# How to Make a Tea Latte at Home

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## Summary

A tea latte is a strong tea concentrate let down with milk, not weak tea plus milk: brew double strength, warm the milk, sweeten to taste. Chai, matcha, hojicha.

## Description

How to make a tea latte, in summary: A tea latte is a strong tea concentrate let down with milk, not weak tea plus milk: brew double strength, warm the milk, sweeten to taste.

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A tea latte is one of the easiest cafe drinks to make well at home, once you understand it is concentrate plus milk, not weak tea with milk. This sits in the tea making cluster beside frothing milk.
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The core idea

Source: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for The core idea, How to Make a Tea Latte at Home. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/wiki/how-to-make-a-tea-latte/A latte is a strong tea concentrate diluted by a large volume of milk. Brew normal strength tea and the milk drowns it; brew a concentrate and it shines.
The concentrate

Source: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for The concentrate, How to Make a Tea Latte at Home. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/wiki/how-to-make-a-tea-latte/Steep double or triple the usual leaf in a small amount of water, correct temperature and time for the type, then strain. This little, intense base is the whole secret, see the temperature guide.
The milk

Source: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for The milk, How to Make a Tea Latte at Home. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/wiki/how-to-make-a-tea-latte/Steam or froth milk to taste; whole dairy and barista oat froth best, see best milk for tea and frothing milk.
Build it

Source: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for Build it, How to Make a Tea Latte at Home. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/wiki/how-to-make-a-tea-latte/Pour the hot concentrate into the cup, add the warmed milk, then spoon froth on top. Sweeten the concentrate while warm if at all, see sweetening.
Classic versionsChai latte (spiced black concentrate), Earl Grey "London Fog" (with vanilla), matcha latte (whisked matcha, no steeping), see London Fog and matcha latte.
Best teasRobust black, chai blends and roasted oolong stand up to milk; delicate green and white do not, see milk in green tea.
SummaryStrong concentrate, well frothed suitable milk, sweeten warm, robust tea. Master the concentrate and home tea lattes match the cafe, see chai from scratch.
A tea latte, at a glance

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ElementRuleCore ideaA strong tea concentrate let down with milk, not weak tea plus milkConcentrateBrew roughly double strength so milk does not drown itMilkDairy or oat; oat suits chai, hojicha and matcha wellBuildConcentrate, then warmed/frothed milk; sweeten to taste lastClassicsChai, matcha, hojicha, London Fog (Earl Grey)
Try the matching range, the English tea range and loose leaf range.
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