It’s no secret that SS15 has been a coup for boba shops.
With the long queues and how fast it sells it out, it can be easily discouraging to join the queue of boba-enthusiasts.
But don’t worry about that, because we sent our team down to the trenches of the humid weather try out SS15’s most-queued bobas, so you don’t have to. Check out our IGTV for the full experience!
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1. Xing Fu Tang – Brown Sugar Pearl Milk (Hot & Cold)
This community-hyped commodity not only has its own queue-crowd, it has its own timing on when it sells its signature, Brown Sugar Pearl Milk drink!
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And we can safely say, it definitely lives up to the hype.
If you are one to enjoy a fragrant milk that the warm stir-fried pearls can bring to a pearl milk drink, this is your definite go-to.
Tip: If you’re feeling up to it, get the warm one too. We found that the warm one brought out more of its true bobaliciousness
2. The Alley – Crème Brulee Brown Sugar Milk Tea (Cold)
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The Alley has been every Boba-enthusiasts go-to since its release in SS15.
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We’ve heard so much about their household Deerioca drink, that we couldn’t resist and got the crème brulee one too!
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Inside of the Crème Brulee drink has chunks of custard, that makes a nostalgic reminder of Egg Tarts at a Dim Sum restaurant.
The pearls are chewy and give a nice bite-texture, and the milk-base is so simple and yet provides space for the toppings (pearls, grass elly, etc.) to really shine.
If you’re looking for a drink that has more of a bite, and will fill you up. The Alley is for you!
3. OneZo – Dirty Tea (Cold)
Your textbook-Brown Sugar Boba can be found at OneZo’s, if you’re one for the classics, Onezo is your stop!
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Teaching us that sometimes, simplicity is the way to go. With all these frou-frou flavors and toppings in many stores (Which we still love!), going back to the basics isn’t a bad thing.
4. DABOBA – Roasted Brown-Sugar Pearl Fresh Milk (Cold)
Shoutout to its unique lid, not your typical dome-shaped lid, but a hot coffee to-go lid that allows you to drink directly from the long-awaited goodness.
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The drink has a unique cheese-foam at the top. Despite the avant-garde foam, the freshness of the milk still stands out. And the cheese foam brings out the sweetness of the milk and pearls.
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For those of you who want to try something out of your boba-comfort-zone, we recommend Daboba!
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