Matcha Almanac
Premium

Recipes · Latte · Hot

Matcha cortado

A short cup with equal parts matcha and steamed milk.

Difficulty MediumWhisk 20 sAbout $1.80 a serving
Log this brewAdjust the ratio
Matcha cortado, prepared and served
2 g to 60 ml at 75 °CAbout 68 mg of caffeine and roughly 50 mg of L‑theanine. Estimates for general interest, not medical advice.
Matcha2 g
Water60 ml
Temperature75 °C
Whole milk60 ml
Whisk20 sec
Caffeine68 mg

Method

  1. Sift 2g of matcha into a bowl.

  2. Add 60ml of water at 75 degrees Celsius and whisk for 20 seconds.

  3. Steam 60ml of whole milk to a thin microfoam at about 60 degrees Celsius.

  4. Pour the matcha into a 130ml cortado glass.

  5. Top with the steamed milk in a slow steady stream.

A cortado glass shows the matcha through the milk for an attractive layered look.Almanac note

Made it?

Keep the ratio that worked

The journal keeps this bowl (grams, water, temperature, and how it actually tasted) on this device, so the next one starts from what worked. It builds a 13-week heatmap as you go, and it is free and unlimited. Premium adds the tin cellar, so each bowl is costed against the tin you actually poured it from.

Log this brewBrowse the tin directory

More like this

Read next

How to Make a Matcha Latte at HomeHow to Whisk Matcha: A Step-by-Step Technique GuideHow to Choose Your First Matcha

Browse collections

Matcha latte recipesAll recipes