The mantra “Cheap and good!” is one I personally take very seriously, well most of the time anyway. So when the bank account crossed below the poverty line, it was time to purchase the cheapest beans we could.
Why Boncafé? At S$6.50 for 250gm at Carrefour, Boncafé has a variety of blends and roasts in their Coffee Retail line available in pre-ground and whole bean packs. And ever since we observed that Mcca’s McCafe uses Boncafé beans we’ve been wanting to give ‘em a go (quite a pleasant surprise at McCafe, wait have we reviewed that one yet?). So we picked up a pack of Boncafé Mocca – here’s the description lifted off their website;
This lively blend of Arabica Coffees has its origins from Central & South America. Medium roasted to give a delightful and aromatic flavour to coffee drinkers of all ages, Boncafé’s Mocca is voted the people’s choice. For those who club to the rhythm of the coffee beans, and to those who waltzes to its scent, let the music play.
left: 27 second pull (click to enlarge)
Wooooo…makes me wanna samba reading that. 
Well, I wasn’t dancing from rooftop to rooftop, but it’s an ok drink.
Boncafé Mocca we feel is a milk based drink, for your lattes and desert coffee. But as an espresso it’s rather bitter and crema is just not thick enough. It wasn’t a difficult blend to work with like the Starbucks Sumatra and tastes were pretty consistent in the first week of opening the pack. Our last few shots late in the week suffered from oxygen fatigue and succumbed to loosing it’s freshness (well out of packet freshness anyway). For the price we paid, we weren’t expecting anything Godly, but we weren’t exactly disappointed either. So for that matter – Boncafé Mocca is cheap and ok lah!
right: crema (click to enlarge)
Boncafé – http://www.boncafe.com/
Bean Score: 3 out of 5 – Can try la, cheap what!
