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Bubbling business
TASTE-TEA
BY STACIE GAETZ | PHOTO BY SERGEI BELSKI
The owner of Bubble Tea Brewers prides herself on providing “more than just tea.”
Elma Morales is a health-care worker with Alberta Health Services by trade but has found her passion in bubble tea.
She brought her business to Airdrie in September 2020 and formulates her own drink recipes, offering exclusive and unique milk tea flavours, which guarantee a taste that cannot be found anywhere else.
“We have been in the bubble tea business for a while, since 2014,” she says.
“We owned three bubble tea stores in Calgary, which was Quickly Bubble Tea, with locations in Chinatown, Kensington and Pacific Place Mall. Now, we have our own homegrown brand with Bubble Tea Brewers.”
With fresh, unique and high-quality ingredients, Bubble Tea Brewers features milk teas, smoothies, fresh fruit teas and more.
“We were looking forward to sharing our drinks with the community since there aren’t any standalone bubble tea shops in Airdrie yet,” says Morales.
“We are very grateful opening in such a wonderful and supportive community.”
TEA 101
According to Morales, bubble tea is a Taiwanese delicacy consisting of tea and jellies.
“We offer many kinds of bubble tea from teas, to milk teas and smoothie drinks with pearls or jelly,” she adds.
Boba, also called tea bubbles or tapioca pearls, are tapioca flour balls cooked in a sugary syrup and found at the bottom of the tea.
She says the biggest misconception about the unique drink is that all bubble tea stores are the same.
“The bubble tea industry has exploded throughout Canada, allowing different branches to expand throughout the country,” she says.
“However, each brand has something unique to offer.”
So, what is Bubble Tea Brewers bringing to the table? “Our teas are brewed fresh daily,” says Morales.
“Our pearls are crafted and cooked multiple times throughout the day. We always have fresh fruits in our drinks, and products imported from Taiwan to offer the freshest ingredients.”
LOCAL ROOTS
“Bubble Tea Brewers is a homegrown, Alberta-based brand built from the ground up,” says Morales.
“We take pride in the freshness of our drinks; from the fresh fruits (a key ingredient) and the different kinds of teas such as red tea, jasmine green tea, sun moon lake tea and many more. We are hoping these drinks will bring joy to Albertans, allowing them to discover a whole new taste palette.”
She says whether you have been drinking bubble tea for years or are trying it for the first time, Bubble Tea Brewers has something for you.
“We have different kinds of tea from Taiwan for our fresh fruit teas, milk teas and smoothies,” she says.
“You have the choice to add any pearls or jelly that you’d like.”
She adds that although tea is their passion, the store offers a variety of Asian-style snacks as well.
“We serve bubble waffles, street food snacks, Korean corn dogs and fishballs,” she says.
Morales says that they are thrilled with the support her Airdrie and Cochrane locations have received since opening.
“We can’t wait to continue serving you with the best drinks, with many more new drinks to come,” she adds.
“Bubble Tea Brewers is all about innovating and creating new drinks for everyone to try. We are looking forward to meeting more of the community.” life
