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2012-04-04
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Ever since TWG opened its grand doors at Ion Orchard, both myself and my tea-loving friend, K have been dying to check it out to enjoy the splendour of sipping tea on a leisurely and carefree Saturday afternoon. So that was what we did this weekend, a date that materialized after a few months later due to our other on-going commitments. We wanted to make sure that we were going to enjoy our "debut" trip there under perfectly relaxing conditions.It is truly a tea-lover's paradise there, with its
Ever since TWG opened its grand doors at Ion Orchard, both myself and my tea-loving friend, K have been dying to check it out to enjoy the splendour of sipping tea on a leisurely and carefree Saturday afternoon. So that was what we did this weekend, a date that materialized after a few months later due to our other on-going commitments. We wanted to make sure that we were going to enjoy our "debut" trip there under perfectly relaxing conditions.
It is truly a tea-lover's paradise there, with its plethora of flavours that smelled heavenly; just one whiff could evoke pleasant and flighty thoughts. The staff recommended Sweet France, which drew us in with its perfumed, flowery fragrance that truly reminds us of summer. We needed a complete opposite type to balanced the floral notes of our first choice and they recommended Weekend in Shanghai, a strong and heady oriental tea. Both when brewed were lovely, but my vote goes to Weekend in Shanghai because I love its deeper, lingering scent after each sip. K's love for it is apparent as well, as she bought a pack of it to slowly savour it at home/office! The thoughtfulness of this tea house only goes to show its passion towards tea drinking, where each pot of tea is encased in a metal casing to keep the tea at the right temperature for consumption.We couldn't just have tea without any accompaniments. Not if this place offered tea infused desserts, that will compliment the entire tea-drinking experience. The TWG Chocolate fondant was this luscious and decadent slice of chocolate cake that was infused with vanilla bourbon tea and had a generous dollop of ice-cream smack right on top of it. The taste was this sweet blend of caramel, chocolate and tea that was a pleasant change from another warm chocolate molten cake.
The pastry trolley held several other types of cakes and tarts, where all of them looked delectable and screamed "pick me!". The raspberry tart was topped with the lightly-sugared fruit, which tartness helped cut the sweetness of the pastry. It was unfortunately a bit too soft and dense for my liking. In addition, I couldn't really identified the tea infused in this dessert. Or maybe it was just my confused palate after all that tea tasting.
It was nevertheless a lovely way to spend an afternoon with a good friend and in the most chi-chi style ever. The old style grandeur and class of this place does transport you to another world altogether, making you feel as if you were teleported back to that particular era. Now I just have to slowly (but surely!) conquer and try the rest of the dizzying array of tea there.
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