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Chatime BC x Vitasoy: Purple Dream, Golden Aura, Secret Blossom

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The iconic Hong Kong brand, Vitasoy, has often been referred to as “childhood in a box.” In their new collaboration with Chatime BC, you might just be sipping back into your childhood memories with some limited edition bubble teas.

Chatime Vitasoy Soya Vita Lemon Tea Chrysanthemum Purple Dream Golden Aura Secret Blossom

Each week from June 28 – July 18, Chatime BC will be offering a different limited edition drink featuring a VitaSoy/Vita beverage.

  • June 29 – July 4: Purple Dream (Vitasoy Soya, fresh purple yam, taro, pearls)
  • July 5 – 11: Secret Blossom (Vita Chrysanthemum Tea, rose, snow fungus)
  • July 12 – 18: Golden Aura (Vita Lemon Tea, pineapple bits, raspberry, ai-yu jelly)

Each drink is priced at 6.95 and available as large size only. There are no customization allowed for ice, sugar and toppings.

Chatime Vitasoy Soya Vita Lemon Tea Chrysanthemum Purple Dream Golden Aura Secret Blossom

The Purple Dream was a standout as I love Vitasoy Soya and I enjoyed the small, chunks of purple yam and taro incorporated. It was a nice, filling dessert drink!

Chatime Vitasoy Soya Vita Lemon Tea Chrysanthemum Purple Dream Golden Aura Secret Blossom

These drinks are available at the following locations:

  • 1545 W. Broadway, Vancouver⁣⁣
  • 1274 Robson St, Vancouver⁣⁣
  • 6075 W. Boulevard, Vancouver⁣⁣
  • 2740 E. Hastings St, Vancouver ⁣⁣
  • 6361 Cambie St, Vancouver⁣⁣
  • 9100 Blundell Rd, Richmond⁣⁣
  • 8351 Alexandra Rd, Richmond⁣⁣
  • 5216 Kingsway, Burnaby⁣⁣
  • 2250 Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby⁣⁣
  • 10255 King George Blvd., Surrey⁣⁣
  • 130-2950 King George Blvd., Surrey⁣⁣
  • 2755 Lougheed Hwy., Pt. Coquitlam ⁣⁣
  • 51 Sixth Street, New Westminster⁣⁣
  • 2980 Island Highway North, Nanaimo⁣⁣
  • 1306 Douglas St., Victoria⁣⁣

Disclosure: Chatime BC and Chinesebites.com gave me these Chatime x Vitasoy beverages to try.

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Chatime Hidden Dragon Drink featuring Red Dragon Fruit

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New at Chatime BC location is the Hidden Dragon – a blend of fresh red dragon fruit directly imported from Taiwan, passion fruit, green tea into a slush and then topped with mousse. Priced at $7 for a regular and $8 for a large. Toppings are extra.

Chatime Hidden Dragon Drink featuring Red Dragon Fruit | chatime dragon fruit

I popped by Chatime Langara today for a media tasting of the drinks and enjoyed the refreshing flavours of the Hidden Dragon. I liked the creaminess of the mousse and found the passionfruit and green tea flavours to be prominent.

I usually order my BBTs at 50% sweetness and enjoyed the Hidden Dragon with half sweetness as well.

Chatime Hidden Dragon Drink featuring Red Dragon Fruit | chatime dragon fruit

I would recommend the drink especially if you enjoy fruity teas. Available while supplies last.

Disclosure: These drinks were complimentary as part of a media tasting.

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Chatime Reusable Cup and Straw Now Available

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In an effort towards sustainability, Chatime BC has introduced a reusable cup kit. Priced at $10.99, the kit includes a BPA-free reusable cup, reusable straw and cleaner. This kit is available in limited quantities right now at all Chatime BC locations.

Chatime Reusable Cup and Straw Canada Vancouver 2019

As I love Chatime, I picked up the kit at my local Chatime on Robson on the first day that it was available. My kit was fresh out of the shipping box and I was the first customer at that location to purchase it.

I was really impressed with the cute design of the reusable cup. On the bottom part of the cup is the Vancouver Downtown Waterfront with Canada Place and its iconic white sails.

Chatime Reusable Cup and Straw Canada Vancouver 2019

On one side of the cup are volume markings.

Chatime Reusable Cup and Straw Canada Vancouver 2019

The lid features the Chinese characters for Chatime: 茶太.

Chatime Reusable Cup and Straw Canada Vancouver 2019

The kit came with a cleaner to help you remove any residue inside the straws.

Chatime Reusable Cup and Straw Canada Vancouver 2019

When you bring your reusable cup to Chatime, you get $0.25 off your drink purchase. Not a huge savings but it’s nice to be able to support sustainability initiatives.

It’s too bad that Chatime BC did not opt for stainless steel straws which I think would last longer than the plastic ones they are offering. Overall, I like how cute the cup looks and enjoy it for its novelty factor aside from helping the environment.

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Best Chatime Drinks 2018 | Top 10 Chatime Drinks

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Want to know what are the best drinks to order at Chatime?  Here are the Best Chatime Drinks as posted on the Chatime Alexandra location:

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

Top 10 Chatime Drinks

  1. Pearl Milk Tea
  2. Grass Jelly Roasted Milk Tea
  3. Red Bean Pearl Milk Tea
  4. Taiwan Mango QQ
  5. Mango Smoothie
  6. Taro Smoothie
  7. Honey Oolong Tea Latte
  8. Honey Jasmine Green Tea
  9. Matcha Red Bean Milk Tea
  10. Chocolate Mousse

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Richmond BBT: Chatime Richmond – Alexandra Road

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One of the newer Chatime locations in Metro Vancouver is the one in Richmond on Alexandra Road.  This Chatime opened at the end of 2017 and is located within a plaza.

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

Chatime Alexandra boasts an industrial sleek interior design with overhanging lights and a faux brick wall.  It’s a very spacious cafe with an elevated platform area, roundtables, and counter seating by the window.  This cozy environment makes for a great place to catch up with friends or to spend the afternoon working away on a laptop.

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

#1 BUBBLE TEA BRAND IN THE WORLD

Originally from Taiwan, Chatime has now over 1200 locations worldwide including Abu Dhabi, Miami, and London to name a few.  100 million cups of Chatime bubble tea are sold annually – now that’s a lot of bubble tea.

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Menu

Chatime has a wide selection of drinks organized by category including Milk Tea, Fresh Tea, Smoothie/Slush, Chatime QQ, Refreshing Juice, Fruit Tea, Mousse and more.  Drinks typically range between $4-$6.  You can decide on the ice level (extra, normal, less, no ice) and sugar level (extra, normal, less, 80%, 50%, 30%, none).  Topping options include pearl, grass jelly, coconut jelly, malt, red bean, coffee jelly, aloe vera, and rainbow jelly, pudding and more.

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

At the time of my visit, they were selling new Chatime Milk Tea Gift Boxes priced at $9.98.  I had previously reviewed Chatime Milk Tea Boxes, but these newer ones are apparently less sweet.

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

I went with a large Taro Milk Tea with Pearl ($6).  The taro flavour was on point.  The tapioca pearls were good:  smooth and slightly soft on the outside, but chewy through to the middle with a slightly increased level of firmness.

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road Bubble Tea

Overall Impression

Chatime Alexandra Road makes for a great space to work, study or get together with others.  The parking at the plaza is free but as Alexandra Road is known for limited parking you’ll probably find some challenges.

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Road
Address: 160-8351 Alexandra Rd, Richmond, BC
Website: ‎www.facebook.com/chatimebc/

Chatime Richmond Alexandra Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Chatime Strawberry Cheesecake Slush & Chocolate Cookie Milk Tea

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On July 14, there will be two new limited-time available drinks available at Chatime BC locations.  Meet the Chatime Strawberry Cheesecake Slush and the Chocolate Cookie Milk Tea.

Chatime Strawberry Cheesecake Slush Chocolate Cookie Milk Tea

The Chocolate Cookie Milk Tea features a milk tea base, a whole chocolate cookie and cookie crumble topping.

Chatime Strawberry Cheesecake Slush Chocolate Cookie Milk Tea

The Strawberry Cheesecake Slush tastes pretty much like a strawberry cheesecake. It would appeal to those might like a cheesecake in beverage form!

Chatime Strawberry Cheesecake Slush Chocolate Cookie Milk Tea

Chatime Strawberry Cheesecake Slush Chocolate Cookie Milk Tea

Chatime BC Launches Retail Tea Boxes

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Chatime BC recently launched a retail line of vegan-friendly retail tea boxes.  The company debuted these boxes at the Vegexpo held in Vancouver recently.

Chatime Tea Boxes: Jasmine Green Tea, Puyu Black Tea and Japanese Roasted Tea

This line of retail teas come in a few varieties: Jasmine Green Tea, Puyu Black Tea and Japanese Roasted Tea.  The boxes were sold in limited quantity at the show for $5 plus tax.

Chatime Tea Boxes: Jasmine Green Tea, Puyu Black Tea and Japanese Roasted Tea

I sampled these teas at their Vegexpo booth and found them to have great tea flavour.  At the moment, there is no official word on the availability of these tea boxes at Chatime BC stores.  Stay tuned to their social media for official announcements.

Chatime Tea Boxes: Jasmine Green Tea, Puyu Black Tea and Japanese Roasted Tea

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Chatime BC Tea of the Month: Oolong Milk Tea

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Are you a Chatime BC Rewards member?  Aside from earning points for every purchase you make, you can enjoy exclusive member deals like their Tea of the Month.

Chatime Oolong Milk Tea

Note:  My drink was not complimentary.  This review is done anonymously.

For the month of June, members can order a large Chatime Oolong Milk Tea for $3.85.  Toppings are extra.

Chatime Oolong Milk Tea

I found the Chatime Oolong Milk Tea to be creamy, milky, nutty, and deeply-floral.  It was very smooth with sweet lingering taste.  Oolong tea on its own already has a sweet taste so if you want a drink that is less sweet you might want to ask for even less sweetness.  At 50% sweetness, I still found it a bit too much; I would have it again at 0% or 25% max.  The tapioca pearls also contribute to the sweetness.

Chatime Oolong Milk Tea

Overall Impression

It was my first time having the Chatime Oolong Milk Tea and I quite enjoyed it.  I would recommend ordering it with a low amount of sweetness.  Rating: 4/5

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Chatime Drinks Review: Aurora & Fresh Taro Milk Tea

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I recently tried a few new, limited time available drinks at Chatime.  These were the Aurora (premium black tea latte) and the Fresh Taro Milk Tea.

Chatime Seasonal Features

Aurora

The Aurora was launched in April and is officially described as a “Ceylon black tea that tastes gentle and smooth when mixed with fresh milk.”  According to Chatime, if you love fresh milk tea, this is the drink for you.

Chatime Seasonal Features

I could definitely taste the black tea in the Aurora but the milkiness was rather subtle.  I had the drink at 50% sweetness and it tasted like almost no sweetness.  If you like a more black tea-based drink, then the Aurora might be up your alley.  The latte aspect of the drink evaded me.  Rating: 3/5

Chatime Seasonal Features

Fresh Taro Milk Tea

I love a good fresh taro milk tea sometimes and not the processed powdered stuff.  This was the first time that I saw this available at Chatime.

Chatime Seasonal Features

The taro flavour was decent and the drink was nicely rich and creamy.  The amount of fresh taro given was reasonable as were the size of the chunks.  Rating: 4/5

Chatime Seasonal Features

Overall Impression

Between the two drinks, I would reorder and recommend the Fresh Taro Milk Tea.  For more information, visit www.chatimebc.com

Chatime Now Offers Rainbow Pearls

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Attention Bubble Tea lovers!  Chatime BC has introduced some colorful Rainbow Pearls to their lineup of toppings.  The lineup of Rainbow Pearls included a mix of red, purple, cyan, yellow, green, and white pearls.  After trying them out, I found that these Rainbow Pearls taste the same as the regular Pearls.

Chatime Rainbow Pearls

According to the announcement on Chatime BC’s Facebook post, these are available for a limited time at all Chatime BC lower mainland locations with Vancouver Island shortly after.  Head to your nearest Chatime BC location before they run out!

Disclosure:  This post is in collaboration with Chinesebites.com.

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