By Molly Gray, staff writer
On March 29, 2022, a new bubble tea shop opened in the River Hill village center. Kokee Tea produces the freshest drinks with all-natural flavors of bubble tea, regular or blended tea, milk tea, and cold cloud.
According to the store, their mission is to, “provide our customers with jubilant energy, a positive social atmosphere, and an excellent tea experience. We are full of passion to lead market trends and promise our loyalty to the KOKEE TEA family.”
Kokee Tea has a multitude of flavors, including, mango, rose, peach, oreo, taro, honeydew, passion fruit, matcha, dragon fruit, banana, strawberry, coconut, and lychee. In addition to many specialty flavors like georgia on my mind a peach flavored drink and thirsty joe a kiwi and cucumber drink. Not only do they sell handmade BEVs, but they also offer masks, reusable straws, masks, and tea bundles, so you can make your favorite drinks at home.
Although this isn’t the only tea place in Clarksville, in the commons there is a kung fu tea, as well as another kokee tea in the Columbia mall if you are looking for more tea options or you don’t live in Clarksville.
Their website’s homepage is very clean and organized,However, it is slightly difficult to find the ingredients on the menu. Having the ingredients easily accessible would be very helpful for people with allergies. However, they did have a picture of every tea on their menu which helped when deciding what drink to order.
Once trying Kokee for the first time I was pleasantly surprised with my experience. The staff was very kind and answered all my questions concerning the drinks. I tried the strawberry milk tea, the flavors were very natural, and the drink was very refreshing. Cece Gover, a senior at River Hill, has tried it as well: “I tried the Oreo milk tea, it was so good, the flavor was sweet yet it still tasted natural.” Later in the week, I went for a second time with senior Erin Devine “I got the speciality flavor dragon and rose, the drink was so refreshing and the flavors were perfect.”
The store itself was really lovely, it had a modern vibe but the store itself had a very relaxing feel with many tables available, both inside and outside.
I could imagine grabbing my laptop and getting some homework done there. The storefront was also very organized and looking back in the kitchen it also appeared very clean. Overall, I was very satisfied with Kokee Tea, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to try a new restaurant.