a sad coffee experience

the heat in davao is unbearable and one particularly hot afternoon, just the other day, as a matter of fact,  as i was leaving SM to claim my car from the 'in-house' carwash... he he, that was a very good example of a run on sentence, a really bad one. Lol, anyways, on with my story.

i espied the hot sun as i was about to leave SM and to delay my encounter with a blast of hot air, i decided to arm myself with a cold coffee.  i  dropped in on Karl's Koffee Korner and ordered a really cold and really strong frapp.  i was not familiar with the menu, so i asked help from the server.  he told me that their coffee frappe was the strongest, given that it is made purely of coffee, no chocolate or ice cream to tone it down.  i paid a hundred bucks for their coffee frappe and eagerly waited for my respite from the heat.

when the barista gave me my order i noticed that the color of the concoction seemed suspiciously pale, i took a sip and to my dismay, i tasted sweet and creamy with just a hint of coffee.  i told her that i asked for a really strong one and she answered me with 'but all our frappes are made from light coffee' [whatever that means].  i repeated that i ordered strong coffee. of course, she just repeated what she first said.

i asked why the other server said that it was a strong blend.  she countered me with, 'ah, among the 3 frappe flavors, that was the strongest, but it is made of light coffee.'  i was contemplating on just accepting my plight, i was too lazy to argue, when she [the barista] said, if i wanted it strong they can add espresso, but i have to pay an additional 60 pesos.  stupefied from the confusion, i agreed, paid the additional charge, and waited again.

after a few moments, my order was ready and looked slightly darker than what i was first served with.  thinking that i got what i paid for, a whopping P160.00 for a frappe, i accepted the coffee, stood up and left Karl's.  as i sipped it on my way to the car wash, i noticed that the thing was not as heavy as the original version they first gave me. my mouth then met a tepid, watery, and slightly bitter excuse of a coffee frapp.  and after a few sips, there was no more liquid left  the cup was still more than half full, of whipped cream that is.

let's just say that, the sun, and time, were on their side.  i had no intentions of marching back to Karl's and extending my 'fun' in the sun.  and i had to rush to the airport besides.  i muttered to myself why i didn't just accept the order as is.  cold, thick, creamy and sweet was definitely better than lukewarm, watery, and almost tasteless coffee.

lessons learned from the experience:

1. leave well enough alone
2. never go back to Karl's Koffee Korner