My Order:
- Fresh Milk
- 0% Sugar
- Less Ice
- Pearl of the Day
- Medium
- Less Topping
An outpost of Hollin has opened at Singpost Centre. Rejoice! I think the only existing bubble tea shop there was GongCha.
I ordered an unusual drink because I’d just had Christmas lunch and I didn’t want to bloob too much. Also I got it at 6 pm, which is too late for my body to take caffeine.
Hollin’s gimmick is a different pearl flavor every day of the week. Today was cocoa, so I had to give it a try.
The pearls have a strong cocoa taste, almost like unsweetened chocolate. This makes sense for obvious reasons. They were a sticky kind of chewy and a bit too hard for my liking. I prefer the soft sort of mochiesque chewiness (like Playmade). Personally I didn’t enjoy this pearl flavor, but my wife didn’t see how they could have been any more perfect.
The drink was just milk. Not the best milk ever either. Granted, I don’t like drinking milk all too much even though I love milk tea.
Hollin is definitely worth checking out- I’d recommend one of their RSMs (rock salt macchiatos, which is just a fancy name for their cheese foam). Look up their pearl flavor schedule ahead of time online and choose a day with a flavor you like.
Score
- Topping: 4 (Wife’s score: 10)
- Drink: 3
- Tea Strength: N/A
- Tea Flavor: N/A
- Creaminess: 8
- Creativity: 7
Boba Powa: 3.5