Step 0101
Whisk the tahini base
In a glass, whisk the tahini with the honey and a tablespoon of warm water until smooth. This loosens the tahini before the cold liquid hits it.
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6 minEasy1 Serves
Tahini-honey cold brew
One teaspoon of tahini, one of honey, into your cold brew. Egyptian street-style cold brew.
We invented this on a 38°C Cairo Sunday. Tahini gives the cup a savory creaminess that cuts the bitter and lifts the chocolate; honey rounds it off without making it a dessert. It tastes like nothing else and everyone who tries it asks for the recipe. Use real Egyptian sesame tahini and Sinai wildflower honey if you can find them — the cheaper versions work but flatten the cup.
How to make it
Tahini-honey cold brew
- Step 01
Step 0202Add ice + cold brew
Drop the ice in first, then pour the diluted cold brew over the top. The cold contact with the tahini base creates a layered look.
Step 0303Stir + finish
Stir with a long spoon for a full 10 seconds — the tahini wants to settle. Optional pinch of salt on top sharpens everything.
Pro tips
Notes from the workshop.
01
Tahini quality matters more than coffee quality on this one. Find a single-source Egyptian tahini at any specialty grocer in Cairo.
02
Skip the honey and add a tablespoon of date syrup for a fully Egyptian-rooted version.
And now, drink.
Tahini-honey cold brew
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