Came here to mark my territory since everyone has been highly praising this place. According to my research, the most popular flavored is the Shanghai Fog (Jasmine Tea), Japanese Black Sesame, Thai Tea, and Oolong Tea.
I chose the Shanghai Fog and the Oolong Tea since they are more unique flavors. As a tea lover myself, I prefer my sweets and drinks with a bit of bitterness.
I find that the tea flavored was drowned in the Oolong ice cream. I couldn't tell what flavor it was until I had a bite into the Shanghai Fog to identify which was which. I buy a lot of Oolong Tea from 7 Eleven in Hong Kong so I am not foreign to the taste of Oolong. It should be stronger than green tea but less powerful than black tea. It has a woodsy flavor with the first sip being bitter but finishes off with a sweet note. I could taste none of that from their Oolong Ice cream.
On the other hand, their Shanhai Fog was quite refreshing. It's scented with a delicate sweet perfume aroma with subtle notes of floral flavor. I liked it but would still prefer it to be a tad stronger.
Overall, their ice cream was smooth and had the right amount of sweetness. I have no complaints with the serving sizes either. Pretty big scoops in my opinion.
Now, as per my follow up research, it seems like their Thai milk tea has the same problem. Some people complained that it wasn't strong enough, but the black sesame was potent. I probably wouldn't come back for a second try, but if I do, I'll give the black sesame a chance.
So far, my favorite tea flavored ice cream is from: @lotuscakeboutique for their green tea 🍨 @tenrensteahongkong (天仁茗茶）from Hong Kong for their Tie Guan Yin (鐵觀音）ice cream. I believe Ten Ren's was originated from Taiwan so they have stores in Taiwan as well.
📍 Location: Here
Menu: Here
💵 Price: $5.50 - 7.50 🍨 || $11.50 per pint
🤤Taste: 3.5 / 5
🕯Atmosphere: NA
🪑Seating: NA
📈 Price Performance ratio: 4.8 / 5
Retention Rate: 🧐 possibly for the black sesame (heard it's potent)
ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕤:
🍨 not too sweet
🍨 reasonably priced
🍨 big scoop
🍨 Shanghai Fog: tea flavor was present but could be stronger. This was refreshing
🍨 Oolong: tea flavor was drowned. I had a hard time identifying the Oolong flavor
🍨 used green products 💯
ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤:
🍨 the tea flavor isn’t strong enough for me🥺
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
🍨 Their tea flavored ice cream is probably suitable for the general crowd, but for a tea lover like me, I prefer my tea flavored drinks or sweets with a bit of bitterness. So this is a bit weak for me
🍨 Japanese black sesame is another popular one here as per my research
🍨 so far, my favorite tea flavored ice cream is from: @lotuscakeboutique for their green tea 🍨 @tenrensteahongkong (天仁茗茶）from Hong Kong for their Tie Guan Yin (鐵觀音）🍨 😍