Refresh To The World Of Tea At The Singapore Tea Festival 2019

Before Merlion Wayfarer attended the Singapore Tea Festival, all she knew about tea was just tea leaves. However this weekend's Singapore Tea Festival changed all that.

The festival, organised by local tea technology company Teapasar, is now in its third year. Consisting of 55 booths selling over 1,200 products, the three-day event is held at Jewel Atrium, Changi Airport.

Bubble tea brand Woobbee with its unique herbal mint milk tea made with Pei Pa Koa (herbal cough syrup). With no sugar added, this healthier option drink is suitable for the hot weather these days...

Or try out their cold brew fruit tea...

Asmara, a Singapore-based nutrition company started by two food scientists and modern day apothecarists, retails its brand of drinks blended with ginseng, bird's nest, french rose and lavender...

Master classes and tea competitions in the foyer area...

Enjoy Arinobu's refreshing Cold Brew Sencha after a hot day out at the beach... 

Organic skincare brand Oasis:skin retails shampoos made of tea with delicious-sounding flavours like Pine Hojicha, Yuzu Matcha, and Blue Pea Lemongrass...

Want your wine and your tea too? Try out A.muse's teas with flavours like Riesling, Scotch and Pina Colada...

And savour the convenience with their tea pods which are compatible with a Nespresso machine...

Let's get Fizzicle with its junboocha health drink made from tea fermented with honey...

Known as the "Tea of Immmortality", Kombucha has been around for centuries as a gut health protector. A type of fermented tea, it is made with symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). Try one too?

Looking for a mix of East and West? Infusion-de-vie blends its tea with TCM herbs to give the benefits of body regulation with your daily cuppa...

Don't just sip alone! Pair off your tea with snacks like Amazin' Graze's healthy granola, Nut Culture's Almond Butter or Peanut Butter, Kettle Gourmet's Popcorn or Nutkins, 

For more about the Singapore Tea Festival, visit www.teapasar.com/stf2019/.

About Teapasar

Based in Singapore, teapasar is the first global tea marketplace, featuring local and international tea brands, as well as exclusive and rare tea direct from farms. teapasar is powered by a metabolomic fingerprinting and taste mapping technology - ProfilePrint.

By scanning tea leaves to create a fingerprint unique to each tea, teapasar is able to generate its respective taste profile, which allows for taste matching between consumers’ taste preferences and the profiles of every tea on the teapasar database. Discover your perfect blend, and more confidently purchase teas online before even tasting or smelling it.

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Marine Conservation Groups In Singapore’s Largest Coordinated Underwater Cleanup

On 09 June, our locally-based marine conservation groups joined hands for Singapore’s largest coordinated reef cleanup. The underwater cleanup was organised to commemorate World Oceans Day - a global celebration with worldwide events celebrating the ocean and creating awareness on the need for marine conservation.

"This collaboration aims to raise the profile of World Ocean Day in Singapore and with the help from the community, we are committed to reducing the amount of marine debris in our oceans."

--- Toh Tai Chong, Our Singapore Reefs ---

A total of 65 dive volunteers comprising scientists, researchers, S.E.A. Aquarium aquarists and marine enthusiasts, covered various locations around Lazarus Island. This underwater clean-up is also the first of its kind that involved three non-profit marine conservation groups - Our Singapore Reefs, International SeaKeepers Society Asia and Small Change - working alongside Resorts World Sentosa’s conservation group Guardians of the S.E.A.A., with support from scuba group, The Submersibles and Project Aware.

The divers recovered 1,887 pieces of marine debris weighing 127.5 kg within the span of just half a day. The top five category of items collected were plastic cutlery, styrofoam packaging, plastic bottles, plastic caps and lids, as well as fishing lines and nets.

"I have had an amazing time with the team. Unfortunately the low visibility hampered our removal of more underwater trash. However, the amount of surface trash caught in the breakwater was overwhelming and sadly we were unable to reach every spot. I think there is definitely more for us to do."

--- Gabor Bati, SeaKeepers Volunteer ---

All debris recovered was transported to One°15 Marina and Resorts World Sentosa for proper disposal. The data collected on the types, sources and location of marine debris will be reported to Project AWARE’s Dive Against Debris, a citizen-science programme that contributes to the global effort to combat marine debris.

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