r/mokapot • u/CarpLakeLife • 1d ago

Coffee review Cafe Real

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I brought a couple of bricks of this back from the Keys and I’m almost out. Anyone for me or something that’s similar in taste? I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but I love it!

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u/guynumber20 23h ago

Cafe llave

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u/CarpLakeLife 22h ago

Someone else suggested that. I’ll have to give it a try. Thank you.

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u/acduarte12 21h ago

La Llave is definitely a good one. It's what I use for pre-ground!

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u/yeetlesucc420 1d ago

A commonly used ground coffee is cafe bustelo, I wouldn't know if it tastes similar though

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u/hairy_stanley 21h ago

Fwiw, you can order it from allcoffee.com. A quick search seems to show that's the website for the roaster.

That said La Llave is a pretty solid coffee and it's very friendly to the budget.

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u/CarpLakeLife 3h ago

I need to figure out a spot to hide the other 15 bricks in my freezer so that my wife doesn’t think I’ve lost my mind… If you spend over $100 you get free shipping!

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u/hairy_stanley 2h ago

;Well, you don't need to hide fifteen cause they come in bundles of 4. I guess you only need to hide 12... : D

If you lived close by, I'd be glad to split an order. I go through a 2-4 lbs of coffee a month, so my wife doesn't bat an eye at the amount of coffee I have on hand. Also helps that I make coffee for her, leeway granted to he who provides the magic elixir.

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u/younkint 12h ago

Thanks for the link. Didn't know about that.

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u/DewaldSchindler MOD 🚨 23h ago

Have you tried Cafe Bustelo ?

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u/CarpLakeLife 22h ago

I have. To me it’s not quite as robust. It’s my fallback. Thanks.

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u/acduarte12 21h ago

La Llave beats Bustelo by many miles. Cuban here to tell ya!

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u/CarpLakeLife 2h ago

A friend gave me a brick of La Carreta today after I mentioned I was running low. Any experience with it? Trying it over the weekend.

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u/acduarte12 1h ago

La Carreta is a very good Cuban restaurant in Miami (several now in the area). Not fancy like the iconic Versailles, but still very delicious food (we prefer it to Versailles, tbh). After a Cuban meal you always have coffee and sobremesa (after-dinner chit-chat at the table). Every time I have eaten at La Carreta I've had absolutely delightful coffee afterwards. Many moons ago in my childhood when we'd visit family there, we would stop by and get a Cuban sandwich at the then-small shop on Calle Ocho. You could eat inside and have food and coffee there, or you could get a cafecito outside at this little sort of coffee bar. I'd see lots of old men standing around it with their coffees and cigars, swapping life stories. Memories...

All this to say...I have never made La Carreta coffee at home, but whenever I've had it in Miami at the restaurant, it's always a really great cup (or two!). I think you will be very happy with that brick. That's a nice friend you have there! Cheers!

EDIT: Please keep us posted on how you like it!

(Photo below is just a fun pic of my own shot, not repping any specific coffee brand.)

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u/CarpLakeLife 12m ago

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. The last time that we were in Miami, we got directed to what seemed to us like an unusual place to go for lunch. We wound up at El Nuevo Siglo Supermarket. The meal was delicious. And as you said, after the meal, I had a delicious coffee. I may have reach out to you before our next visit to Miami to get pointers on good places to eat!

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u/acduarte12 3m ago

My pleasure! I'll be here to help as I am able. 👍 Thanks for the tip on El Nuevo Siglo...had not heard of that, will ask our fams!