I love how clean-tasting this is. It’s oolong gently kissed with hints of lychee, neither of which overpowers the other.

Enjoyed with more 🥮

Enjoyed with 🥮

Glutinous rice tea from Legend of Tea per the proprietor.

This place was an epic fail for its signature yong tau fu and laksa. But their tea was da bomb diggity bomb! I just couldn't get enough of it! Perhaps it also helped drain the taste of mediocrity from the food. I take that back. The food here was truly gag-inducing.

Oolong with hint of peach

A comforting way to wind down the evening.

BRIEF: “medium-bodied tea with a bright coppery liquor, exuding light hints of floral notes and ripened Muscat grapes” SOOT’S TAKE: My server’s recommendation. It smelled strongly of grape but thankfully, did not translate fully into the taste, making for a uniquely pleasant drinking experience.

After a failed attempt to find Turkish Corner weeks ago, only to realize they were being replaced by an as yet to be open Shawarma Kingdom, I decided to dine here on my next trip to the Muslim quarter. A little friendly hustle from their guy today didn’t hurt either and it turns they opened just 5 days ago.

Only in M’sia!

BRIEF: “One of the most famous teas from China, Mao Feng hails from the Yellow Mountain in Anhui province, where the humid climate is the perfect condition for producing this exquisite tea. Only unbroken buds and leaves are processed, creating a rich and sweet tea with a strong floral fragrance. This green tea pairs well with seafood dishes.” SOOT’S TAKE: Excellent. As good as it sounded.

Nothing like a warm cuppa to make everything right after a 10 km hike in 40 deg weather.

Fuller bodied than any other jasmine tea I’ve had at any Chinese restaurant in recent memory.

My first purchase of glutinous rice tea (at the bargain corner) but not my first taste of it from a tea workshop I attended 8 years ago in Chinatown. I still like it and I still taste the pandan that nobody else in that tea group could taste or understand like I did.

To round out the dim sum experience and because King Tea seems non-existent in SG.

brief:”FRUITY BLACK TEA WITH BERGAMOT OIL.” soot’s take: As described. A lovely, fruitier version of Earl Grey in a cute as a cottage teapot.

Black tea with dairy just the way I like it: perfect balance between sweet and bitter.

BRIEF: “TWG Tea's renowned signature tea, 1837 Black is a unique blend of black tea with notes of fruits and flowers from the Bermuda triangle which leaves a lingering aftertaste of ripe berries, anise, and caramel. A timeless classic.” SOOT’S TAKE: I can’t confirm the provenance of the fruits & flowers but it is a delicious caramelly tea I’d repeat on a day that needed improving.

BRIEF: “TWG Tea’s renowned timeless classic. This is a unique blend of black tea with fruity and floral tones which leaves a lingering taste of ripe berries and caramel.” SOOT’S TAKE: Everything in the description is true to my experience of this tea.

BRIEF: “Inspired by century old tales. Russian Caravan received its name from the tea camel caravans travelling to Russia in the 19th century. During the journey, the tea absorbed the aroma of the campfires resulting in a smooth, mellow tea with a subtle smokiness. It will warm your heart and relax your soul.” SOOT’S TAKE: I rarely encounter Russian Caravan tea anywhere so I was excited to purchase a $2 box of 10 bags from TWININGS to try. I now wish I’d gotten more than 1 box or that there’d been a larger box to purchase.

Refreshing fruit mixed black tea (it looks mightily green to me). Apparently high in vitamin C and rich in antioxidants. It was good enough for me that it complimented my fruit tart.

Japanese Sencha from Kagoshima Prefecture with White Peach and Peach Blossoms. I had to have this iced because it was such a hot day. Refreshing it was! 🍑

Tangy, herbal, fruity, grassy (in a freshly cut hay kind of way). Basically like nothing I’ve ever had before although I can’t help but be transported to a 🛖 that I’ve never been inside of. 😳 Would repeat if and when I feel a great need to be comforted.

Went real well with the ayam penyet. Hot tea just makes everything better.

“… a robust brew of Sumatran Black Tea with cardamom, anise, cinnamon, black pepper and orange.” I’m generally not crazy about spiced drinks but this tea was very delicately spiced and balanced. I enjoyed it with the cornflake chaat.

I think this was jasmine and I liked that it wasn’t ridiculously dilute.

Tangy, juicy and refreshing is generally what I’m getting from this delicious tea, but of course, if one were a tea poet, we’d be on a different plane altogether, so I’ll indulge the ones @ Gryphon® accordingly: “Sweet summer apples and passionfruit all lovingly blended with South African honeybush, and a tangy touch of pomegranate flowers for that addictive sweet and sour contrast.” ☺️

Part of the sandwich set. I appreciated that it wasn’t too sweet despite the addition of condensed milk.