Cold white brew coffee ($8++); 8oz black coffee ($5.50++); Strawberry & elderflower ($14++)!
Tuesday specialty cafe — cold white brew + black coffee + strawberry elderflower. Diverse cafe drinks spread.
Tuesday specialty cafe afternoon with BB — cold white brew coffee $8++ + 8oz black coffee $5.50++ + strawberry & elderflower $14++. Diverse cafe drinks spread.
We ordered:
- Cold white brew coffee — $8++
- 8oz black coffee — $5.50++
- Strawberry & elderflower — $14++
Total: $27.50++ (~$32 nett with service + GST).
The cold white brew coffee ($8++):
- Cold brew coffee + milk addition
- Different from iced latte (espresso + cold milk + ice)
- Slow cold extraction + milk balance
- The proper “smooth milky cold coffee” specialty
- Premium specialty cafe offering
The 8oz black coffee ($5.50++):
- Pure brewed coffee (no milk)
- Filter coffee, pour-over, or drip
- 8oz proper coffee-character preservation size
- The proper “pure coffee appreciation” cafe option
The strawberry & elderflower ($14++):
- Modern specialty drink combination
- Fresh strawberry + elderflower syrup or cordial
- Sometimes sparkling water or carbonation
- Sometimes alcoholic variant (with gin or champagne)
- The proper “fruit + floral” specialty cocktail-style drink
The elderflower:
- Sambucus nigra plant flowers
- European herbal flavour heritage (Hugo cocktail tradition)
- Light floral-honey notes
- Pairs well with various fruits + sparkling drinks
- The proper “European floral drinking culture” reference
The strawberry + elderflower combination:
- Sweet-fruity strawberry base
- Floral-aromatic elderflower complement
- Modern specialty drink innovation
- Sometimes served warm, sometimes cold + sparkling
- The proper “elegant specialty drink” classification
The drink trio represents proper diverse cafe sampling:
- Cold coffee + milk (cold white brew)
- Hot pure coffee (8oz black coffee)
- Specialty fruit + floral drink (strawberry elderflower)
- Cross-category beverage sampling
At $27.50++ total (~$32 nett), proper specialty cafe pricing tier. The $14 strawberry elderflower specifically suggests premium specialty drink offering.
Singapore specialty cafes running this premium tier:
- Various third-wave specialty cafes
- Cafe-bar hybrids with proper cocktail-style drinks
- Modern premium cafe operators
- Hotel cafe outlets with proper specialty programs
The Tuesday specialty cafe afternoon visit format is proper mid-week treat ritual.
Overall: 4.7 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Excellent specialty cafe diverse drinks spread. Would re-visit.