Food Tours & Trails

Nanyang Tea Experiential Tour (Maritime)

by Pek Sin Choon

13, 20 May • 11:00am

The participants will be lead through the development of Nanyang Tea in the Maritime Context.

*Programme tickets will go live on 22nd April 2026 12pm

Wednesday (13 & 20 May): 11am - 12.30pm

Embark on a ninety-minute maritime journey through the world of Nanyang tea. This guided experience uses storytelling, tasting, and hands-on craft to trace how regional trade routes shaped local tea culture. You will discover the maritime origins of traditional tea ingredients, learn the art of tea wrapping, and participate in a guided brewing session. The tour explores the intersection of commerce and daily ritual, revealing how the movement of people and goods through Singapore’s ports created the dark, robust profiles and unique brewing techniques associated with the Nanyang region.

This programme is Culture Pass eligible.

Pek Sin Choon

Pek Sin Choon has a history of close to 100 years in Singapore. The Company is one of the remaining few tea merchants in Singapore which blended their own tea leaves using the traditional method.

Come and learn and understand Nanyang Tea in the Maritime context. Be a Challenger to experience the beauty of Nanyang Tea and blend your own Maritime Nanyang Tea to be with Maritime dishes.

Website: peksinchoon.com
Facebook: psc1925
Instagram: peksinchoon

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