Joyba Boba Review – Tea and Popping Pearls
I love milk tea, especially with a lot of toppings. ShareTea’s QQ Happy Family Milk Tea is probably my favorite boba drink, seconded by some oolong with some kind of cream top. I’ve heard fruit teas are rather refreshing, but it’s a bit difficult for me to enjoy a fruit tea, so I lean more toward the milk teas. Anyways, we saw some Joyba boba at Target and were rather curious, so we bought the mango passionfruit variety.
First Impressions
I didn’t want to buy this, but the husband insisted. The packaging looked a bit too busy, similar to items that would be placed in the discount section. The feel didn’t seem right. Flavors sounded good although none of them were milk tea based. Besides, I’m not a fan of popping boba. Let’s see how my Joyba review goes.
Tried a Joyba During Dinner
12 oz is a pretty small drink considering boba, but perhaps it’s better this way. Upsizing for a large is usually worth it, and some places just have one default size – 16 or 20 oz. The Joyba doesn’t come refrigerated, so we placed it in the fridge when we got home. It was cold when I tried one during dinner, but it was definitely missing the ice! I like my boba drinks extra cold. Perhaps I can freeze it or dump it in ice, but then that kind of defeats the purpose of these convenient containers.
Taste and Texture – The Main Points of my Joyba Review
I expected the mango passionfruit tea and the popping boba to be super sweet, but I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t too sweet. It was practically juice with some tea. Juice is practically all sugar, so the nutritional content of this actually does make some sense. The texture was standard, and the popping pearls didn’t really have any flavor to them. That was good since I don’t like popping boba, but also they didn’t really add any textural satisfaction to the drink as regular boba pearls.
Price and Such – Worth It?
These ended up being a bit over $2 each. A pack of 4 was $8.99 discounted. They are normally $9.99. The husband thought it was as expected for a $2.25 boba drink, considering boba these days at shops are over $6 with added topping. I personally wouldn’t seek to get these again, but these would be fun to bring on trips such as camping or something. Boba while roasting marshmallows? Pretty cool!
