Astrid Dual Lever Kitchen Tap | Pewter Mixer

Astrid Dual Lever Kitchen Tap – Pewter, Tall Swan Neck

Pewter is the quiet one in the Astrid range. A warm satin grey, brushed rather than polished, it sits between the brightness of chrome and the softness of a matt finish — closest in appearance to what most people call brushed nickel. It does not throw light back at you, and it does not show every fingerprint, which is the practical case for choosing it.

Underneath the finish, this is a dual lever kitchen tap: hot on one side, cold on the other, both feeding a single tall swan neck through one tap hole. No second hole to drill, no hunting for the blend point on a single handle. The quarter-turn action has real weight to it, which is a large part of why the Astrid feels more expensive than it is.

It is a big tap. 375 mm to the top of the spout, 240 mm of clear height beneath the outlet and a 210 mm reach that covers a 1.5 or double bowl without leaning. If your sink sits under a window that opens inwards, measure to the sill first — this is the tap most likely to catch.

Water pressure is the thing that decides whether this tap suits you. The Astrid wants 1 bar as a minimum and is not built for gravity-fed water. A cylinder in the hot press instead of a combi boiler means it will dribble rather than run, and no amount of good intentions will fix that after fitting. Check first; there are better options below if you are on gravity.

Features & Benefits

• Pewter finish — a warm brushed grey that hides fingerprints and water marks far better than polished chrome.
• Dual lever quarter-turn control — independent hot and cold handles feeding one spout, through a single tap hole.
• Tall swan neck spout at 375 mm, with 240 mm of clearance for filling tall pots and jugs.
• 210 mm spout reach — proportioned for 1.5 and double bowl sinks.
• Swivel spout that turns aside when the worktop is in use.
• Ceramic disc valves for a smooth, drip-free action with no washers to perish.
• Flow straightener giving a clean stream rather than a splashing one.
• Compact 58 mm base, deck mounted into a single tap hole.
• 1 bar minimum, high pressure only — not suitable for gravity-fed systems.
• 2 year manufacturer guarantee, handled here in Ireland.

Product Specification

What's Included

• 1 x ELLSI Astrid dual lever kitchen mixer tap in pewter
• 1 x Pair of 1/2" threaded tap tails (360 mm)
• 1 x Fixing kit (bolt, washer and base seal)
• 1 x Installation and care instructions

Why Choose a Pewter Kitchen Tap?

Because it solves a problem chrome cannot. Polished chrome behaves like a mirror — every splash and fingerprint shows until it is wiped, and around a busy family sink that is most of the time. A brushed grey scatters light instead of reflecting it, so the same marks simply do not register. Anyone who has spent a year polishing a chrome tap understands the appeal immediately.

It also sits comfortably beside stainless steel. Sinks, hobs, extractors and appliance handles are overwhelmingly brushed stainless in Irish kitchens, and pewter reads as part of that family in a way bright chrome never quite does. If your kitchen already leans grey and matt, this is the finish that disappears into it.

The trade-off is matching. Pewter will not pass for chrome next to chrome fittings — it reads as a deliberate grey, so it works best when it is not competing with polished silver an arm's length away. If the rest of the room is chrome, the Astrid in chrome is the safer choice; if it leans warm, brushed brass is the one.

For a similar brushed grey with single lever control, the Tivoli Brushed Steel is slimmer, cheaper and works from 0.5 bar — which also makes it the answer on a gravity-fed system. The Newton is the budget twin-lever option at 0.3 bar. Kitchen sink wastes are not part of our range, so no waste is included.

We ship kitchen taps Ireland wide — Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and everywhere between — with same-day Dublin pickup on stocked items. Browse all kitchen taps to compare.