Singapore's National Day drink deals usually mean a few dollars off. itea has gone further: for SG61 it is putting its new Strawberry Series drinks at S$0.61 — you just have to guess a code to get one.
itea is the Principal Partner and Official Tea Beverage Brand of National Day Parade 2026, running the campaign under the theme *"City of Love, A Future of Joy."*
The S$0.61 deal, and the catch
There are 7,000 vouchers in total, released in four drops on the itea app. Each drop asks you to guess a secret code, and the vouchers go first-come-first-served. That makes it closer to a lottery than a promo code you can simply type in.
Three drops have already closed. The one still to come is, by a wide margin, the one worth caring about:
| Drop | Window | Vouchers | Redeemable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July | 11.00am–11.59pm | 200 | 13–17 July |
| 18 July | 11.00am–11.59pm | 300 | 18–24 July |
| 25 July | 11.00am–11.59pm | 400 | 25–31 July |
| 1–9 August | daily 10.00am–11.01am | 6,100 | to be announced |
The August round alone accounts for 87% of the entire campaign. Spread over nine days that is roughly 675 vouchers a day — better odds on any single morning than any of the July rounds gave you in a whole day.
Two things to note about that window. It runs 10.00am to 11.01am, which is exactly 61 minutes — a deliberate SG61 touch, and a nice bit of detail. It is also a narrow mid-morning slot on working days, so an alarm at 9.55am with the app already open is the difference between getting one and reading about it afterwards.
itea has not yet announced the redemption window for the August vouchers, so keep an eye on the app in the days before 1 August.
Miss out and you still get something
itea says anyone who missed the first three drops will still receive a S$0.61 discount voucher with no minimum spend, valid on any itea product except ice cream items.
Read that carefully: it is S$0.61 off your order, not a S$0.61 drink. A small consolation rather than the headline — though no minimum spend is more generous than most fallback vouchers.
The three new Merlion Berry drinks
The SG61 Strawberry Series is three drinks, all strawberry-led:
- Merlion Berry Green Tea — the lightest of the three. A refreshing green tea infused with strawberry and a hint of perfume lemon.
- Merlion Berry Frost — an icy strawberry slush. The straightforward hot-afternoon pick.
- Merlion Berry Shiok — the indulgent one. A creamy strawberry slush topped with rich cheese foam.
One honest gap: itea has not published the usual prices for these in its release, so we cannot tell you precisely what a S$0.61 voucher saves you. Check the menu in the app or in store.
Also on: SG61 merchandise
Alongside the drinks there is limited-edition SG61 merchandise — a tote bag, sticker sheet, cup sleeve and acrylic keychain.
Where to go
Vouchers are claimed on the itea app and redeemed at itea outlets, which run across the island including AMK Hub, Northpoint City, Changi City Point, Chinatown Point, Eastpoint Mall, Heartland Mall, Our Tampines Hub, Anchorpoint and many MRT-adjacent stores. The full, current list is on itea's outlets page.
Is it worth it?
If you are already an itea drinker, yes — set the 9.55am alarm for the August window and you have a genuinely good shot at a 61-cent drink. If you are not, the guess-the-code mechanic means this is not something you can reliably plan around, and the consolation voucher is only 61 cents off.
The more dependable move is simply to try the Merlion Berry Shiok on its own merits. Cheese foam on a strawberry slush is the kind of thing that either works completely or not at all, and that is worth finding out either way.
