This is the Morinaga x Kirin Gogo no Kōcha Frozen Tea Latte Original Blend, a collaboration between the two companies designed to extend tea culture into a parfait-style ice cream.

The dessert featured two distinct layers: milk tea-flavoured shaved ice with white chocolate chips, and vanilla ice cream swirled with black tea sauce.

On tasting, the vanilla ice cream delivered a light and creamy opening, accented by the elegant, almost citrus-leaning notes of the black tea sauce, made with Uva black tea as in the original beverage. This gentle creaminess gave way to the layer of milk tea shaved ice, which introduced a refreshing coolness and a textural contrast. The shaved ice carried a crisp, crystalline crunch, while the white chocolate chips added a firmer bite that melted smoothly into the mix. The interplay between the soft cream, crisp ice, and melting chocolate provided a layered experience in both flavour and texture, balancing sweetness, creaminess, and tea-driven depth.

Overall, refreshing and texturally layered, with the black tea notes shining through.

This Morinaga x Kirin Gogo no Kōcha Frozen Tea Latte Original Blend contained 180 mL. It was produced in Japan and purchased in Sydney, Australia in 2025.