Starbucks' alteration of its matcha recipe for 2025 has sparked customer complaints over drink consistency, with sandwiches switched from shakers to cold foam blenders resulting in foamy iced matcha lattes. Originally, the shaking created clumps, but the new method has caused an unexpected issue of excessive foam. Baristas on Reddit have shared solutions, such as requesting extra ice to achieve a smoother drink. Despite the change causing a slushy texture, the cold foam blenders still function similarly to milk frothers, helping to manage foam levels.
Ever since Starbucks revamped its matcha recipe for its 2025 menu, customers have noticed a change in the consistency.
Starbucks baristas have banded together on Reddit to discuss the problem, with one employee explaining that "the new standard is to make it in a cold foam blender" instead of the shaker.
While it might sound like what this Reddit barista is talking about would result in more of a matcha slushie than it would a latte, Starbucks cold foam "blenders" are much more like standing milk frothers.
If you do want matcha cold foam, that's also entirely possible.
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