French Vanilla Matcha

I pretty much suck at making matcha at home. And I think I ruined this sample from Incendiare from out latest swap. Can’t wait for our local Matcha Meetup so I can learn how to make it at home better. And do fun things with it.

I made a cold latte with this and frothed it up. Delicious. I can’t count how many Red Leaf matcha flavors I’ve tried so far, but there’s only one I didn’t like. I really like this one a lot.

Got this as a sample in my latest order from RLT and I think I might be hooked. I should preface this with the statement that I’ve never been a milk-drinker – I find the stuff repugnant usually – so it was with great hesitation that I added 1/2tsp of the powder to some 2% organic and a few ice cubes in my blender.

I gave it a quick blend and a taste…although the vanilla is pleasant enough I was craving something sweeter since I’m out of ice cream, so I added about a teaspoon of sugar and reblended.

Perfection.

Well, almost. There’s something odd about the vanilla flavour that I can’t quite put my finger on, but I definitely enjoy the taste of the frothy, smooth deliciousness…someone else mentioned you could get it with a black tea base, so I may try that in the future.

I’m waiting until I’ve tried a few more of their matcha samples before I make a commitment, but this is definitely one that’s at the top of my list.

This was my first matcha and it was so good!! I followed the instructions and made it all 3 ways.
Cold brew :
Yummmm, I could drink that on a hot day all day long.
Hot brew :
Oh yes Heaven! yes this is the way to have it. Just creamy, vanilla, yummieness!!!!
Traditional :
This was great also. I could see myself having this in the mornings when I don’t like something to heavy.

This matcha is ok, but even though I brewed it in milk it had some bitterness to it. The base was also a bit dull. The vanilla flavour was creamy, but I wouldn’t compare it to french vanilla ice cream.

I was watching the Thai BL show Ingredients when the guy made a matcha latte, it reminded me that I haven’t had matcha in quite some time, so I went to make my own latte though not as good as looking as his because I can’t do latte art. Still I’m enjoying my latte but then I went on to the website to order more and it looks like they don’t make the flavours anymore. Sigh, I guess I need to find a new matcha place. I don’t like DT matcha though because their blends are much too sweet for me.

So good! The vanilla doesn’t overwhelm the flavor of the matcha so that you can appreciate the subtleties of the tea. Very nice! Can’t wait try more!

This was a free sample in my most recent matcha order.

Made it up as my first drink of the day; hot matcha latte! It’s really delicious; the vanilla flavour is very smooth and creamy and it almost had like a vanilla cakeyness to it? Creamy, silky, vanilla custard type cake. Yes! That’s exactly it.

I can’t believe I hadn’t tried this matcha before either; or at least if I have I hadn’t rated it? It’s one of those flavours I definitely felt like I’d always tried too…

Another I finished off. Possibly my personal favorite of flavored matcha I have tried. Tastes just like French Vanilla should.

Thank you Nichole! This one certainly catches my fancy as a sweeter green tea.

When I smelled it, I instantly got the vanilla and it definitely has a coconut character to it in smell and taste. The notes on here already describe it perfectly.

I like it on it’s own, but sugar is not a bad compliment. A lot of people would like this, especially newer drinkers. More experienced drinkers would love the deep green powder color, but want the liquid to be a little bit frothier. Flavor though is fresh and rejuvenating-it’s almost a desert tea to me.