Brown sugar pearls and oat milk happen to be two of the biggest trends in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»right now when it comes to beverages, and the two worlds collide at a new bubble tea shop in Kitsilano.
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Taipei's launched earlier this fall at 2790 W Broadway, in the space previously occupied by T Mix (another bubble tea brand). Baroness began in Taiwan and has locations across Asia, however this Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»outpost marks the brand's first foray outside of Asia.
Baroness specializes in brown sugar pearls - this is itself a sub-set of bubble tea that emerged a couple of years ago in Taiwan and is out in full force on this side of the Pacific, with several of the many bubble tea shops operating in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»focusing on this preparation.
Brown sugar pearls are the result of cooking tapioca pearls in brown sugar, resulting in a rich, deep caramelized sugar flavour at the base of the beverage, which is then topped with milk. To go the extra mile, Baroness also puts a shot of brown sugar syrup in the drink with the pearls.
Baroness explains their philosophy on their (translated) website: "In order to present the baroness of the brown sugar, we blend the culture of brown sugar and bartending as our core axis to create vision. A double feast with taste."
Doubling up, indeed, on what Vancouverites love is the fact that Baroness carries locally-made Earth's Own brand oat milk for those who prefer to cut the dairy from their BBT experience.
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In addition to their signature brown sugar pearls, Baroness offers milk teas, black teas, fruit and herbal teas, winter melon teas, and specialty teas - the latter including things like a Purple Yam drink and a Chestnut Milk drink. They also have seasonal offerings, like their Brown Sugar Ginger Oatmeal drink.
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Baroness is located at 2790 W Broadway in Vancouver. They are open Sunday through Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m.Â