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Matcha Mocha Espresso Martini
Matcha add to the flavour and balance of this riff on the classic Espresso Martini. (Use a chef's ¼ teaspoon/1.25ml measure to ensure the correct dose...
Jon Pidwerbecki
6th December 2025 at 00:11
Simon your recipe list asks for 7.5 ml or 1.5 tbs 7.5 ml of matcha powder. Down below your annotation suggests 1/4 tsp or 1.25 ml of matcha powder which after following the instructions would be more appropriate. Also a dark carcaco is preferred as specified. I used a chocolate liqueur Borgata as a substitute which I would not recommend. I will restock and try again with dark Caraco and 1/4 tsp of matcha your published recipe should be corrected
6th December 2025 at 10:00
Many thanks for bringing to my attention, Jon. I entered the matcha powder as 1/4 shot rather than 1/4 barspoon. I've now corrected.