1 of the all time favourites — Chrysanthemum milk tea with pink cactus pearls (M: $3.70)!
Sunday Playmade all-time-favourite — chrysanthemum milk tea with pink cactus pearls $3.70. The Playmade signature combination.
Sunday afternoon all-time-favourite pickup — chrysanthemum milk tea with pink cactus pearls (M: $3.70) at Playmade. The Playmade signature combination ranks as one of the regular rotation drinks.
We ordered:
- Chrysanthemum milk tea with pink cactus pearls (M) — $3.70
Playmade is one of Singapore’s local bubble tea chains, known specifically for the handmade-pearls-on-demand concept. Different from most bubble tea shops that use pre-made tapioca pearls, Playmade makes the pearls fresh-to-order at each outlet — the visible pearl-making machine at the front of the store is part of the brand identity.
The chrysanthemum milk tea base is the floral-aromatic tea variant. Chrysanthemum tea (菊花茶) is traditionally drunk as a hot tisane in Chinese medicine — believed to cool the body in TCM theory, with mild sedative and digestive properties. Translating chrysanthemum into the milk tea format gives the proper floral-honey-tea base layered with the milky body.
The pink cactus pearls are the Playmade signature. The pearls are tinted pink using dragon fruit (which gives the natural magenta-pink colour), with a subtle dragon fruit flavour infusion. Different from the standard brown sugar pearls or the original black tapioca pearls, the pink cactus pearls add the visual aesthetic component along with the slight fruit flavour.
The combination of chrysanthemum milk tea + pink cactus pearls hits the sweet spot:
- Floral-honey base from the chrysanthemum tea
- Creamy-milky body from the milk addition
- Visual pink-on-cream contrast from the pearls
- Slight chewy-fruity finish from the dragon fruit pearls
The M (medium) size at $3.70 is the standard bubble tea pricing tier. Most Playmade and competitor bubble tea shops run the M-L pricing in the $3.50-5 range, with various toppings adding $0.50-1 per addition.
The “1 of the all time favourites” framing in the caption is the personal endorsement — this combination has earned the repeat-order status across multiple Playmade visits. Different from the one-time experimentation drinks (which try the seasonal specials), the all-time-favourites are the consistent rotation picks.
Playmade outlets are scattered across Singapore — major mall locations include Bedok Mall, Jurong Point, Tampines, NEX, etc. The chain has expanded across 2017-19 to capitalise on the bubble tea wave that’s swept through Singapore.
Overall: 4.7 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Top-tier chrysanthemum milk tea with pink cactus pearls — would re-order anytime.
