【Cafe Hunting】Hype Concept Cafe @ SS15, Subang Jaya

Found another germ for tea in Subang Jaya. They mainly serve T2 tea from Australia. I found it interesting that they displayed their tea leaves on a rotating board, so that their customers could choose their tea according to category and smell their choice of tea before purchasing the drink. Very good idea. :)

Hype Concept can considered a tea house as they mainly serve tea with limited choices of coffee. They also sell tea pots and tea sets with creative beautiful design on them, but only limited to western style. Hence, if one is looking for a tea pots or a tea sets, they can come here to look for one.

Besides teas, they also specialize in selling the cute design macaroons. Cute dog, cute duck, the Pool, the Spongebob, etc.Those would be good choice as a gift for a special occasion, e.g. birthday, wedding, valentines, etc.

If one is looking for a beautiful quite place to relax or to hang out or to get some inspiration for creativity, Hype Concept cafe is a good place to go too. Elegant interior design, comfortable seats, soothing songs at the background, air-conditioned and a nice cup of tea.

Enjoy life sip by sip :)

Drawing available for entertainment

Books available for a read

T2 on decorations

T2 teas

They displayed their tea in a rotating board and putting tea categories into 4 sides.
Category: black tea, green tea, fruits tea and herbs tea.
In the middle, there are limited choices of coffee.  

Tea sets and tea pots on sale

Tea sets and tea pots on sale

Tea sets and tea pots on sale

Creative designed macaroons

Serving mainly T2 teas

Cakes are available here too

Hype Concept Cafe

Address: A9-G , Jalan SS15/4D Subang Jaya 

Opening Hours: 11am - 11pm everyday

[Tea Appreciation] Geisha Blossom Tea

It is a day after Christmas and last week of the year. I decide to finally open the last pack of Geisha Blossom Tea that I love very much. Time to reward myself. :D

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Name: Geisha Blossom Tea

Brand: TWG

Feeling: From the naming of the tea, the word 'Geisha' is already very catchy to me and due to that I always feel that this tea is very sexy. Whenever I see the tea pack, there is an illustration of geisha with a rose on her head on top of the tea pack. When I take the tea bag and smell it, it is very aromatic like I am standing very near to a geisha and my nose picks up the perfume of her body. Emotional catching fragrant. With the last pack staying in my drawer, the tea gets even precious for this whole year. It is like keeping a mistress at home. :D Today I finally decide to consume her for good before she gets rotten though I know she won't. :) She is green and fragrant with a bit of bitterness, sufficiently to keep me awake for the rest of my day. :) Always will be one of my loves. :)

TWG describes this blended tea as following:

Elegant and highly refined, this TWG blend of green tea and refreshing, ripe southern fruits infuses into a fragrant cup that will calm and appease after a day's disruptions.

[Tea Appreciation] Steaped tea boutique

I am a tea lover. I am especially love western tea, which typically has its tea mixed with dried fruits, dried flowers or dried herbs that provide additional aroma to the tea.

Encounter with Steaped, is like meeting the right one. Finally, I found the tea mixed with fresh plants (fruits, herbs, flowers). How excited!

Steaped has wide range of teas especially blended teas. There are also pure herbs drinks and pure tea drinks. Their tea leaves are mainly imported from foreign countries. They have a list of signature drinks which are mainly blended teas with fruits, herbs or flowers, just like this lemongrass grind.

I like that they are being sincere. They blend the tea with fresh ingredients in their signature drinks. Lemongrass tea, for example, does not taste as great when blended with dried lemongrass. Steaped blends it with fresh lemongrass, the freshness of the lemongrass in the lemongrass grind is so strong and aromatic that it feels healthy to drink it. It is tallied with their website information, where they are creating healthy drinks. Cool! :)

I would say Steaped's blended teas are very unique, at least I haven't discover any tea drinks blended with fresh ingredients in anywhere in Malaysia nor other countries that I went (Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and South East Asia). If you do, please let me know. :)

If you like blended tea like me, go try their signature drinks today. :) They sell loose tea as well, do bring back some if you like their teas. :) You can locate them here, they are now in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Sunway Velocity Mall and One Utama Shopping Mall.

Steaped signature drinks

Various tea leaves

Various tea leaves

Steaped @ One Utama Shopping Mall

[Tea Appreciation] Tangerine Green Tea

It was a lonely Sunday morning. I decided to enjoy this lonely moment elegantly with my favourite tea at my favourite spot of the house the kitchen island on my favourite white bar stool. I heated up the cinnamon donuts, took out the long hidden tea set partially and put some loose tea leaves into the tea pot. After pouring in some hot water to the pot and waited for few minutes, I was set for my breakfast. :) 

Name: Samdayeon Jeju Tangerine

Brand: Osulloc Jeju Island

Feeling: Elegant mix of tangerine and green tea. Personally, I think it is best drank cold after brewing it for > 24hrs in fridge at water-tea ratio of 2 liters : 2 teaspoons. The aroma of the tea will be optimized and soothing drink from cooled down liquid. To drink it hot, better follow the instruction provided on the packaging itself, i.e. 300ml 90C water with 3 teaspoons of tea leaves for 2 minutes to serving. If too long, the drink will become too acidic. Either way, you won't get disappointed with this blended tea. The tea drinking experience is enhanced with the adequate tangerine in it. :)

Oslond Jeju Island describes this blended tea as following:

A post-fermented tea that blends both the deep aromatics of a cedar tree and the refreshing element of a citrus sudachi. A Jeju Tangerine is added to this exceptional post-fermented tea, which is matured in a cedar barrel. This tea delivers a refreshingly clear taste of Jeju Island with the combination of verdant hints and the tangerine's juicy essence. 

[Tea Appreciation] Sparkling Lemongrass Grind by Steaped

Unintentionally dropped by Steaped in One Utama just because my friend want to peep at the new shop. They served drinks with fresh ingredients.

Name : Sparkling Lemongrass Grind
Brand : Steaped

Feeling : Distinct taste of lemongrass and black tea, with sweetening taste from sparkle.

Fine out more about this drink from Steaped on this drink.

[Tea Appreciation] Normann Copenhagen Rooibos Tea @ Kopenhagen Cafe

After visiting sister, it was too late for a lunch and it was too early for a dinner. So, we decided to stop by a cafe to grab some snacks and a cup of tea as usual.

Name : Rooibus Tea
Brand : Normann Copenhagen

Feeling : When it was served, there was a strong aroma which I was pretty sure that it was vanilla. When I gave it a sip, there was a flavor that was similar to vanilla. I remembered rooibos don't have strong aroma and flavor as this tea, it should be near-tasteless but with mild soothing tea taste. So, I searched for the description of this rooibos tea by Normann Copenhagen. Boom! There is vanilla in it! Amazing! Again, vanilla is used to provide stronger aroma and flavor to the tea.


This is how Normann Copenhagen describes this tea:
This tea has a sweet vanilla kind of flavor with a hint of rhubarb. The tea contains a minimum amount of tannic acid and caffeine and is full of beneficial antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
https://www.normann-copenhagen.com/products/normann-tea?v=102033

[Tea Appreciation] White Vanilla Grapefruit @ Sugar Rush

It was Valentine Day. After dinner and before movie, there was a gap. We decided to try some dessert to spend our gap time. Sugar Rush was our choice. To my surprise, they sells Harney & Sons teas here. Hence, I ordered a cup of Harney & Sons tea with taste that I had never tried before.

Name : White Vanilla Grapefruit
Brand : Harney & Sons

Feeling : As explained in earlier post,  I don't really like white tea because of its bitterness. Again, the sweetness of the grapefruit has soothen its bitterness. While the vanilla has add on to the aroma to the tea. Awesome!


This is how Harney describes this tea:
Our cleansing white tea blend of White Vanilla Grapefruit is enriched by vanilla, and brightened by the clear citrus notes of grapefruit. Its vanilla aroma adds a pleasantly indulgent touch.

[Tea Appreciation] White Peach Tea @ Eat at J's

Before meeting friends for Chinese New Year lou sang at Pantai Seafood Kayu Ara, I went to nearby cafe to enjoy a cup of tea. Hm hm...

Name : White Peach Tea
Brand : Unknown

Feeling :  I don't really like white tea because of its bitterness. However, peach tea is favourite tea. When I picked this tea, I wonder how this two combinations taste like. The mixture feeling of not-really-want-it and that-is-my-favourite. So, I tried it and ended up the mixture was perfect! The sweetness of the peach tea has soothen the bitterness of the white tea. Not bad at all!

[Tea Appreciation] Packs A Peach @ Battery Acid Club

Before meeting a friend at One Utama, I went to nearby cafe to enjoy a cup of tea. A short stop.

Name : Packs A Peach
Brand : Unknown

Feeling : This is absolutely strong peach flavor with the dried peach immerse in the hot water. First cup is absolutely perfect but the second and third without any food in between is getting acidic. To enjoy this, it is advisable to eat something in between to neutralize the acidic condition in your mouth as well as your stomach. Overall this is absolutely the peach tea I like!

[Tea Appreciation] Dragon Pearl Jasmine by Harney & Sons

There is a replacement public holiday after Christmas on Sunday. It is a pleasure to have a hi-tea at Attic Brew, SS2 to enjoy the luxury free time provided.

Name : Dragon Pearl Jasmine
Brand : Harney & Sons

Feeling : Light drink with strong jasmine aroma & flavor.

This how Harney describes this tea :
Delight in Dragon Pearl Jasmine tea � a masterpiece from Fuan, China � comprised of little hand rolled tea 'pearls' gently infused with floral essences from jasmine flowers. The tea is a beautiful to look at, and the light colored brew is full of floral and sweet aromas. Kosher.