Chai latte ($6+) & Kenya Kalita pour-over ($7+)!
A specialty cafe drinks order: a spiced chai latte with fern latte art and a single-origin Kenya pour-over brewed on a Kalita Wave. $6 + $7.
A lazy Sunday cafe sit-down with BB: a chai latte ($6+) and a Kenya pour-over ($7+) to share. โ๐
What we had (~$15 nett):
- Chai latte, $6+
- Kenya Kalita pour-over, $7+
The chai latte came in a chunky grey ceramic cup with a wooden handle, the surface poured with a neat fern of latte art and dusted warm-brown with cinnamon. It is the gentler, Western-cafe style of chai: black tea and spices steamed into milk, cosy and lightly sweet, with the cardamom and cinnamon coming through softly rather than the aggressive masala kick you get at an Indian stall.
The Kenya Kalita is for the coffee person. Kenyan beans are known for that bright, almost blackcurrant-like acidity, and brewing them on a Kalita Wave (the flat-bottomed Japanese pour-over filter) keeps the cup clean and even so all that fruit comes through. It is light, juicy and a world away from a milky kopi.
A spiced tea and a single-origin pour-over, two very different ways to spend a slow weekend hour. Pricey for drinks, but the kind of cafe where you happily linger.
Overall: 4.7 / 5. ๐๐๐ผ Cosy spiced chai latte and a bright, fruity Kenya pour-over, a lovely Sunday pairing. Would re-visit.
