The Baked Maple Pumpkin Latte and Seasonal Specials Arrive – Kaldi's Coffee

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The Baked Maple Pumpkin Latte and Seasonal Specials Arrive

“Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?

   Think not of them, thou hast thy music too-”

Keats, To Autumn

Whenever I think of this season of the year, I erase the last, long kicks of summer and find myself strolling college quads, hearing the roar of the on-rushing school year, a crunch underfoot, shivering chilled mornings, ears ringing with the pulse of a crowded stadium, inhaling each evening bonfire. But each year I am reminded, the season is also the hot, fading sun stretching shadows across pavement in the afternoon, sweat beading on the walk from the bus stop, a warm evening swim, and cherishing the return of a day’s heat after the year’s first chill.  

A whip cream topped latte sits below a flurry of nutmeg

The Baked Maple Pumpkin Latte

My same forgetting and remembering takes place in my love of the flavors of our seasonal drinks and pastries each year. I begin by craving a warm, baked maple pumpkin latte in the blue-gray dawn of a chilling November morning, but actually find myself smiling in the sun at the park across from DeMun, an iced pumpkin latte pressed into the heat of my palm, long before the first chilly dawn.

A latte surrounded by apple wedges and cinnamon sticks

The Spiced Apple Latte

When the first cool breezes of fall do arrive, I’ll be at our Euclid cafe on my way to the office, excited to try our two new spiced apple drinks. Starting with a cinnamon-infused apple cider they’ve prepared, my favorite baristas can either prepare a Spiced Apple Latte, or a Spiced Apple Chai. Long before I arrive, they’ll have combined cinnamon sticks, brown sugar, apple cider, and salt over heat, simmered and reduced it to a syrup, and prepped it for service.

A Spiced Apple Chai sits with a dusting of cinnamon

The Spiced Apple Chai

My plan is to rock with the Spiced Apple Latte until coat weather arrives, then spend the first few weeks of fall cozying up with Spiced Apple Chai and hot BMPL’s. 

 

Whenever I need a snack and am in the mood to indulge, I always check our seasonal offerings first. August brings four new pastries to our bakeries, and they each fill a different niche in my appetite.

A buttermilk scone topped with apricot, beside a wedge of goat cheese and apricot jam

The Apricot Goat Cheese Scone

My breakfast choice lies between sophistication and heartiness; to enjoy the classic combination of apricots and goat cheese in our newest buttermilk scone, or to go bold with a Cherry Walnut Muffin, packed with sweet cherries and rich walnuts. I’ll have to go with each morning’s mood!

A Cherry Walnut Muffin Sits beside a Spiced Apple Chai

The Cherry Walnut Muffin

When I’ve got time to linger and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Euclid’s morning rush, I’ll choose the Caramel Apple Mini Loaf.

A Caramel Apple Mini loaf sits on a plate in a pool of freshly drizzled caramel

The Caramel Apple Mini Loaf

Freshly baked, apple-cinnamon loaves are topped and baked with a layer of sliced apples, then drizzled with a caramel topping. They remind me of a sophisticated caramel apple - best eaten with a fork.

A pair of pumpkin shaded snickerdoodles on a plate

The Pumpkin Snickerdoodle

For an afternoon snack or to satisfy my cravings for sweets, I’ll snag a single, scrumptious Pumpkin Snickerdoodle. These soft, vegan-friendly, pumpkin cookies have the thick, cakey chew of a snickerdoodle, with a pumpkin-spice pop.

 

Whether you mourn the passing of summer or thrill at the thought of cool walks through autumn-soaked evenings, I hope you find the perfect match for your mood in our new seasonal specials.

- Aaron J.

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