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Lattes

Tea-based lattes use steamed milk to soften and carry the tea character rather than serving it straight. Matcha Latte is ceremonial or culinary-grade matcha whisked with steamed milk; Hojicha Latte uses the roasted green tea's caramel note; Chai Latte is spiced black tea with milk, either from concentrate or freshly brewed; London Fog builds Earl Grey with steamed milk and vanilla. The latte format changes the experience considerably from straight brewing: bitterness drops, texture thickens, and the tea character reads as background rather than foreground.

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Steamed milk rounds tea into something warm and creamy, matcha, hojicha, chai or Earl Grey, and lets the tea hum in the background. A latte is tea with the edges sanded off, and the milk takes all the credit for the result.

Styles in this family

Matcha Latte

A matcha latte is whisked matcha let down with steamed or cold milk and sweetened to taste, a café staple that turned matcha from a ceremonial ritual into an…

Chai Latte

A chai latte is the cafe-style, milky form of masala chai: spiced black tea blended with steamed or hot milk and sweetened. In most Western cafes it is built…

Hojicha Latte

A hojicha latte is roasted green tea (hojicha) whisked or brewed strong and combined with steamed milk, sweetened to taste. Hojicha's roasting gives it a…

London Fog (Earl Grey Latte)

A London Fog is an Earl Grey tea latte: strong Earl Grey let down with steamed milk and sweetened, usually with vanilla syrup. It is the black-tea counterpart…