Beverages & Drinks

Now, when I think coconut shake, I have in mind a rich, milkshake (not thickshake) sorta drink that both screams coconut and sin. Bear in mind I haven’t tried Mr Coconut too for the same reasons so I don’t quite have any benchmark for CocoBoss’ drinks. But I’d tell you I was hella impressed. The chunky Salted Caramel Shake I had was 🤯🤯🤯 First off, it’s so damn refreshing, easy to drink, and natural. No creamy artificial ice cream, just a slightly thicker-than-coconut-water kinda flavour — which also meant it really wasn’t too sweet. It’s really like a shioker, tszujed up coconut water drink. Had me downing the whole large cup in barely 5 minutes 🥲 it’s an absolute thirst quencher, and one that doesn’t leave me craving for water to wash it down after. And might I add that the chunky coconut bits were to die for?? Nutty, toasty, earthy soft slivers of coconut flesh that both enhances the drink while…allowing it to last a couple minutes longer in my hand 🙃 I loved every sip of this. Only thing is I did find the salted caramel rather light, but I do understand that it’s intentional so as to let that fresh and naturally sweet goodness of the coconut shine. If you’ve got an aggressive heavy palate like I do, they’ve got a “flavour up” option too 😉

I’m a basic bitch kinda milk tea fan. I may try all the hippie popular flavours, but I always fall back on the good old honey black/red/green milk tea classics. At Chun Fun How though I found myself loving everything I tried. Keeping it short, I had:

1. Sweet Potato Black Tea Latte: LOVE the nutty, mellow kinda sweetness the sweet potatoes lend to the drink! The potatoes are blended in so the drink has a gritty sorta texture to it and I adore that.
2. Osmanthus Oolong Milk Tea: super light and refreshing, I can taste both floral components in this drink, reaching a nice balance so one doesn’t overpower the other.
3. Lychee Four Seasons with Aloe Vera: huge chunks of aloe vera guys I’d take this over pearls any day.
4. Winter Melon Lemonade: SO GOOD. You get a sharp hit from the winter melon first, which then eases into a very fragrant winter melon tea. Can’t list a favourite, they were all delicious in their own way. If you like something creamier the first 2 are the way to go.
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They open their doors this Saturday, and the first 100 customers get a little rebate voucher! So chop chop: you snooze you lose 😉

Anyone who knows me understand it’s a completely impossible endeavour to ask me to drink (I simply don’t enjoy it); so when my friends said to try Jekyll & Hyde’s cocktails cause they’re really really easy to drink, and on Burpple Beyond as well, I was just like “aight I’ll join and you guys have your drinks, I’ll just take a sip.” Well thank goodness for persistent friends, I gotta agree their drinks are really pleasant for non-alcoholics 🙃 Their 1-for-1 signature cocktails applies to 4 creations, and the Spice My Monkey Up that we had was 👌🏻 Monkey Shoulder, lemon, honey syrup, and a delightfully warm and spicy ginger beer foam (love this) made up this drink. I’m not enough of a cocktail connoisseur to seriously critique this, but I think me enjoying it says heaps; unless of course you’re a huge alcoholic and want a really strong drink.

But trust me: it’s quite the bomb. Everyone’s (ok most of us) favourite boba pearls are first soaked in a warm brown sugar syrup for 3 hours, then topped off with fresh milk. That’s it. Nothing madly ingenious, but the resulting drink’s sooooo so good. Stick your straw in and take a mouthful of those soft, chewy, and honestly decadent bobas, then mix it all up and have another sip. The experience is entirely different as those bobas toughen up a wee bit into these qq bouncy little bits, sweetening the drink just right so there’s enough flavour without sending you straight into the land of diabetes. It’s like...gula melaka + milk + all things good 🤤 They’re launching on the 1 Feb, and will be running a 1-for-1 promo from Friday till Sunday so get your ass down quick!

But ooooh how (matcha) I love this. I've been itching to try Old Hen's Cold Matcha Milk since first hearing about it eons ago, and now that I have...my oh my what a lovely shade of green 💚💚 I especially love the powdery texture that's so telltale of matcha, and how that melds fantastically with the silky cold milk. Would've loved a more intense matcha flavour, but as it is it's a fantastically delicious drink and I'd not hesitate getting it again. The Valrhona Dark Cocoa was as good as ever, and I'm glad to have found yet another reason to revisit Old Hen soon!

Never been a huge fan of mojitos till I tried the ones at Alter Ego. Packed to the brim with lime and crushed mint, it's a mega refreshing drink in the heat — especially with that extra little something. And having shaken a few myself, I assure you it is quite a naughty drink 😉 What I enjoy most is the earthiness that comes from using really dark brown sugar (it reads "black sugar" on the packet I kid you not), that adds a kind of depth to a typically really sweet cocktail.

It doesn't show well here, but the pretty drink SHIMMERS. Didn't think it would taste any magical, but it's so pretty I couldn't resist it! It's basically a really diluted fruit punch; so order only cause of its aesthetics and don't expect much of taste.

Belvoir introduced 4 new flavours to its existing single-serving pressés in Singapore. One of these, the Elderflower & Rose, is already retailing at selected cafés and restaurants like Costa Coffee, Pacamara and Oriole to name a few. Carefully prepared by pressing fresh fruits and infusing flowers in a mix of Belvoir’s famous spring water, these Pressés (all their products in fact) are 100% natural, without artificial colours, flavouring, or preservatives - ie it's a sweet drink that's actually pretty clean!

I love how light tasting and refreshing this was! Fragrant and delicate with subtle undertones of rose, the drink wasn't too sweet and was shockingly addictive. It's also a sparkling - like bubbly - drink, making it all the more perfect as a fancy healthy party drink.