Channel your inner bartender and straaaaaaain against the lid. Get all the liquid first, then pour in some of the ice and foam.

shake it less aggressively or just use a spoon to scoop the foam off the top before pouring into the cup

I find using the spoon to scoop off the foam is best, especially since you have to shake it well enough to break up the matcha in the first place.

don’t do it with higher ups around, but throw the drink into a blender and use the foam setting. it’ll mix it without creating foam or “blending” it.
ETA- i thought it was implied but yes you can add ice when to the blender, it still works.

I just withhold the foam with the lid until it's like, 90% filled with latte, add a few of the ice cubes, and just a little foam.

Honestly I shake, and strain with the lid. Gets best results overall imo.

what i do is i measure the milk out in the shaker and then put it in the cold foam pitcher… add matcha then blend on 3. works every time and not a whole lot of foam comes out!

if you shake it w/o ice it’ll be less foamy

i CRINGE when ppl use the foam blender. like whY. i just dump the foam out. its fine. if i end up short i top it off with milk or a couple ice cubes.

People at my store will put it into a cold foam blender and press three to make them. I think it’s weird since I’ve never seen it done like that at my old store but it works I guess.

At my store we pour it in the foam blender and press 3 four times in a row. It pulses the drink but not enough to create much foam. Trust me, I love this method! You can even press 3 only 2x.

I always make a size up so I have more room to filter/scoop whatever needed. Iced matcha light ice is a stupidly common order at our store and that’s the best way I’ve found.

Pulse the milk and powder in the blender. So much better. Mixes evenly and doesn’t foam as much

Pour milk to the 3rd line, pour in the regular blender, scoop in the matcha, blend on 3 for like 1 second then push 3 again to stop the blender, I’ve noticed visibly less foam personally

I still put mine in the shaker but instead of shaking it like the teas I swirl it around aggressively I guess, it usually mixes just as well but doesn’t make so many bubbles

Use the lid to strain out the foam. Also, I swirl first without ice before shaking so I don’t have to shake it as much.

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can someone tell me how we make it though? the recipe of an ICED matcha latte? i havent made it yet :/ (a green bean here)

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Foamy is the whole point of matcha.

when i was a partner, i shook it without the ice like three times and it incorporated so much faster then added a scoop of ice and shook it again to cool it down and it rlly seemed to help with the foam

Hold the lid slightly when pouring to make light or no foam

I used the lid of the shaker to pour it holding the foam back like we do with no foam lattes and a spoon. No ice though.

I use a CF blender 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Using the spoon does the trick. But also coconut doesn't foam up as much!

one of my co workers blends the matcha on 4, same results

Shake with no ice then add the ice after ?

When I pour it, I like holding the foam and ice back w the metal bar spoon (less messy than the shaker lid) then I fill it to the top w the ice and foam.

Pray

I usually shake it with light ice, strain from the shaker into the cup and then fill it with fresh ice. I DEFINITELY do this when someone order an iced matcha latte with vanilla sc cold foam

just put slightly more milk, so when u shake it all the foam will be on the top, take the lid on the shaker and swipe the foam off. i worked at a boba shop before starbucks and that’s how we did it

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If u have the time, stain it and add new ice. Works well for me. Plus you can fill it right up to the top line and add then add ice so they get exactly the right amount

i read on here (i think) to measure it in the shaker, but put the matcha on top of the ice (i think typically it goes after the milk.) ive been doing it that way and shaking vigorously, then letting it sit a little before decanting (while i get my second drink in the sequence going typically... our making vsc foam if wanted etc.)

idk i think it helps?

1000000000% use the blender. Measure the ice and milk with the cup then pour it into the blender, and pour the matcha into it. Blend is on 3 for a couple seconds, if it’s having a hard time blending, put it on 4.

I know we’re not supposed to do this but….I make mine in the foam pitcher…now hear me out! It comes out waaaay smoother and no foam.

don’t order it iced because hot with oat mills better anyway. on a serious note, you can ask them for light ice and light foam/ hold back the foam - it won’t be perfect because it’s a shaken tea but it’ll help

Put everything in the foam blender including the ice. Matcha first tho and blend 3.

Yes! Put the poster in the bottom of the cup dry. Add just a splash of hot water. Mix the cup up then add milk & ice. It dissolves all the older before shaking it.

Blend it like foam without the ice