Iced Matcha Latte Mocktail Recipe
Whisked matcha poured over cold oat milk — two distinct green and white layers until you stir it.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Medium
- Prep time: ~4 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Matcha powder2 tsp
- Cold water60 ml (2 oz)
- Oat milk150 ml (5.1 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
How to Make It
- Whisk the matcha with the cold water until no lumps remain and a light foam forms.
- Fill a tall glass with ice and add the oat milk and syrup.
- Pour the matcha slowly over the back of a spoon so it layers on top.
- Dust with a little more matcha.
Garnish
Dusted matcha
What it tastes like
It has a green, botanical backdrop and the texture is creamy.
The technique
Layering. The liqueurs sit on each other by sugar density — the sweetest one goes in first, at the bottom. Each layer is poured slowly over the BACK of a bar spoon so it spreads instead of punching through. Rush it and the layers fold together, and there is no fixing that.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Cold water
- Seeing it in a recipe is not a mistake: in spirit-forward drinks, measuring the dilution instead of leaving it to the ice is what makes the result repeatable.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
The Story
Matcha has been whisked with a bamboo chasen for eight hundred years; putting it over cold milk is a twenty-first-century café idea.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Iced Matcha Latte mixed?
- It is layered and served in a highball glass.
- Does a Iced Matcha Latte contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Iced Matcha Latte hard to make?
- Moderate. A shaker or mixing glass plus a strainer covers it.
The main ingredient here is also a dream symbol: Milk in a dream
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