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             A       ntea Social is an online independent brand   pick up three adjectives for the voyage tea brought to her,

                     selling artisanal teas in high quality and opened
                                                          her answer was: Calm, Growth, Adventure.
                     its first modern contemporary teahouse last
                     June. It mainly sells oolong teas infused with   Adventure Begins with ‘Social’
            different aromas and provides all forms of tea tasting in-
            cluding cold and hot brewing. It is so famous in Singapore   Singapore is located at the junction of the Pacific
            that many people send their teas to friends as gifts.   Ocean and the Indian Ocean where a variety of cultures
                Since its opening, Antea Social has widened its   have taken root since ancient times and developed by
            business catchment and successfully attracted local young   virtue of the local people’s own living standards. So has
            people to modern teahouses and tea tasting different from   tea in Singapore. It originated from Pu’er and oolong teas
            what they thought it would be. Antea Social’s success is   introduced by early Chinese immigrants, developed to
            owed to Jolene Seow, its founder.             teh tarik seasoned with spices, sugar, and dairy products
                Jolene used to work in the banking industry and was   influenced by India, and popularized with Japanese tea
            also a stewardess in Singapore Airlines. After that, she   ceremony through matcha. Singaporeans are more famil-
            designed her brand with her understanding of the rela-  iar with the word ‘teh ’ than ‘tea’, which contains more
                                                                           [1]
            tionship between tea and people and created a third   tea drinking habits.
            context for tea, which is loved by many regular customers.
            Before we interviewed her, we read a quote on the website
            of Antea Social: Each cup of tea represents an imaginary   [1] Teh, which means 'tea' in Singapore, originates from
            voyage. - Catherine Douzel. When we requested her to   Hokkien word 茶 tê for tea.


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