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Hello, thanks for dropping by! I’m a casual bubble tea drinker, I really enjoy it but I don’t manage to get a regular fix. I’m limited by my conscience telling me to save money and a thought at the back of my mind about the potential health impacts of having it more frequently. Mostly the former.

The debate over which store does the best bubble tea has existed for a long time, but I didn’t realised how passionate people were about bubble tea until the late 2010s. At the time, everyone fought over the three barons of the bubble tea kingdom (Coco, Gong Cha and Chatime) but there were a lot of smaller brands popping up during that time. I referred to them as ’boutique’ stores, which appeared fancier and marketed themselves as using higher quality ingredients. But I wondered, did they actually make better tea or were they just luring us with their fancy aesthetics and marketing ploys?

However, when I tried to find out how these bubble tea boutiques stacked up against the chain stores, I discovered the world lacked a comprehensive tier list, let alone reviews. So I decided to set out on a quest to try all the stores I can and find out which one, in the now very expansive bubble tea kingdom, reigns supreme.

I started my blog in Sydney, but moved back to Melbourne, where I was born and raised. Most of the stores I have reviewed are in Melbourne and Sydney, with a sprinkling reviews from overseas. As mentioned earlier, I don’t drink bubble tea too often but when I try a new stores, I’ll post a review!

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