{"id":18090,"date":"2011-03-14T10:28:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T08:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=18090"},"modified":"2014-10-16T00:16:28","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T22:16:28","slug":"haas-collective-in-bo-kaap-refreshing-friendly-and-creative-coffee-and-design-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/haas-collective-in-bo-kaap-refreshing-friendly-and-creative-coffee-and-design-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Haas Collective in Bo-Kaap refreshing, friendly and creative coffee and design destination"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After reading about the Haas Coffee Collective on Twitter, and being impressed with how quickly it has created awareness in the two weeks that it has been open, I went to have a cappuccino yesterday.\u00a0 It is a most interesting collective of coffee roastery and coffee shop (Haas Coffee Collective), as well as\u00a0the Haas Design\u00a0Collective, with the Haas Communication Collective ad agency upstairs, all trading under the Haas brand.\u00a0 Each Haas business is to interconnect and benefit from the other.<\/p>\n

The first wow was when the young black-hatted young man behind the counter welcomed me by name as I entered, being Kent Fourie, who was at school\u00a0with my son, and moved from Ellerman House to start working at Haas.\u00a0\u00a0 He told me a little about Haas, and introduced me to Francois Irvine, an artist and interior designer, a partner in the Haas Collective.\u00a0\u00a0Francois is in charge of the Haas Design Collective specifically.\u00a0\u00a0 Glynn Venter, previously a creative director at FCB Draft, is the other co-owner.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From the name, I imagined it to\u00a0have a Dutch owner (perhaps thinking of chef\u00a0Camil Haas of Franschhoek).\u00a0\u00a0 Glynn laughed when I asked him about the origin of the name, and he coyly told me that Haas is the name of his favourite soft toy bunny, which he acquired about four years ago at the Old Biscuit Mill, and which accompanies him everywhere he goes, wearing a seatbelt when driving with Glynn in the car, and having a personality all of his own.\u00a0\u00a0 A felt bunny is on top of an interesting wall-mounted corner unit containing the crockery that they had specially made for the coffee shop, with a fly or an ant printed on\u00a0each saucer, which causes great amusement as customers try to get rid of the realistic looking insects!\u00a0\u00a0 I loved\u00a0the bunny-shaped\u00a0biscotti that was served with the cappuccino (R18).\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Haas\u00a0Design Collective, with partner Vanessa Berlein,\u00a0has been open for a year already, and is Francois’ collection of artworks by a variety of artists\u00a0that he sells.\u00a0\u00a0 A few steps down is the new Haas Coffee Collective, which was created when the previous tenant vacated the space.\u00a0 It has lovely weathered-looking beams, and the counter was especially designed by Francois and made from lovely wood, matching the wooden floor.\u00a0\u00a0 The coffee roasting machine from Germany stands in this space, as\u00a0do two wooden tables and chairs.\u00a0\u00a0 One can sit outside at\u00a0white tables and chairs too, or in the cutest nook off the Design Collective.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The 100 % arabica coffees that the Haas Coffee Collective sells and uses\u00a0come from Robertson, from ‘Strictly Coffee’, owned by Rensche and Hanno Schwartz.\u00a0\u00a0The company has been operating for about five years.\u00a0\u00a0 Rensche used to work at Distell, and was\u00a0a client of Glynn’s when he worked at the ad agency.<\/p>\n

For their opening PR function, the coffee varieties\u00a0that are sold by the Haas Coffee Collective were paired with food.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0For example, Java coffee was matched with brownies; coffee from Guatemala was served with canapes containing citrus.\u00a0\u00a0 The coffee that has caused a stir on Twitter is Kopi Luwak, which is specially ‘processed’ by the Indonesian Luwak civet, and comes at an extreme cost of\u00a0R730 for 250g,\u00a0and R80 per cup, making it the most expensive coffee in the world.\u00a0\u00a0 Next most expensive is the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, which costs R400 for 250g, or R60 per cup.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>There are eight coffees in the Haas Coffee Collective, at around R 50 – R 60 per 250g, each with a very quirky name and\u00a0a different origin, and each is described as if it were a wine:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>*\u00a0\u00a0 Return of a War Hero<\/span> is a Brazilian roast, with a kola nut scent and fruit flavours<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 The Three Sisters<\/span> is a blend<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 The Famous Jailbird<\/span> is an Ethiopian roast, “peach and plum are the dominant fruit notes, with hints of mango”<\/p>\n

*\u00a0 \u00a0The Mysterious Gentleman<\/span> is a roast from Guatemala, with floral notes, a hint of chocolate, caramel and fudge<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 The Boxing Club<\/span> is a Colombian coffee, with “deep red wine tones and of nuts”<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Monday Morning Lift Club<\/span> is a blend<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 The Swimming Club<\/span> is decaffeinated coffee<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 The Newly Weds<\/span> is a Costa Rican roast, a “coffee’s coffee”, and is ‘smooth, rich and subtly fruity’.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

After only being open for two weeks, the Haas Collective is expanding to a downstairs space across the road,\u00a0which will serve as an art gallery for larger works of art.\u00a0 Glynn and Francois are deciding what else to add, either a design studio, or a hot desk, which will allow business persons to use space as an office away from their office, with wifi, much like Caf\u00e9 Neo in Mouille Point.<\/p>\n

The Haas Communication Collective\u00a0has only been open for\u00a0 a few days, and has signed up its first clients already.\u00a0 The upstairs space offers two rooms, one having a large lounge attached to it, which will be the meeting space with clients, and will allow them to experience the creative working space in which their ad agency will be creating their campaigns.\u00a0 The Haas Communication Collective has\u00a0been appointed to handle the communication of the Whisky Live Festival, and will incorporate the Haas Coffee Collective.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A coffee and brandy pairing event\u00a0is planned too. \u00a0On 25 May an exciting new coffee-related project will be launched, involving “one of the world’s most well-known artists”,\u00a0Glynn said.<\/p>\n

One can have something to snack whilst at Haas, with a small selection of treats offered.\u00a0 Smoked Gypsy ham on ciabatta costs R35, while ciabatta with cheese and vegetables costs R30.\u00a0 Wonderful looking muffins and croissants are also for sale.\u00a0\u00a0 Iced coffee is available, but does not contain ice cream.\u00a0 Haas has an iced coffee maker, and one of the interesting ingredients added to ice slush\u00a0is condensed milk!<\/p>\n

The Haas Collective is brimming with ideas, and will be a space to watch as it expands its very new empire.\u00a0 Commendable is its Loyalty Card, with one free coffee for every\u00a0nine bought.\u00a0\u00a0 The coffee is good too!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>POSTSCRIPT 28\/5<\/strong>: Haas Coffee has announced the launch of its new Tretchikoffie – such a clever idea!\u00a0 It also matches\u00a0the TretchiCushions on its furniture.<\/p>\n

POSTSCRIPT 15\/10<\/strong>: \u00a0Haas Collective has moved to 19 Buitenkant Street<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Haas Coffee Collective, Haas Design Collective and Haas Communication Collective,\u00a0 <\/strong>67 <\/strong>Rose Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.\u00a0 Tel\u00a0(021) 422-2239.\u00a0 \u00a0www.haascollective.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Twitter: @HaasCoffee \u00a0Monday – Friday 7h00 – 18h00, or until the last patrons have left, \u00a0and Saturday – Sunday 8h00 – early afternoon, or until the last patrons have left (how refreshing!).<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0 www.whalecottage.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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