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? A Spotted Matcha Latte at Dollop

Overall: Avoid

I've been to several Dollops & have had a wide range of matcha success. It clearly just depends on the care & experience of the barista.

Dollops that usually get it right are the locations at Damen/Augusta and

Definitely looks like matcha. Tastes a tiny bit like matcha. But also tastes like a glass of dirty oat milk. Not good for Oatly. Not good for Spirit Tea. Not good for Dollop. Not good for matcha. Not for me. Several other customers seemed to be fine with it, though.

I'll go back to other Dollops, but this was certainly the worst I've had from Dollop and one of the worst in the city, especially considering the ingredients and equipment were top notch.

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? Decent Double Matcha Iced Latte at Dollop on Damen & Augusta

Overall: Good Enough

Some Dollops know how to do it.

Some Dollops don't.

The Dollop at Damen & Augusta is okay.

20 ounce iced milk with double Matcha. Good. Matcha not super flavorful. Not well mixed. A little chunky

I think they use Kilogram Tea. And to my knowledge, KT only supplies organic matcha. And in my experience, most organic matcha powders are less flavorful than their (inorganic ?) counterparts. KT matcha tastes like a Kagoshima.

Here's the weblink to Kilogram's Organci Matcha: https://kilogramtea.com/collections/matcha/products/organic-matcha-100-gram-bag (and turns out it is from Kagoshima!)

I've taken to always asking for double the matcha at this Dollop.

Often it's too chunky and not well mixed, which is why I ask for double. If I'm able, I take it home and throw it in the blender and enjoy the real flavor, but usually it's on the go and it's good enough.