This is the other new matcha flavour that came out while I was away in Europe!
Like Key Lime, this one took a lot of adjustment to get just right. It was important to me to have both a distinct frosting note but also that warm, cozy sort of cinnamon flavour. We tried a bunch of versions, some of which used cinnamon flavouring. They were nice, but I just felt they lacked a sort of authenticity? Eventually we switched to powdered cinnamon, which was the game changer I was looking for. Perfectly warm and cozy, and really tasty with the creamy vanilla notes.
Getting the level of cinnamon powder right was its own challenge – enough to impart the taste but not make the mouthfeel drying. And we didn’t want to colour of the matcha to be too brown, either. I really love this type of trial though, and it’s so satisfying when you finally find the right balance!
Though I do enjoy this matcha plain, I think it really sings when you make it as a latte. Hot or iced it’s delicious, though this time of year I’m definitely leaning more towards iced. I especially think fans of some of our more autumnally coded matcha flavours (Pumpkin Pie, Chai, Gingerbread, etc) will really resonate with this one, and I think it’s especially nice to have this flavour around this time of year given how much we typically tend to stack the Spring/Summer matcha releases with fruitier flavours and the Fall/Holiday releases with more decadent and cozy. More variety, in my opinion, is never a bad thing!
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