While I appreciate the idea of a high end bubble store, I did not enjoy the Original brew Hojicha bubble tea at Nohohon Tea ($4.25).
The tapioca lacks the resistance I come to love with typical bubble tea. The tea flavour is not pronounced. Unfortunately, it tasted watered down to me. In my (potentially bias) opinion, steeped tea used for milk tea should be over steeped slightly. The bitterness and acidity from over steeped tea will be subdued by the addition of milk and add depth to the drink. I also did not enjoy tea cookies at Nohohon. It was not enjoyable.
The only item I enjoyed from Nohohon Tea is the Tokyo Fog ($3.95); matcha, vanilla, and froth milk. It is a drink I welcome on a cold night.
All in all, I don't see myself visiting Nohohon Tea again unless I am in desperate need of bubble tea and the rest of Toronto ran out of tapioca. It cost more than an average bubble tea and quality of the flavour is inferior.