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Matcha macchiato

A small cup with a thick crown of foam on top.

Matcha macchiato, prepared and served
2 g to 60 ml at 75 °CAbout 68 mg of caffeine and roughly 50 mg of L‑theanine. Estimated at about 34 mg of caffeine and 25 mg of L-theanine per gram of matcha. Cultivar, grade and harvest all move the real figure, so treat these as a guide, not a measurement. Not medical advice.
Matcha2 g
Water60 ml
Temperature75 °C
Whole milk30 ml
Whisk20 sec
Caffeine68 mg

Estimated at about 34 mg of caffeine and 25 mg of L-theanine per gram of matcha. Cultivar, grade and harvest all move the real figure, so treat these as a guide, not a measurement. Not medical advice.

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 30ml of whole milk to a stiff microfoam at about 60 degrees Celsius.

  4. Pour the matcha into a small cup.

  5. Spoon the foam onto the surface so it sits like a small dome.

Macchiato means marked. The small cap of foam is the only milk in the cup.Almanac note

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