{"id":69273,"date":"2026-07-16T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69273"},"modified":"2026-07-16T23:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:29:00","slug":"drink-in-focus-five-flower-tea-at-clan-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69273","title":{"rendered":"Drink in Focus: Five Flower Tea at Clan & Company"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Challenges abound when it comes to taking concepts that feel antiquated \u2013 like herbal teas and Chinese medicine<\/span> \u2013 and refreshing them for a younger generation. Dennis Mak, co-founder of community concept Clan & Company by Magnolia Lab, has already spoken to us about growing up with flavours like the bitter Five Flower Tea \u2013 tastes that Gen Z may never have experienced \u2013 and about bridging that generational palate gap. For visitors to Clan & Company, the bar\u2019s Five Flower Tea is, fittingly, the best drink to accomplish this.<\/div>\n

\u201cFive Flower Tea felt like the natural place to start,\u201d Mak says, \u201cIt was one of the first cocktails we ever created with herbal tea, and honestly, it still feels like the most honest expression of what we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dennis Mak, co-founder of Clan & Company by Magnolia Lab. Photo: Handout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The drink was first conceived in 2021 when Mak and his team launched the Magnolia Lab liqueur line, which celebrates local ingredients turned into liquor, such as roselle and magnolia. \u201cWe already knew herbal tea would pair beautifully with our liqueurs,\u201d Mak remembers. \u201cThey come from the same family of herbs and both carry a deep Hong Kong history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also fittingly, the cocktail comprises five ingredients. A local gin underpins the drink, to which both Magnolia Lab Magnolia and Roselle are added, along with a market-sourced pre-made five flower tea and Cynar. \u201cWe use a ready-to-drink five flower tea from the market,\u201d Mak says. \u201cWe want the drink to connect with people\u2019s real memories. Most Hongkongers grew up with this exact taste. The tea grounds the drink, the liqueurs elevate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A herbal tea dispenser at Clan & Company Community Bar. Photo: Handout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The mixture is precisely pre-batched and charged with a soda siphon, then served on the rocks via a Clan & Company herbal tea bowl with a chrysanthemum bud garnish for extra aroma. It is essentially a nostalgic herbal flavour presented with a fizzy and refreshing texture.<\/p>\n

The environment in which the Five Flower Tea is presented is just as key to Mak\u2019s vision. Clan & Company was conceived as a physical space where people can connect at a table, much like the city\u2019s cha chaan teng culture. To that end, the team works with Tai On Coffee and Tea, which was taken over and refurbished in 2022. During the day, espresso drinks are served alongside traditional pastries and dishes before Clan & Co. Lounge takes over in the evening \u2013 all in an interior inspired by the original Tai On, which opened in 1969.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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