Pouring foamy frothed milk from silver pitcher into concentrated green matcha tea latte base in short round beige ceramic mug
Matcha

Matcha Latte

Combine matcha's natural sweetness and crisp green bite with the creamy texture of milk. Made warm, a matcha latte is extra soothing.
  1. 1. Sift matcha
    3g (0.11 oz)
    2 heaping tea ladles or 1.5 level teaspoons.
    Sifting matcha through Ippodo Chakoshi tea strainer into cream ceramic teacup with handle using Chashaku bamboo tea ladle - Matcha Latte
  2. 2. Add hot water
    100 mL (3.4 oz) 80°C (176°F)
    Pour boiling water into a teacup to cool it to 80°C, then pour into tea bowl.
    Pouring hot water from white porcelain teacup into cream colored shallow ceramic mug containing vibrant green sifted matcha - Matcha Latte
  3. 3. Whisk
    15 seconds
    Whisk vigorously 15 seconds, making an "M" shape.
    Whisking green matcha base in teacup with handle using Chasen bamboo whisk and overlaid directions arrows along sides of bowl - Matcha Latte
  4. 4. Add milk
    100 mL (3.4 oz)
    Pour warm or foamed milk into mug.
    Pouring foamy frothed milk from silver pitcher into concentrated green matcha tea latte base in short beige ceramic mug - Matcha Latte

Tea Tips and Advice

A matcha latte combines the crisp, green bite of matcha powder with the creaminess of milk. From the variety of matcha to the type of milk and ratios in your recipe, a few factors determine the character of a matcha latte.

How to Choose a Matcha for Lattes

For Ippodo matcha varieties, we often recommend ones in our light or medium categories. Matchas in our light category like Wakaki have less body and more astringency, which balances well with the milk's sweetness. For a little more body, choose matcha in the medium category like Ikuyo. Matchas in the rich category like Seiun have less astringency and more sweetness on their own, so choose one of these if you like an exceptionally creamy, full-bodied latte.

Featured in this article View all matcha 
New unopened beige box of Ippodo Tea Co. Wakaki matcha with Japanese characters and gold leaf flowers embossed on white
Wakaki (20g Box)
Light & Sharp
$11
White 100 gram bag of Ippodo Tea Ikuyo matcha powder for with line drawing of gold and green leaves of the tea plant
Ikuyo (100g Bag)
Medium & Snappy
$81
Ippodo Tea - Matcha Latte

What Type of Milk Should I Use?

We recommend using whatever your favorite is. We often will make our lattes with soy milk since it has a pleasant round taste.

We prepare our latte by first making matcha as usual, in a bowl or mug with a chasen bamboo whisk. Then, we simply add warmed, foamy milk.

For a cold drink, follow our iced matcha latte recipe.

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Tips from recipe visitors

takeer

i would ad a little sweetener

JS

This is a really good recipe

CA

Perfect water-to-milk ratio to ensure my cup was smooth and tasty without diluting the delicate flavors of the matcha. I prefer soy milk as a creamy milk alternative!

Tom F.

Sifted this time. Last week I didn’t and there was specks. Night and day!!

SC

Works!!

Matcha for Matcha Latte

Tsukikage (20g Box), Seiun (40g Can), Sayaka (40g Can)

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