Our tea house, Teanology, received another recognition, 🏆 “Most Innovative” from Artisan Tea Got Talent, for our new creations:
🍵 Seblak-inspired tea mocktail
🍵 Colenak-inspired tea mocktail

While it’s not our first award, this one feels extra special. Why? Because it’s a living proof of the inspiring growth of my youngest brother, Raihan Tjahjono.

Among four brothers, Raihan has always been the most creative, from building imaginative Lego worlds as an introvert kid to now designing unique tea experiences that surprise and delight. Supported by our parents’ philosophy of “learning and understanding the essence, not just completing the task”, he has turned curiosity into mastery.

What makes this moment emotional for me is not only the recognition, but the transformation of his consistent hard works and persistence, I’ve witnessed:
✨ From working quietly behind the curtain → to leading our team with confidence
✨ From being shy → to storytelling passionately at public events and our omakase tea experiences
✨ From experimenting → to creating award-winning innovations that bring Indonesia’s flavors into tea

As his older brother, I couldn’t be prouder, not just of the award, but of his courage to step out of his comfort zone and grow into a leader.

👟 If you’d like to taste Raihan’s creations while hearing his passion for tea, we’d love to welcome you at Teanology, BSD City (southern Jakarta), Indonesia.

Footnote

Seblak

Seblak is a spicy Sundanese street food from West Java, made with softened crackers (kerupuk) cooked in a chili-rich sauce, often with eggs, chicken, or vegetables. Its bold, pungent flavor comes from the kencur (galangal) spice.
👉 Spicy & fruit forward tea mocktail based on Indonesian street food. It can have different flavor experience if served cold/hot.
👉 Our seblak-inspired tea mocktail is made of organic green tea, mint, lemongrass, zero-proof chili tinctures, sand galangal, & sour sugar (gula asam)

Colenak

Colenak is a traditional Sundanese dessert from Bandung, West Java, made of grilled fermented cassava (peuyeum / tapai) topped with caramelized palm sugar sauce and grated coconut. It’s sweet, tangy, slightly smoky, soft, and best enjoyed warm.
👉 Savory and tangy tea mocktail based on traditional Indonesian snack with a twist of warming spices.
👉 Our colenak-inspired tea mocktail is made of organic black tea, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, palm sugar, coconut cream, fermented cassava (peuyeum / tapai)