![]() Bouqdib's wife, Maranda Barnes Bouqdib, was also one of the founding partners. ![]() Murjani (a Hong Konger of Indian descent), conceptualised the luxury teahouse chain together with French-Moroccan tea sommelier, Taha Bouqdib. TWG Tea was established in 2008 as a subsidiary of a Singaporean company, The Wellness Group. TWG Tea has expanded rapidly in the 2000s, with salons and boutiques in many countries like UAE, UK, USA, China and more. ![]() It also distributes its tea to international retailers. The company sells over 1,000 blends of tea in its more than 70 boutiques and salons in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. In 2014, Osim International, itself a subsidiary of the V3 Group, acquired a majority stake in TWG Tea. The brand was established in 2008 as a subsidiary of the Singaporean lifestyle company, The Wellness Group - from which the acronym, TWG, was derived. being alfresco, there was no difference compared to when it was previously at palais renaissance.TWG Tea is a Singaporean luxury teahouse chain and a namesake brand of artisanal tea. after we left, we spotted marmalade pantry and i thought it paled in comparison in terms of decor & feel. the display kinda reminds me of gerard mulot and laduree but not as sparse.Īm definitely going back again :) love having teas in such quaint environment. i think this is the closest you can get to french patisseries, as in the real pastry shops in france. they were much much better compared to chihuly lounge at ritz carlton.Ĭakes & pastries on display. they were all good, and i particularly liked the moroccan mint macaron and foie gras sandwich, which was nicely toasted. for the items, we chose napoleon tea, moroccan mint & rose macarons, macha financier, scone with really nice tea jelly & whipped cream, smoked salmon, cucumber & foie gras sandwiches. we were pleasantly suprised it came three-tiered too, very apt for afternoon tea. The celebration set ($28) comes with 3 macarons, 2 petit cakes, 3 finger sandwiches and a pot of tea. usually lemon (and sometimes with meringue) tarts don't go beyond 5 bucks. pity the price which i think is quite steep for a lemon tart. even the gf who don't usually like anything except chocolate desserts gave it thumbs up as well. The lemon tart was really really good! the lemon curd was smooth & silky with the right balance of sweet and tart. Took somemore pictures and ordered a lemon tart ($8.50). i love fruit teas and some sugar or honey usually brings out the aroma nicely :) smells really really good! we also had an additional pot of geisha blossom tea ($10.50), a peach-infused green tea with calendula which was really nice too. there was no way to decide which tea to hv and since i was in the mood for something fruity, the wait staff recommended us the "fruitiest tea of them all", the timeless tea which is a blend of black tea, berries & exotic fruits. I think you'll somehow be intimidated by the hundreds, or rather thousands of varieties of tea on display, each bearing a four-digit serial number, neatly placed in huge yellow canisters on the wall. the place also reminds me alot of mariage frères, a tea salon in paris. it just couldn't get any better than this. albeit a little stuffy, everything negative's forgotten when we sat within such quaint and classy environment exuding old world charm. we managed to secure a seat right beside the tea/pastry counter and there were still one or two empty tables around. and when we arrived slightly after 2pm, it wasn't all that bad actually. the other table is like just 4 inches away from us." i felt somewhat disappointed coz i really do wanna hv my afternoon tea in a peaceful manner. i kinda anticipated its opening but when it finally did, i got comments like "extremely crowded. When i went to ion orchard twice before this, TWG was still under renovation despite the fact that most of the shops were already opened.
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