On the Sunday I was in Vancouver I tried to stop at a bunch of tea shops and cafes, and in particular I was really focused on trying as many different matcha drinks as possible from some of the really popular/trendy locations that I see and follow so regularly on IG…
I’d actually been to Paragon before a few years ago, but it seems like their popularity has sky-rocketed since. This was my first tea after flying in and, honestly, maybe the most disappointing? The store location itself was very nice and quite busy/packed. And the matcha and black sesame paste used in the drink were very smooth, rich, and nutty tasting. But the ratio of milk to matcha seemed very high to me and I just felt like the drink was too light/mellow…