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My Life Runs on Cafe La Llave

October 10, 2020 By Marta Darby

UPDATE: 10/17/2020 – COMMENTS CLOSED – WE HAVE A WINNER! 

Congratulations to Maria E. Prieto, the winner of the Breville Espresso Maker, 4 boxes of Café La Llave espresso pods, and 2 Café La Llave tacitas –  all courtesy of Cafe La Llave.

Please send an email with your mailing address so we can get your fabulous box of Cafe La Llave goodies out to you ASAP! Congratulations! 

Thank you all for your participation! 

Also, CHRISTMAS IS COMING!  Don’t forget to put Cafe La Llave espresso pods on your list! 

Also, do yourself a favor and  please go follow @cafelallave on Instagram! 

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I cannot wait to share today’s giveaway. It’s sponsored by my favorite coffee, Café La Llave. 

I have a few reasons why they’re worthy of my love:

  1. They’re the best and favorite sponsor of My Big Fat Cuban Family Blog.
  2. They really do have the best coffee you’ve ever tasted.
  3. Their company is one of the best examples of what The American Dream truly means.
  4. Over the years that I’ve been blogging, which is 14, they’ve become personal friends. (That makes me the happiest.)
  5. The Gaviña family are renowned for their integrity and business ingenuity.
  6. They now offer espresso in pods! 
  7. It’s the only coffee my household drinks daily. 
  8. Besides making the best espresso, the Café con Leche this espresso makes is to die for. 
  9. They provide a way to recycle the used pods through Terracycle.com. 
  10. Because my life runs on Cuban coffee, there is no better brand for me to celebrate my Cubanity than Café La Llave. 

There are probably a thousand more reasons I could give, but I want to get right to the point of today’s giveaway. 

The 5th MBFCF Fourteen Years in the Blogosphere Giveaway of 2020 is…

A Café La Llave Espresso Maker, 4 boxes of Café La Llave espresso pods, and 2 Café La Llave tacitas. 

To enter the giveaway for this Café La Llave Espresso Pack please leave a comment right here on THIS POST and tell me:

  1. Where would you put this Breville Mini Espresso Machine if you win, and who is the person in your family who would use it the most.

2) Also, for a 2nd entry, go follow Café La Llave on Instagram. @cafelallave

3) Come back and leave another comment and say, “I liked Cafe La Llave!” (We will work on the honor system here. Ya tu sabes.)

4) For a 3rd entry,  SHOW me how you enjoy your Cafe La Llave – cafecito, cortadito, cafe con leche – and share on Instagram with the hashtag #micafelallave – please tag #mybigfatcubanfamily too. 

I’ll be choosing ONE winner on Saturday, October 17th, 2020 at 11:00 am PST. You have until then to enter. 

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  1. Rosa Gutierrez says

    October 9, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    Cafe La Llave is a staple at our house! I use an old fashioned coffee maker and both my son and I enjoy a delicious cup! I could use an espresso machine – I would love one cause I’d be the one to use it!
    I’ve been following Cafe La Llave on social media for some time now. So, “I liked Cafe La Llave”!

  2. Martha says

    October 9, 2020 at 1:20 pm

    I would put the coffe maker in my kitchen, of course. Every morning will be a llavelicious morning. My kids would love it and so will my mom
    La llave is her favorite coffee.

  3. Teresa Dellinger says

    October 9, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    Me me me !!! In my office or home. “I liked Cafe La Llave!” They are my favorite no other brand tastes as smooth straight.

  4. Maria E Prieto says

    October 9, 2020 at 1:24 pm

    The only café I drink! When the pandemic shut down started in March the first thing I did was order my pods enough for six months. I would put this maker in my office so I could enjoy La Llave any time. Best café, cortadito and café con leche is made with La Llave! I have my boss hooked on it too.

  5. Elaine says

    October 9, 2020 at 1:24 pm

    I would put it in my new cafecito corner I’m in the process of creating!
    Between me and my husband we both would be getting plenty of use out of it!

  6. Luisa Rodriguez says

    October 9, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    Love it! Happy blogaversary again! This’ll cafe La Llave is a staple in my house! Would go in my moms kitchen as that is where I make cafe con leche for her and myself every morning and in the afternoon “un cafecito” for both of ius! Thank you for your generosity! Love your blog!

    • Karlene Diaz says

      October 9, 2020 at 2:19 pm

      My grandfather left Cuba in 61′ and moved to Miami. Because of the language barrier he moved to Puerto Rico. Over the years, he would travel to Miami and fill his suitcase with bricks upon bricks of Cafe La Llave to take back to Puerto Rico. Growing up, it was a staple in my home.

  7. Carie says

    October 9, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    I l💚ve @cafelallave!!!
    I would put the Breville Mini Espresso Machine front & center on my counter. And the person at my home that drinks the most coffee is yours truly, me! 💚🇨🇺☕️😍

  8. Carie says

    October 9, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    “ I liked Cafe La Llave!”

  9. Miriam Labella says

    October 9, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    I would put the cafecito-maker in my kitchen…in a pride of place spot, of course! I would be the person using it the most! It would also be an aromatic welcome mat for my friends and family, and pridefully display my Cubanity…especially in these cool fall days up here in Connecticut! 🇨🇺🇺🇸

  10. Miriam Labella says

    October 9, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    I liked Cafe La Llave!

  11. Michelle Rodríguez says

    October 9, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    I need this in my life. Cafe La Llave is my blood type,

    I liked Cafe La Llave!

  12. Adriana Ruiz says

    October 9, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    I’d put it in my kitchen! We only use cafe la llave in my house! My husband and I would probably go through that supply real quick.

    • Ody says

      October 13, 2020 at 12:14 pm

      I would put it in the kitchen for my hubby!!!! He loves La Llave coffee!!!!

  13. Irma Perez says

    October 9, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    I ❤️ La Llave! I’ve tried other brands but always come back to La Llave. This gift would go on my counter and be enjoyed very often daily for a quick cafecito by me.

  14. Irma Perez says

    October 9, 2020 at 4:25 pm

    I liked cafe La Llave. I enjoy it cortado to, with leche, or pouring a generous amount into brewed coffee.

  15. Javier Sanchez says

    October 9, 2020 at 4:35 pm

    Yes yes yes!! I love cafe la llave! And already follow them on instagram! As for who would use it the most in the house, that would definitely be me! This would go front and center in my kitchen that’s for sure!

  16. Nilda Vasallo says

    October 9, 2020 at 4:37 pm

    My husband would love this! He drinks Cuban coffee everyday as is, so I can only imagine how much more coffee he would drink with this on our kitchen counter! We drink cafe la llave at our house all the time and follow them on Instagram already!

  17. Sandra Cordovi says

    October 9, 2020 at 8:07 pm

    I would actually bring it to work. Every day we need a pick me up mid afternoon and what better than with un cafecito.

  18. Sandra Cordovi says

    October 9, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    I liked cafe la llave

  19. Julie McMullin says

    October 9, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    I liked Cafe La Llave! Or rather that should be I love Cafe La Llave!!! The mini machine would be perfect for my home office, we’re not expected to go back until some time in 2021 so it would definitely go to good use l!

  20. Valerie Stickles says

    October 9, 2020 at 11:22 pm

    Oh it would definitely go in my kitchen in a ready and waiting place of honor! I’m the number one coffee fanatic! And of course I already follow Cafe la Llave!

  21. Melody Peña says

    October 9, 2020 at 11:41 pm

    I love cafe la place! I would put mine in the kitchen, AKA the heart of my household and I know that my cuban grandmother will use it any chance she gets! ❤️❤️❤️

  22. Jacqueline Montejano says

    October 10, 2020 at 7:25 am

    I think this coffee maker is a work of art!! It is beautiful:) I would have to put it on my new coffee bar in my dining room for everyone to see:) Love it!! Love Cafe La Llave and My Big Fat Cuban family!! Thank you

  23. Natasha Sanchez says

    October 10, 2020 at 12:14 pm

    I would put this baby front and center on my counter for ME to enjoy every day!!

  24. Anne Marie Clark says

    October 10, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    My husband would put this next to our coffee maker and he would probably have a cafecito every day after work!

  25. Anne Marie Clark says

    October 10, 2020 at 12:26 pm

    I liked Cafe la Llave on IG!

  26. Fabiola Guerra says

    October 10, 2020 at 1:18 pm

    I want the tacitas

  27. Mayte Klenk says

    October 10, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    In my coffee corner in my kitchen. Me and the whole family enjoy Cafe La Llave every morning. ☕️

  28. Mayte Klenk says

    October 10, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    I liked Cafe La Llave!!

  29. Carmela C. says

    October 11, 2020 at 10:10 am

    It would be placed right on my kitchen counter and I will be serving up Cafe La Llave. My husband and I love to drink it first thing in the morning.

  30. Carmela C. says

    October 11, 2020 at 10:34 am

    I liked Cafe La Llave!

  31. Natalie says

    October 11, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    I would put this fabulous coffee maker in my son’s dorm room. He is the cafecito maker in our family and I know how much he’d enjoy it (and share) the “cubanity” with his roommates! Thank you, Marta!

  32. Natalie says

    October 11, 2020 at 1:29 pm

    I liked Cafe La Llave!!

  33. Marisol says

    October 11, 2020 at 8:03 pm

    Prime spot in the kitchen in Dallas, Texas for this beauty! I think my husband and I would be fighting on who gets to use if first in the mornings!

  34. Marisol says

    October 11, 2020 at 8:04 pm

    I liked cafe la llave!

  35. Elsa Villar says

    October 13, 2020 at 4:44 pm

    I would put it on my kitchen counter, and my younger son would probably use it the most.

  36. Petra says

    October 14, 2020 at 4:55 am

    There’s a place for it on my kitchen counter. I’ll be the one to use it everyday. Can’t live without my cafecito La Llave!☕️

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