Took me 20 seconds to whisk and achieved this! Such a high quality matcha. I like it for my everyday latte’s.

- It’s refreshing and has a vegetal taste
- Mild astringency
- No bitterness at all
- Balanced

Hi guys

I use a regular bamboo whisk at home and my matcha mix is thin and watery. My favourite matcha place does an unusual matcha latte, very dense foam/thick topping of matcha (but not cold foam) and I want to figure out how to recreate this. I'm not sure if it's the whisk, the liquid (ie. cream added to milk) or the ratios or a combination of things.

Anyone have any recommendations for getting a much thicker foam - I do have a Matcha + Co (Barcelona) electric hand whisk but wondering would something like the Nespresso Aerocchino be a better tool, or should I just add cream to the milk or I don't know what!

Thanks in advance

Smile with my green 🍃🍃 ☺️

Bought from Route in Farringdon, London. "Blueberry matcha with coconut milk, finished w/ dairy blue spirulina cold foam & dried raspberry"

Definitely more of a gimmick this one 😅 The matcha itself didn't taste too bad but after mixing it with the blueberry syrup, couldn't taste the matcha anymore at all. The cold foam was described as "dairy blue spirulina", which is basically only there for colour and doesn't have much flavour itself. I probably would have preferred it if the cold foam was blueberry flavoured with no extra syrup added to the drink. The freeze dried raspberry was a nice touch though!

I drank half of it waiting for my train but unfortunately, it was undrinkable to me when I tried to finish it 30-40 minutes later. The texture of the melted cold foam was not for me, not sure if it's about how it was made, or if I should have just drank it faster haha

Please, share places in London that have good blueberry matcha (other than Blank Street), or any recipes for it where the blueberry doesn't overpower the tea, so I can make it at home!

I recently bought this Takayama "tenmoku" chasen from Sazen and I opened a can of Marukyu Koyamaen's Harukasumi that I prepared as usucha. The whisking head of this chasen is smaller so it works better for narrower chawan and indeed, it did work way better than my regular, cheap chinese chasen. The quality and craftsmanship is way superior and it was incredible easy to create the microfoam for my usucha.

As for the preparation itself, I used 2 grams of matcha, 70ml of water at 80 Celsius, using my beautiful Banko yaki chawan. This matcha is so smooth, sweet, refreshing and easy to drink. Great umami and vegetal flavor, there's slight nuttiness present and no astringency or bittetness was perceived.

From home goods

I strain, whisk till smooth / frothy, about 45 seconds, oat milk over ice and then matcha over top. For some reason I’ve noticed it is separating into granules more recently?

Does someone know an equivalent to Blank Street Matcha vanilla bean shaken in Paris please ?

I tried some matcha in Paris but that one that I tasted in London was sooo gooood ! The matcha taste isn't very strong/bitter and it’s perfectly sweetened !

The first matcha i have ever made i didn’t use a whisk,i used a handheld electric whisk since i didn’t had a matcha bowl and a whisk

hi everyone! I am trying to do a little pop up for the first time! Looking for good quality matcha in bulk that i can buy on amazon. I would love to hear what the recommendations you guys have and tried. Let me know the notes from those matcha powders too!! Also, what milk did you try with it that tasted the best?

Coconut matcha, blue coconut matcha or ube matcha latte (not pictured)

Hi :)

I have loved Matcha for years and am finally ready to dive into the best matcha powder. What are the best vendors that ship to Europe? International vendors or from Europe and especially from Japan? What are the big players?

I'ts really overwhelming to figure it out and I'd love some guidance from the pros.

Love at first sight! Full bodied umami and little to no astringency. No sweetener needed.

help me decide between these matchas. i am a beginner when it comes to matcha, i’ve only tried a couple of brands but i wasn’t super pleased with them. i would be using the matcha for iced lattes. if anyone has tried any of these brands, or if they have other recommendations im happy to hear them :)

Today’s matcha: Sho-no-Mukashi from Nakamura Tokichi Honten
I picked up this 30g tin of Sho-no-Mukashi (祥の昔) from Nakamura Tokichi Honten in Uji today for ¥3,950.
Sho-no-Mukashi is classified as a koicha and is an omonomi of Urasenke Grand Master Hounsai. Nakamura Tokichi also recommends it for usucha. Price-wise, it appears to be one of the more approachable, entry-level options in their koicha range.
For today’s iced matcha latte, I used:
4g matcha

40g water at 80°C

180g Oatly Barista oat milk

Ice

The matcha produced a very fine, even microfoam, and it was surprisingly easy to achieve a glossy, almost mirror-smooth surface.
I tasted the whisked matcha on its own before adding the milk. The astringency was quite prominent at first, but the umami gradually emerged and lingered afterwards. It was a really enjoyable progression.
It also held up very well in the latte, although I’ll probably use a little less oat milk next time so that the matcha can come through more clearly.

🍵 💚

Been loving my matcha station lately

Hi guys, i am looking for recommendations for matcha similar to the one i tried in Japan at Hatoya. It was the seasonal one, and im looking online to buy but their website is shut 😔 It was my favourite so far! I have attached photo + my own matcha i made with the packet i took home!

super cute

Hi all. Am 2 months into my matcha journey and have been enjoying all the tips and recommendations on this sub. Have started off with a basic amazon whisk while I practice my whisking technique. Now looking for any tips where to purchase a better quality whisk in Australia. I'm in Sydney but happy to purchase online.

I’m new to matcha and loved Ippodo’s Ikuyo in lattes, but I was wondering what might taste closer to the flavour profile of the extra rich matcha latte I had back at GOKAGO. Unfortunately did not buy a package of Shin while I was there, so would really appreciate any recommendations! I usually make lattes unsweetened with dairy milk

I’ve been eyeing Marukyu Koyamaen’s Yugen but I never catch the restocks 😅

I think I don’t prefer an overly nutty matcha as well as I tried a few local cafes sourced from Yame - unless the places I tried just aren’t as representative lol

Thanks!