From the sense of Indonesia to innovation: Kawi’s creative style in cocktail culture

Tradition is a lighter of creativity in every glass.

In the heart of Ubud, there is a bar that not only serves cocktails – but turn on the conversation. Kawi is not just a place to sip drinks, but spaces where traditions and modernity are dialogue, where the taste is a universal language between the bartender and the guests they serve.

Here, Indonesia not framed in a rigid definition. He was left to flow, emerged from memory, habits, and close aroma. Its founders believe that the heart bar is not in the recipe or interior, but to the people behind the table: Balinese and Indonesian bartenders who carry stories, not just bottles.

As a result, Kawi becomes something rare-a place where tourists can understand local culture through authentic tastes, and for local residents, a bar that really feels like home.

The philosophy is reflected in every drink they create. Take for example TeaElegant reinterpretation of the simplest drinks in Indonesia. Inspired by Warung Tea, he is processed into a stylish cocktail Ancient-very much, layered, and soothing, as if channeling childhood memory in liquid form.

Or Cinnamon leaveswhich was born from traditional herbal ingredients and grew into highball light and refreshing. Not just a game of taste, but the transformation of something familiar is something new without losing his soul.

Each stilts triggers a distinctive reaction. Local people smile, recognize the tastes that bring them home to the past. International guests ask, curious about ingredients they have never heard before-dried, brewed spices, or tropical fruits that only grow on certain islands.

In these small moments, cocktails become a bridge: between culture, between memories, between humans.

The source of creativity Kawi comes from the honesty of his team to present themselves in every recipe. They experiment with ideas from the kitchen of the mother, morning market, or childhood favorite snacks.

Not all experiments ended in the menu, but that process made this bar alive – menu that continued to change, breathe, and develop like a culture that inspired it.

Kawi is not just a place to drink; It is a statement that tradition does not have to be stored in a glass. Tradition can be re -processed, interpreted, then poured back with new enthusiasm.

By making Indonesia As a source of inspiration – not as a static label – Kawi shows that inheritance and innovation can dance in the same harmony.

Every cocktail here is a story. About the origin. About the trip. And about how taste can be the most beautiful way to celebrate who we really are.