Bubblicious: 1. Clodagh
Moriarty & Alex Courtney; 2. Carrie Glynn and Colm Carrick; 3. Gillian
Kelly and Sinead Walker. (Pix. Brian
McEvoy)
Its tea.....but
not as you know it! Bubblicity,
the first ever shop in Ireland to specialise in Bubble tea-making, has opened at
26 George’s Street Arcade.
Bubble tea is a
Taiwanese specialty. Colourful, sweet and refreshing, it combines white, black
or green tea with fresh fruit flavours. The mixture is shaken over ice,
cocktail-style and given a chewy tapioca pearl garnish. There are hot milk tea
variations and other bubblicious choices, including honeydew, guava, tangerine,
grapefruit, kumquat and star fruit. Specialities include Apple Green Tea with
lychee pebbles and Hot Mocha Milk Tea with coffee jellies.
Whole cities have
fallen to the bubble tea revolution; in Asia, California and Canada, Bubble Tea
has become a ‘must have’ product. Celebrity
fans include Lauren Conrad, American Pie star
Alison Hannigan and Lindsay Lohan. Now Bubble tea has hit our
shores thanks to three young Dublin entrepreneurs. Founders Ronan Murphy, Karl
Mulvee and Ivano Cafolla of Afterdark.ie
