{"id":19172,"date":"2026-01-11T05:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=19172"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:37:07","slug":"peppermint-pink-and-pure-joy-why-coffee-on-twentys-holiday-milkshake-is-a-must-sip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/peppermint-pink-and-pure-joy-why-coffee-on-twentys-holiday-milkshake-is-a-must-sip\/","title":{"rendered":"Peppermint, Pink, and Pure Joy: Why Coffee on Twenty\u2019s Holiday Milkshake is a Must-Sip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"562\"><strong>At Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton, Christmas isn\u2019t just in the air \u2014 it\u2019s in the glass.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"562\">Their <strong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"378\">Candy Cane Milkshake<\/strong>, available through December and January at <em data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"440\">Coffee on Twenty<\/em>, is the kind of sweet, peppermint-kissed indulgence that turns even the grumpiest Grinch into a jolly milkshake believer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"562\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>At R55, it\u2019s a guilt-free festive treat that tastes like childhood nostalgia and holiday magic collided in the best possible way. Think peppermint bark meets milkshake bliss \u2014 refreshing, sweet, and absolutely irresistible.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"906\">This merry masterpiece starts with a <strong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"624\">creamy vanilla base<\/strong>, blended with <strong data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"658\">cool peppermint<\/strong> and generous handfuls of <strong data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"706\">crushed candy cane<\/strong>. It\u2019s then tinted the perfect shade of festive pink \u2014 the colour equivalent of holiday joy \u2014 before being crowned with a snowy swirl of <strong data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"860\">whipped cream<\/strong> and extra candy cane crunch for good measure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1333\">Whether guests are popping in for a post-shopping cooldown, a coffee break with friends, or simply a sip of seasonal whimsy, this shake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/specials\/\">special<\/a> is guaranteed to deliver a smile with every frosty mouthful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1463\"><strong>It\u2019s festive. It\u2019s fabulous. And it\u2019s only around for a limited time\u2026<\/strong><br data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1407\" \/><strong>So sip the sweetness of the season before it melts away.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1n2onr6 x1nhvcw1 x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xyri2b x1c1uobl x18d9i69 xyamay9 x1ws5yxj xw01apr x4cne27 xifccgj\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w xeuugli x1icxu4v x25sj25 x10b6aqq x1yrsyyn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1b0d499 xuo83w3\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/v4\/yW\/r\/8k_Y-oVxbuU.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0Maude Street, Sandown, Sandton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1n2onr6 x1nhvcw1 x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xyri2b x1c1uobl x18d9i69 xyamay9 x1ws5yxj xw01apr x4cne27 xifccgj\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w xeuugli x1icxu4v x25sj25 x10b6aqq x1yrsyyn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1b0d499 xuo83w3\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/v4\/yT\/r\/Dc7-7AgwkwS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0011 322 5000<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1n2onr6 x1nhvcw1 x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xyri2b x1c1uobl x18d9i69 xyamay9 x1ws5yxj xw01apr x4cne27 xifccgj\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w xeuugli x1icxu4v x25sj25 x10b6aqq x1yrsyyn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1b0d499 xuo83w3\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/v4\/yE\/r\/2PIcyqpptfD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0reservations@balalaika.co.za<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton, Christmas isn\u2019t just in the air \u2014 it\u2019s in the glass. Their Candy Cane Milkshake, available through December and January at Coffee on Twenty, is the kind of sweet, peppermint-kissed indulgence that turns even the grumpiest Grinch into a jolly milkshake believer. At R55, it\u2019s a guilt-free festive treat that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19172","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\/19172","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=19172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19178,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19172\/revisions\/19178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}