Most PR practitioners, advertising mavens, and journalists prefer to drink coffee to stay on their feet for the long haul. However, as I learned personally, too much coffee + too much stress = a nervous breakdown. That said, tea has proven to be a gentler but nevertheless effective stimulant.
It is one thing to brew tea, to let it steep in hot water until it yields a beautiful, fragrant cup. Unfortunately, given the reckless, ruthless, rushabout nature of the field I’m in, even the simple act of dropping a tea bag in hot water and waiting for it to brew properly takes precious minutes.
So, while the accompanying rituals aren’t exactly as satisfying as doing it the regular way, I’m glad that there are both instant and ready-to-drink milk teas on the market. There’s Lipton Milk Tea, of course (in Vanilla, please!), as well as my favorite Mine Shine. Then there’s the little can shown above: Pokka Milk Tea. This one is obviously an Earl Grey-based drink; you can just smell the bergamot almost as soon as you open the can! (Oh, and the floral pattern on the can? Pretty!)
What’s your personal jet fuel, that drink that keeps you company in the busiest situations?
Mine is tea too and Earl Grey is the weapon of choice. It’s so refreshing and if I need uplifting Lady Grey will do
Mineshine milk tea is my fave too!!
though I’m more of a coffee drinker.
agree with you there – milk tea is a gentler stimulant than coffee. but nothing like a piping hot cup of coffee w/ breakfast to jumpstart your day right?
as for tea, my fave is sencha – green tea with that rice-y aftertaste.
San po nkkbli nyang Lipton Milk Tea (Vanilla) / Pokka Milk Tea? I tried to look sa mga SM hypermarket but found nothing.
Lipton Milk Tea comes in powder form and is sold in sachets; you can check those out in any supermarket coffee/tea/cocoa aisle. The Pokka Milk Tea, on the other hand, came from the supermarket at The Landmark, though I’ve seen tins of it at Rustan’s Fresh and Shopwise; these groceries tend to be better stocked.
Ok ill try to check Landmark sometime. Thankyou! Blog more milk tea experience of yours!