Our Story (Behind the Slogan and the Name)

Our slogan here at ShawTea Milk Tea is “Pop a Bottle with Your ShawTea”.

It all started with a small yet incredibly impactful interaction.

Milk Tea- an Unexpected Bridge Between Two Estranged Cousins

Let’s take it back to 2005- it was a warm summer day. S, our founder, was on her way to her aunt’s house. She entered the house with her favorite drink, blended taro milk tea, in hand when her older cousin, T, came in from the backyard at the same time. T’s attention zeroed in on the cup of bubble tea, immediately noticing her own favorite drink. It was then, in that moment, that two cousins found common ground through their shared love of a simple cup of milk tea.

It seemed like such a simple interaction, yet S was moved by a small drink’s ability to forever change her relationship with someone she felt was distant and almost unreachable. It’s often said that one of the best ways to get to know someone is over a meal, but in that moment, S thought that, perhaps, it was best to get to know someone over a drink.

“Buy U a Drank”

In 2007, T-Pain released one of his hit songs “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’) ft. Yung Joc”. Not only did S form a small obsession for it, but she thought that it embodied how you can get to know someone over a small drink.

Our recommendation here at ShawTea Milk Tea is to buy someone you’d like to get to know better a bottle of ShawTea, sit down with them, and maybe have a conversation while pouring it up. They may not be your shawty, but we’re your personal ShawTea.

So go ahead and pop a bottle with your ShawTea.