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Workshop 14 x Problem Child. Maya

Cyrene De La Rosa

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788518929994IMG_4361.JPG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">Workshop 14 x Problem Child. <em>Maya</em></span></span></span></div><p>Coffee Plz 2026, which is taking over Ayala Malls Circuit Makati from Friday, September 4, until Sunday, is bringing together over 100 coffee and lifestyle brands for three days of brews, beans, and new discoveries.&nbsp;</p><p>This year it&rsquo;s going to make every coffee discovery even more rewarding &nbsp;as it combines forces with Maya as co-presenter offering many perks whether you&rsquo;re paying with your Maya Black Credit Card or Maya Wallet Card.&nbsp;</p><p>Last Saturday, it got an early start with a kick-off party that brought together two of Asia&rsquo;s &nbsp;most exciting bar scenes: &nbsp;two new entries to Asia&rsquo;s 50 Best Bars 2026 list, Hanoi&rsquo;s Workshop 14, which garnered the No. 34 slot and awarded &ldquo;Best New Bar Opening&rdquo; aside from earning the &ldquo;Best Bar in Vietnam&rdquo; title, and the Philippines&rsquo; very own The Problem Child, which debuted on the list at No. 44, and named&ldquo;Best Bar in the Philippines&ldquo; this year.</p><p>The collaboration set the tone for this year&rsquo;s Coffee Plz. As it showed how Coffee Plz was not only simply a celebration of coffee, but also a venue or meeting point for the people, drinks and creative communities shaping the region&rsquo;s beverage culture.</p><div><br></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17885195265342-Composite straight 25.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">Workshop 14&#39;s &nbsp;Rich McDonough and the coffee cocktail IS ONE UN OEUF?. <em>Cyrene de la Rosa</em></span></span></span></div><p>For one night, Workshop 14 through its co-founder and beverage director Rich McDonough brought its Vietnam perspective to Manila, when it joined forces with The Problem Child for a special guest shift that even the non stop rain that was pouring in Manila last week could not stop from putting coffee and cocktails in the same conversation.</p><p>Special coffee cocktails were part of the special menu that night that move beyond the conventional coffee cocktail, with Workshop 14&rsquo;s special coffee cocktail concoction called IS ONE UN OEUF? made with Flor De Ca&ntilde;a 12YO rum, Averna, robusta espresso, condensed milk, cream, seaweed extract and egg yolk custard foam running out first as it clearly was the party favorite with some coffee and cocktail lovers alike describing it as a stellar boozed up version of their favorite coffee concoctions.</p><div><br></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17885195029132-Composite straight (1) 4.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">Coffee cocktail Averna Banana. <em>Cyrene de la Rosa</em></span></span></span></div><p>The kick-off party also offered a preview of what makes Coffee Plz 2026 more than a weekend coffee event as it created another opportunity for local and international talent to connect, collaborate and introduce Manila drinkers to new ideas and new possibilities. Something that not only helped strengthen the local coffee scene but, also the local bar community as it prepares to host its 2nd Philippine Cocktail week in February 18-21, 2027.</p><p>And with&nbsp;Maya Black&nbsp;as co-presenting partner, coffee lovers have another reason to make the most of the weekend &mdash; from discovering new brews and experiences to earning up to&nbsp;10x Maya Miles&nbsp;and enjoying other cardholder perks throughout Coffee Plz 2026.</p><div><br></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788519298734Maya Black x Coffee Plz Kick Off.JPG" style="width: 960px; display: block; height: auto;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;"><em>Maya</em></span></span></span></div><p>Here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s in store with Maya: Earn up to 10x Maya Miles when you pay with your Maya Black Credit Card at participating Coffee Plz merchants, or use your Maya Miles to pay at participating merchants. You can also enjoy 1% cashback when you pay with your Maya Wallet Card.</p><p>Visit the Maya Booth for instant freebies and get a free Coffee Tasting Stub for a Maya drink, either coffee or matcha, when you apply for a Maya Black Credit Card, buy a Maya Wallet Card, or show a minimum ₱1,500 Coffee Plz purchase made using any Maya Card.</p><div><br></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788519415295IMG_4118.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">The author with Coffee Plz&rsquo;s Andre Chanco and Maya Black&rsquo;s Pepe Torres. <em>Cyrene de la Rosa</em></span></span></span></div><p>The party was just the beginning. The bigger celebration takes over Ayala Malls this weekend, bringing together coffee, community and the people behind the cups &mdash; and, this year, the cocktails too. Don&rsquo;t miss out.</p>

<p>Coffee Plz 2026, which is taking over Ayala Malls Circuit Makati from Friday, September 4, until Sunday, is bringing together over 100 coffee and lifestyle brands for three days of brews, beans, and new discoveries. </p>

Coffee Plz 2026, which is taking over Ayala Malls Circuit Makati from Friday, September 4, until Sunday, is bringing together over 100 coffee and lifestyle brands for three days of brews, beans, and new discoveries.

Coffee meets cocktails: Coffee Plz kicks off with Workshop 14 x The Problem Child bar collab

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Coffee meets cocktails: Coffee Plz kicks off with Workshop 14 x The Problem Child bar collab

Cyrene De La Rosa

Published September 04, 2026 07:04 PM PHT

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