Elevating the common cup of tea

Taha Bouqdib and I first met at the opening of the first TWG Salon & Boutique in the Philippines in Greenbelt 5 last November.

Taha Bouqdib and I first met at the opening of the first TWG Salon & Boutique in the Philippines in Greenbelt 5 last November.

This is probably what one would call a “retro” drink, or to put it another way, a vintage beverage. That’s because with all the new ingredients and modern gadgets we now have, this drink seems somehow to belong to another era.

In 1841, the British battleship Nemesis, clad in iron, laden with guns and powered by steam, led the attack against Chinese wooden battle junks and mudbank fortifications, which were reduced to burning splinters and ashes.

Buddhika Abayakoon of Dilmah, the highly regarded tea brand in Sri Lanka, was in town to train the F&B personnel of one of the country’s most prestigious hotel chains on the rudiments of preparing and serving tea.

As far as Swiss vodka company Absolut is concerned, winter is the best time of year.

As the saying goes, health is wealth! And, darlings, no truer words have been said. It’s welcome news to hear that Magnolia Healthy Beverages has launched Healthy Drink Choices, an advocacy program in partnership with the Department of Education and Marylindbert International, palanggas. The program seeks to educate adults and students alike on the goodness and benefits of making healthy drink choices.