Thai Tea Taste Test
Date Tested: November 28th, 2021
Competitors: Tisanes, Streets of Siam, Foco, Thaiwala, Bubble Milk Tea
Test Description: Blind test, set up by third party – Unmarked containers each pre-filled. Tester may drink out of each in whatever order and render a brand guess and/or rating.
| Rating | Notes | Guess | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Very bland, chalky | Foco | Thaiwala |
| 6 | good, sweet, milky, a little too sweet | Siam | Tisanes |
| 6 | very good candy taste | Bubble | Bubble |
| 8 | Very classic, not too sweet | Tisanes | Foco |
| 7 | Very good, flower taste | Thaiwala | Siam |
Thai Tea is made from Ceylon Black Tea, milk, sugar and spices. Usually cardamom and star anise. It is impressively refreshing. Nearly on par with classic iced black tea. Simply nothing goes better with a hot pad thai and green curry. With the rise of boba tea stands, it has seen a surge in popularity. I really recommend it if you haven’t tried it. All of the above were procured at Jungle Jim’s, but they can be found in a lot of specialty stores.
I had no horse going into this, but I did recognize Tisanes as the brand most commonly seen in Thai restaurants. They were all honestly pretty good, but in the warm and muggy months of the upcoming summer, I will be looking to pick up a pack of Foco.
