Haven’t really been back to Olivia & Co at Suntec City for a very long while — whilst we did recall being pretty much liking what they have had to offer in the past, it does seem that Olivia & Co in this day and age has pretty much lost the flair that it had much in the days during their initial opening. That being said, a chance discovery of a limited time-only special at Olivia & Co had brought us back here — it seems that the folks at Olivia & Co had recently collaborate with MTBL Global; a company that is the sole distributor and marketer of Moutai Bulao Baijiu globally (excluding mainland China) to offer the Moutai Latte that is available from 23 October 2023 to 23 November 2023. Olivia & Co’s marketing collaterals on social media mentions that this is Singapore’s first Moutai Latte, though it is worth noting that another establishment named Swan Social located at Trengganu Street in Chinatown had launched their Cang Maotai Latte earlier in the month.

The Moutai Latte at Olivia & Co is offered in both hot and cold variants — we asked for a recommendation by the staff on which one of the two would work better, and we were suggested to go for the Hot variant instead. Olivia & Co brews their coffee using beans roasted by Allpress Espresso; we found that the Moutai Latte does come in a slightly larger cup than their usual coffee offerings. When it comes to the coffee itself, the Moutai Latte was nothing much to shout about — the cuppa carried an earthy and nutty flavour profile with a light body; one which also felt a little heavy on milk and a little flat in general. That being said, it does seem to have been done on purpose, especially considering how the marketing collaterals describe the Moutai Latte to be “aromatic, velvety and smooth”; all that so as to ensure that the light, alcoholic finish from the Moutai Bulao Chinese Baijiu could pull off as well. Personally, we didn’t find the Moutai Latte particularly game-changing, though it is interesting to see something similar to the Irish Coffee / Bailey’s Latte being offered with a Chinese variation of alcohol — at $15.80++, probably an item that is worth trying just for curiosity, though we are likely to stick to just having an Irish Coffee / Bailey’s Latte that comes with a dash of sweetness which works better for us.