Being a coffee drinker since time immemorial – well, that was actually and partially true, haha! *wink* My palette began enjoying any coffee's taste back when I was in college -- since my mom kept on insisting that milk is the only right drink for us. I totally fell in love with it and the rest was history. However, this time, I’ll focus more on the next craze in town – Milk Tea!
It was said and even predicted (during last year’s year end forecast) that this year, all business pertaining to wellness, a greener and more holistic you, will certainly bring aspiring businessman some fortune; and riding the waves of imminent success is none other than the birth of all possible milk tea establishments. Milk tea offers the so-called infusion of improved-health-tea benefits and milk’s creaminess + vitamins and minerals -- which of course immediately garnered the now health conscious consumers’ top ratings and patronage.
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| Happy Lemon's facade |
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| Marvyn in action! :) |
I happened to be within Greenhill’s area when an idea hit me, this is the exact and perfect opportunity! I immediately informed some of my Serenitea buddies that we could stop by Promenade and try out the newest addition in the so-called milk tea players – Happy Lemon (this is a franchise brought from Hong Kong by Chris Tiu and some of his Xavier friends, kudos!).
The place’s ambiance projects modern meets hip style. You’ll definitely feel like staying -- sipping your tea while chatting with your good old buddies. The only problem and major downfall -- the place is not big enough to hold such customers at the same time. Luckily, we were able to grab a corner seat! Saw a couple or more celebrities (Coleen Garcia , James Reid – my crush! who is like 3 seats away from me haha!, AJ Dee, and a guy from Sabado Nights) Perfect! =)
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| I tried out Happy Lemon's Ultimate Bestseller & Must-Try: Green Tea w/ Rock Salt & Cheese (Large, 90Php) |
To be able to fully enjoy and taste the rock salt in the cheese froth, I was precisely instructed to sip without straw. I uber-love the frothy creaminess-meets-saltiness-meets-cheesiness green tea flavor! Aside from that, there’s this Sampaguita-like aroma coming from the tea itself. It’s kinda weird though, since I instantly associa ted the Sampaguita’s fragrance to my home-made perfume (perfume meets soap) project way back in high school, haha! Hmmm, a nice weird must-try if you’re an adventurous foodie by heart. I guess, Happy Lemon is very much committed and sincere about its vision of “continuously surprising customers by injecting creativity in every drink”.
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| Marvyn's Milk Tea (Large, 85Php) |
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| Roasted Milk Tea for Bernie (Large, 90Php) |
My two buddies, Marvyn and Bernie, preferred the safe choice of Happy Lemon’s Milk Tea (Large, 85Php) and Roasted Milk Tea (Large, 90Php).
Both have similar base taste of a regular milk tea. Roasted Milk Tea was more powerful due to its burnt/roast aftertaste and aroma. Also, we all agreed then that Happy Lemon’s Milk tea paled (literally) in comparison to Serenitea’s Milk Tea. The taste is a bit bland yet still likeable.
Oops! I almost forgot. We have tried adding their limited offer (while supplies last) lychee popping boba. It was a fun experience though! It’s like pearls with juice that pops inside your mouth.
All in all, the experience is still worth the trip. And I would definitely come back to try some of their other offerings, perhaps their hot tea series as well (I actually prefer hot milk tea over cold ones). I wonder what it’s like to add some extra coffee shots too. Hmmm, can’t wait!
Happy Lemon Locations:
G/F Promenade, Greenhills, San Juan
4/F Eastwood Mall, Libis, Quezon City
2/F Archeology Wing, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center
Wanna try it! :)
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