{"id":19171,"date":"2026-01-11T01:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=19171"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:37:16","slug":"the-sweetest-festive-treat-in-sandton-meet-the-ginger-biscuit-milkshake-at-coffee-on-twenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/the-sweetest-festive-treat-in-sandton-meet-the-ginger-biscuit-milkshake-at-coffee-on-twenty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sweetest Festive Treat in Sandton? Meet the Ginger Biscuit Milkshake at Coffee on Twenty"},"content":{"rendered":"

If comfort came in a cup, it would look exactly<\/em> like the Ginger Biscuit Milkshake at Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This dreamy December\u2013January special<\/a> is the kind of festive treat that makes adults regress (happily) into wide-eyed holiday kids again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The milkshake is a hug disguised as a dessert:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2728 Creamy vanilla ice cream<\/strong> as the luxurious base
\u2728 Spiced ginger biscuits<\/strong> blended right in
\u2728 A swirl of warm cinnamon<\/strong> and a whisper of ginger
\u2728 Finished with pillowy whipped cream<\/strong>
\u2728 And the grand finale \u2014 extra biscuit crunch + a smiling gingerbread man<\/strong> on top<\/p>\n

Available at Coffee on Twenty<\/strong>, it\u2019s the perfect companion to a slow morning, a midday pick-me-up, or a sweet excuse to escape the Sandton summer heat. It\u2019s cosy, nostalgic, indulgent \u2014 and at R55<\/strong>, it\u2019s practically begging to become your new festive ritual.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re meeting friends for a chat, taking a breather between shopping runs, or simply treating yourself (as one should), this shake brings all the holiday cheer without needing a single jingle bell.<\/p>\n

Sip it. Love it. Repeat.\u00a0Because gingerbread season only comes once a year \u2014 and Balalaika makes it delicious.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Maude Street, Sandown, Sandton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"\u00a0reservations@balalaika.co.za<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If comfort came in a cup, it would look exactly like the Ginger Biscuit Milkshake at Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton. This dreamy December\u2013January special is the kind of festive treat that makes adults regress (happily) into wide-eyed holiday kids again. The milkshake is a hug disguised as a dessert: \u2728 Creamy vanilla ice cream as…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specials"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19176,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19171\/revisions\/19176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}