like.my coffee on the darker side ! Thanks for these awesome questions!
1. I used to dip my pacifier in my mom’s taza.
2. I do
3. Espresso!!!!
Became a heavy drinker @2003. I make the coffee that makes the whole house sing. AMERICANO THE BEAUTIFUL
Love this!
1. Started late at 20yrs old!
2. My husband usually makes the coffee and I drink it. Lol
3. Espresso.
I remember drinking cafe cons leche when I was a teen. Also having coffee when my dad would take us fishing or camping when I was little! I make the coffee. I’ll take the Americano
1. Drinking coffee since 10 years of age.
2. I make the coffee most of the time… keurig typically and no one else knows how to use the mokka pot
3. Americano for them… espresso for me
I have been drinking coffee before 5 for sure. My tete was probably dipped in it ? I make the coffee in my house and definitely espresso!
I make the coffee, Americano, and have been drinking coffee about 30 years.
I, as mom, usually make the coffee, sometimes American, sometimes Expresso depending on the level of caffeine required. I was born in Cuban and remember having cafe con leche in my baby bottle many years ago. That’s probably considered child abuse nowadays.
How fun! I started drinking Cuban coffee as soon as I was born. Wh3n I was. Child, I remember my Mom would call when she was on her way home from work, so I could start the Cuban coffee. It was ready when she got home. Now , as an adult, I still make the coffee. Espresso always!,
Tell me how long you’ve been drinking coffee. (Younger than 5?) 56 years and I’m 56 years old! My mom would put a drop on my tete!
Who makes the coffee traditionally at your house? I do!
Espresso or Americano? I’d like to try the Americano! ??
1. High School.
2. Me! With a cafeterra.
3. Espresso – Cafe La Llave
Tell me how long you’ve been drinking coffee. As long as I can remember, 3 maybe? Lol
Who makes the coffee traditionally at your house? Me!
Espresso or Americano? Both, qll day long!
1- definitely before the age of 5, since I could hold my milk bottle. I definitely have very clear memories of drinking café con leche in my bottle. Also my grandfather and I would dip a cuban cracker into our cafecito.
2- C’est moi! cafecito maker extraordinaire ☕️
3- BOTH!! Good coffee comes in many languages ☕️
1 I’ve been drinking coffee younger than 5
2 My daughter and I make the coffee
3 Expresso duh the best ?
Def drinking café younger than 5, by dipping my Tete in the espumiita as a baby. Also my mom gave me café con leche in my Pomo as a toddler. ☺️ In my household my mom and I make cafecito, since COVID quarantine we are teaching the next generation my teen kidos make café to help pass el tiempo. Lastly I like both espresso and American coffee.
Hi Marta,
I started drinking Cuban coffee at about age 7 when one of my mom’s friends took me to la ventanita at Versailles in Miami. I haven’t stopped drinking it since then! My son was making the cafecito at my house but he’s just moved to college. If I win, I’m going to gift him the Prize pack so that he can continue enjoying his cafecito and share the love (addiction) with his new roommates. Espresso all the way at our house! Thanks for the opportunity to win ?
1. As long as I can remember, possibly in my biberón.
2. Me, Duh!
3. Espresso with lots of hand whipped espumita.
I’ve been drinking Cuban coffee since I can remember…I have fond memories of daily visits to my grandparents house where we were greeted with “un cafecito”…and I started my own daughters on it when they were little (just the bottom of the demitasse cup for a taste when they were three!). The first one up in the morning makes the first batch of the day….although there are usually two to three batches made over the course of 24 hours so everyone knows how to make it…and the preference is Espresso.
I grew up in Cayo Hueso (Key West) and I always looked forward to my trips of going to La Dichosa Bakery with Abuela for café con leche & a fresh, hot, buttery piece of Cuban bread, wrapped in foil and cut diagonally. These trips started as early as I can remember- definitely my pre-school days.
My husband makes a 12-cup pot of ground espresso in our traditional coffee maker every morning for us to share as we get ready for our workday. However, the REAL DEAL with the cafetera is mastered by yours truly. #EspumaMatters
Espresso vs. American? Espresso. Always! ❤️
Como dice mi Abuelita “Café Americano?! Guácala! ?” (Gosh, I miss her) ?
Te amo Marta!
-My fondest memories are sitting in my high chair, watching Mr. Rogers, and eating Pan Cubano soaked in café Cubano.?
-I usually make the coffee in our house…love the smell throughout the house.
– Expresso!!
I’ve been told I wasn’t given espresso as a child because I was a rather hyper child (ja ja) pero I do know I started drinking it at around 16 years old. Both cafe Cubano and cafe Americano. Both to this day, any time of the day or night. In fact, coffee before bedtime is soothing, call it self-medicating. I make the coffee at home, but I love it when my visit my mom and she makes the espresso and my sister makes the best cortadito! Cuban-bred!
I have been drinking Cuban coffee since the age of two. Mami would tell me the story of how I use to request “ape’” that means cafe in a two years old language.
I am the one that makes the coffee everyday since I am the first one up and need my caffeine ASAP upon waking.
Espresso is what I make on the daily.
1) How long I’ve been drinking Cuban coffee. As a child in my bottle as Café con leche and it was great, so for sure before 5 years old. ??
2) Who makes the coffee traditionally at your house? Me!
3) Espresso or Americano? Both, and I just LOVE La Llave. Is the one I drink. 🙂 ☕️❤️
So excited to enter!!! Love Cafe LaLlave❤️
1. I started drinking Cafe con leche around 6 years old
2. I make the coffee in our house.
3. I love Espresso… Coffee I just love coffee…
I am so excited I can buy Cafe LaLlave in Kcups now!! This just made my night
I’ve been drinking La Llave about 29 years, when I first met my husband and his Cuban family (I’m Mexican American). My husband is the rare Cuban who does not drink coffee…he says it’s for weak people. I am that “weak person” who loves expresso and gladly makes the coffee ! ?
Marta, Thanks for the opportunity to enter and learn about the new K-cups from Cafe LaLlave
1) I started drinking Espresso at about 4 years old (Saturday night domino parties always included cafe y pan con mantequilla) But like so many cuban babies, my tete was dipped into the Espresso and Cafe con Leche at a very early age. Cafe con leche , for sure around 4 years old (little cup at breakfast like my dad, con galletas cubanas)
2) I always make the coffee at my house – do not touch my cafetera!
3) My favorite is always Espresso (smell and taste brings back memories of family gatherings / domino parties.
I will drink Americano but there is nothing like the taste and energy I get from my shot of Cafe LaLlave Espresso!
Un abrazo and thanks for sharing!
? Hola from Miami,
I have been drinking café con Leche since I was 4 years old. So about 45 years! Mi abuela cubana would give us café con Leche con tostada or café con Leche with cornflakes! It just tasted better ?!
I make the coffee at home! Some like American Coffee or straight up café cubano in the morning and In the afternoon, cortaditos! When it gets rough, a straight colada to share!
Long time
Hola Marta,
Hope you and your family are doing well.
My cheche was café con leche in my bottle and dipped my tete in mami’s café.
I make cafe with espumita at home y para la visita desde que soy una niña.
We enjoy cafe Cubano and americano.
Cafecito con espumita, que rico! Always buy Cafe La Llave.
Cariños to you y la familia!
1. Began to enjoy cafecito when my Cuban abuela would dip my pacifier/tete for a quick taste of cafe at the age of three!!! Con Sabor a mi Cuba ese buchito de cafe!
2. I make it in the morning and my hubby a las 3pm
3. Expresso
♥️??☕️?
1. Began to enjoy cafecito when my Cuban abuela would dip my pacifier/tete for a quick taste of cafe at the age of three!!! Con Sabor a mi Cuba ese buchito de cafe!
2. I make it in the morning and my hubby a las 3pm
3. Expresso
♥️??☕️?
1. Been drinking coffee Since my 20’s
2. Being single, it’s me….. I’ve tried and tried, but the dog and cats won’t help….. ?
3. Both
Hello. My mother is from Cuba but I was born and raised in Miami. I’ve bee. Drinking Cuban cafe since I was 6:) last year I tried la llave for the first time and I can’t stop. I make it 3 times a day in my house. I need the energy and it’s the best!