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The Final Flavours and my Personal Favourite

I hope you’ve been waiting in anguish since my last post to find out which one of the final three came out on top as my personal favourite flavour of Beanies coffee.

I wish this upon you only for the reason that I had to wait almost two weeks to try the Creamy Caramel flavour, which I assumed would arise as my number one.

Sadly, this was not the case. The caramel smelt amazing but to my disappointment it tasted very generic. It smelt a lot more like the yummy caramel that I was expecting than it tasted.

So sadly my taste buds and heart were let down by the Creamy Caramel coffee which I waited two weeks to enjoy.

All hope was not lost however, I found two real gems in-between. I was so shocked at one of the two that I so much enjoyed since I don’t even like this taste in general.

Ginger Bread!!! I am so completely shocked, I don’t like ginger at all. Except maybe a bit with my sushi. I don’t eat ginger cookies, I don’t drink ginger ale- nothing!

Yet the ginger bread flavoured coffee made it to my top two, I actually ended up not only drinking mine but my boyfriend’s ginger flavoured coffee too!

My favourite however, was the…wait for it…

 

Cookie dough flavour! I was very impressed with this flavour! It was so good, creamy and yummy. A friend of mine who also tried the Beanies coffee was asking me about my flavour journey and mentioned that he didn’t like the cookie dough so I guess it’s not for everyone.

 

I really enjoyed this adventure through the flavours especially since it was the only kind of adventure I could have while our country is on lockdown!

I’m looking forward to the day I can go to a restaurant again, and buy some wine!

Please Stay Safe!

Jo xo

 

Jo’s Take Away’s

  1. When you buy a low calorie coffee expect it to taste as such
  2. Be a little open minded
  3. Always make the best of tough situations

My Review Of Adulting

Adulting- the stand-up comedy show by Dalin Oliver, that is. I must admit that my heart is biased while writing this review since the show took place at one of my favourite coffee shops. I will try to be honest as possible though – sorry Gerald! (Gerald being the owner of the Agapé coffee shop, and a dear friend of mine thanks to the coffee shop!)

I ended up attending this show alone although this wasn’t the intention. My mom would have joined me to this show but something came up. This later caused me to be the punch line in a joke but hey it’s all in good fun though.

I thought I was late when I arrived two minutes to five, however it seems to be the trend at comedy shows to start late. I was a bit confused when I arrived as I couldn’t see where to pay for my ticket but luckily Gerald rescued me! My next problem was trying to find a seat- the show may have started late but not everyone arrived late and I was a bit too shy to go sit with strangers at a table. So I ended up in the very front of the hall by the rustic vibey low wooden stage on a very comfy couch – right in the line of the comedian’s fire.

I must sadly admit that the service was a bit on the slow side- I waited probably 10 minutes for the waitress to come take my order and then another while before I received my amazingly delicious milkshake. I do understand with an almost full house and people ordering food (I love the fact that you can order dinner and eat it during the show) and the rush before the show starts that the waiting staff had their hands full but it might be in their best interest to have extra waiting staff during these kinds of events though.

Before I get into the actual show, let me tell you about this coffee shop – Agapé. The vibe is that of your best friend’s living room with couches and blankets. Books and games, yes even chess! The prices are on par with the restaurants in the area- I won’t say that they that they’re the cheapest in town but they are definitely affordable and delicious. I would regularly have meetings at this shop and have never had bad service! If you are looking for a quiet spot to enjoy lunch and a game with a friend at a decent price, I would definitely recommend Agapé!

So the show – Adulting.

As I mentioned earlier, the show started late which I do find slightly annoying, but the music being played on a laptop from YouTube was quite refreshing. The YouTube ads were quite amusing- I think only one or two played at least. I love that they aren’t pretentious! I loved how interactive Mr. Oliver was with the crowd, asking basically everyone who attended about some part of their story – also teasing some of the couples which resulted in some hilarious moments. The show was extremely relatable especially being in the same generation of growing up. I did find him extremely funny, however I wondered if all his content was true – until he assured us about 3 times that you can’t make this stuff up. That was the point at which I really felt sorry for him- someone should have given this man some life skills lessons!

I think many adults might be able to relate to his show though since a lot of people also seem to need some life skills lessons!

Much love, Jo xo

Jo’s Take Aways

  1. Be relatively early
  2. Find out if you can order dinner
  3. Make sure you have life skills

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