The drinks, such as the jasmine tea with a rich aroma, are varied in selection but slightly expensive. The jasmine tea is not bitter without sugar, the milk tea is thicker with added cream, and the tea jelly has a crisp texture.
The beverage preparation time is relatively long, but there is a screen displaying the waiting time, which is highly accurate. Long lines require patience to wait.
Every time I go to Taipei I haven’t been able to try it because of the long wait.
Finally, it has come to Hsinchu! ٩۹(๑•̀ω•́ ๑)۶
I happened to be near Qingye around 10 o’clock, so I queued up to buy some.
During weekdays, you have to line up early in the morning.
There are many people on-site and lots of delivery orders.
Everyone buys a lot of cups at once.
They are very considerate and have a screen showing the wait time, and the timing is quite accurate.
I waited about 15 minutes just to place my order, and then waited for my beverage to be ready, which took about half an hour.
When I left, I saw on the screen that the wait time was already close to 2 hours.
Becoming a member gives you a buy-one-get-one-free deal for the Jasmine Tea and a $5 coupon.
Jasmine Tea without sugar and lightly iced is $45.
The label shows the flavor profile as front, middle, and back notes, but mainly it’s dominated by the aroma of jasmine.
It’s a jasmine green tea with a distinct floral fragrance, and it’s not bitter without sugar.
Jasmine Milk Tea with red oolong tea jelly, lightly sweetened and lightly iced, costs $80.
It tastes super similar to the flavored green tea jelly with cream from Jingdian ❤️
However, the lightly sweetened version is on the sweet side.
The milk tea is richer since it has added cream.
The tea jelly is a bit crunchy and has a fibrous texture.
The overall mouthfeel isn’t great QAQ, but the flavor is not bad.
Overall, the price is a bit high and the wait time is too long.
If you want to try it, you can, but I hope the wait won’t be that long after a while.