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MANILA, Philippines - “I feel like I’m in London,” said one jetsetting beauty as Manila’s finest gathered to welcome TWG Tea, the finest tea brand in the world originating from Singapore. Premium tea lovers can now enjoy a sanctuary amid the bustling city with the first opulent TWG Tea Salon & Boutique located at the premier lifestyle destination, Greenbelt 5.
The event was hosted by Specialtea Blends, Inc., a subsidiary of the Rustan Group of Companies, together with the founding members of TWG Tea. Welcoming the guests were chairman emeritus of Rustan Group of Companies Ambassador Bienvenido R. Tantoco Sr., Specialtea Blends, Inc. executive vice president Anton Huang, TWG Tea president Taha Bouqdib, TWG Tea director for business development & communications Maranda Barnes, and TWG Tea managing director Rith Aum-Stievenard, with guests-of-honor Kit Zobel and Sofia Zobel-Elizalde.
Past and present are enshrined at the TWG Tea Salon & Boutique, which honors the important role that Singapore culture and the city’s glorious past has played along the tea route, by providing a modern and luxurious tea-drinking experience. The elegant 128-sqm. salon invites one to step into a world of grandeur, with hand-crafted glass walls, bronze fittings, Italian marble floors, crystal lamps and antique mirrors. The TWG Tea Boutique’s most impressive feature is the TWG Tea wall and rows of signature yellow artisan tea tins filled with more than 450 of the most celebrated fine harvest teas and exclusive tea blends in the world.
Brightly colored, whimsical packaged teas are aplenty, such as the Haute Couture Tea collection which features unique tea blends handcrafted by TWG Tea innovators according to the flavours of the season and packaged in designer hues that reflect the latest catwalk trends. The collection includes signature 1837 Black Tea and world favourite Silver Moon Tea, a blend of green teas accented with a grand berry and vanilla bouquet. One of the bestsellers is the Pu-Erh 1993 Tea, which Victoria Beckham reportedly sipped regularly to get back to her oh-so-slim form after childbirth.
Elegant tea tins, a myriad of hand-blown glass, porcelain, stoneware and cast iron teapots, fine bone china teacups, saucers, creamers and sugar bowls, as well as tea filters and tea scoops of all varieties are also on sale.
The TWG Tea Design Teapots represent the convenience of modern functional features and the pleasure of serving tea in the classic beauty of an exclusive TWG Tea design. A high-quality polished stainless steel warmer with an inner felt lining envelop the porcelain teapot and keep the tea warm for an hour. All the porcelain teapots come with a specially-designed removable filter which allows the leaves to unfurl and to develop their fragrance during the infusion.
The Tea Salon, with its signature rattan-backed black velvet chairs and crisp white table linens, recalls Singapore’s early days as a trading port. Looking at the menu, gastronomes will be delighted by an exceptional dining experience with dishes carefully developed and infused with select TWG Teas, such as Foie Gras Terrine accompanied by toasted brioche and Sakura! Sakura! Tea jelly and Summer Quiche served with mixed greens tossed in 1837 Green Tea infused vinaigrette. Desserts are meticulously handcrafted daily and include specialty items such as TWG Tea’s signature tea-infused macarons and tea pastries served with TWG Tea jelly and whipped cream. Tea ice creams and sorbets such as Napoleon Tea ice cream and Silver Moon Tea sorbet, showcase TWG Tea blends in a novel manner.
TWG Tea is now on everybody’s lips, and it redefines tea time in cosmopolitan Makati.
