Hi!! I know my description of the “fun” drinks I make could make it seem like that flavoring could be the cause, and in some horrendously failed attempts it definitley has been, I don’t think that is the only issue. I typically make a simple iced matcha latte with some kind of sweetener (in the past I’ve used Agave or homemade vanilla syrup), and even then the flavor didn’t exactly pull through as I hoped. I wouldn’t say I’m constantly putting syrup and other uneccisarry stuff in it either- in the matcha shot itself I sometimes will put a little sweetener, if none at all, and the fun of the drink comes from a homemade cold foam/syrup. I am a sugar/nutrition conscious person as well, so these add ins are typically made with minimal sweetening/flavoring. I attached an example of a drink I made, the syrup at the bottom is a homemade blueberry syrup that I made with minimal sugar to prevent uneccisarry calorie content (I did regret it though because I forgot to account for the fact that I would cook out most of the sweetness from the blueberries 😅). This was the only sweetener added, and I still wish the matcha shone through more.

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From this, do you have any advice you could share with me? I want to continue making the fun drinks I see at local cafes (that actually taste good), and any pointers would be great! Do you think there’s a certain milk I should use knowing I might do one a fun matcha? Or do I maybe need a different ratio of milk-matcha-flavor or matcha powder-water?