Docket No. 0353 · 353 of 999
Small Hours Anthem
Chai in a steel mug
A chai in a steel mug, #353 of 999. Blackout light, walnut counter. Heart on the surface. Special blend: Double. Uncommon, roast score 174.3.
The recipe
6 g masala · 114 ml water · 117 ml milk · 5 min
- Crack the whole spices — cardamom, clove, a short length of cinnamon — and simmer them in water for 5 minutes before the tea goes anywhere near it.
- Add the leaf and 117 ml of milk, and bring it up to the rise three times without letting it boil over.
- Strain into the mug. Sweeten in the pan, not at the table.
- Pour from height to sink the foam, then drop the jug to the surface and draw a heart through the crema.
Traits
| Category | Value | Share | Cups | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel | Mug | 244 | 24.4% | |
| Glaze | Steel | 29 | 2.9% | |
| Brew | Chai | 26 | 2.6% | |
| Pour | Heart | 75 | 7.5% | |
| Counter | Walnut | 152 | 15.2% | |
| Atmosphere | Blackout | 42 | 4.2% | |
| Special Blend | Double | 31 | 3.1% |
The record
Two hours of it, and it goes somewhere: 10 stretches, each with its own key, tempo and weather, running from an afternoon through the small hours and out the other side. Composed from the edition, like the picture — nothing is stored and nothing is streamed.
- 0:00Four in the afternoonHalf time · 74bpm
- 11:10Someone at the windowHalf time · 71bpm
- 24:37Everybody staysLow and slow · 80bpm
- 35:36Half the lightsHalf time · 73bpm
- 47:05Closing the blindLow and slow · 79bpm
- 1:00:43Nine, and still hereLow and slow · 77bpm
- 1:11:06Small hoursLow and slow · 78bpm
- 1:25:31Reading the old pagesHalf time · 73bpm
- 1:38:28First busLow and slow · 77bpm
- 1:51:03Morning againHalf time · 74bpm
Rarity
- Grade
- Uncommon
- Roast score
- 174.3
- Rank
- 158 of 999
- Peak tier
- Epic
- Scarce
- nothing
- Metadata
- JSON
The edition is the only thing that reproduces this cup. Hand rollCup(353) to the engine and you get it back exactly — no image, no metadata, no database.