All Our Cold Matcha Drinks

Matcha drinks can be light with ice and water, turn creamy with milk, or nearly call for a spoon when served cold.

We'd start with an iced latte if you like milk. Its matcha base remains noticeable among the ice cubes. For a lighter cup, choose a drink made with water; for a drinkable dessert, a float or milkshake changes the texture more dramatically.

Which cold matcha drink appeals to you?

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  For a milky glass with visible layers, the iced matcha latte pours the matcha mixture over milk and ice.
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  To keep the fruit in a layer without blending the milk, the cold mango latte uses puree mashed with a fork.
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  To taste nut puree in cold milk, the pistachio latte blends it before adding matcha.
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  If you already have cooked tapioca pearls, the matcha bubble tea recipe layers them beneath milk and tea; serve it with a wide straw.
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  Tonic's bubbles go in at the last moment in the nonalcoholic matcha cocktail; choose it for a sparkling yuzu drink.
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  If you'd rather have lemon than milk, matcha lemonade lets you adjust the syrup before adding tea.
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  A scoop of ice cream to eat between sips makes the matcha float a drink to serve right away.
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  Prepared several hours ahead, matcha ice cubes gradually release tea into a lightly sweetened drink.
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  If you'd rather have a rice texture than milk, matcha horchata requires a long soak before straining.
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  Nonalcoholic matcha eggnog is made with cooked egg yolks, then chills for two hours; save it for a creamy drink without alcohol.
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  With a blender and crushed ice, a matcha frappé has little icy flecks you can drink through a straw.
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  For a roasted rice note without waiting for leaves to steep, iced genmaicha tea, a green tea and roasted rice blend, mixes powder with water.
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  Without milk or syrup, iced matcha with water puts the tea's flavor first in four minutes.
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  For a thick dessert to drink right away, the matcha milkshake blends vanilla ice cream with milk and tea.
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  When banana and strawberries go into the blender, the matcha smoothie becomes a thick drink without ice cubes.

What about fruity lattes or hot cups?

Mango or strawberry can flavor cold milk; if you'd rather skip the ice, hot matcha drinks also include milk and water-based versions.