Kenco Vanilla Matcha Latte: Hot or Iced, and No Lumps

Kenco Vanilla Iced Hot Matcha Latte: hot, iced and lump-free

Matcha is whole tea leaf ground to a powder, so it hangs in the drink rather than dissolving, and that explains most of the lumps people find in a matcha latte. Kenco's vanilla version is built to be easy, and it rewards you for respecting how the powder behaves.

Published 26 Sep 2026 Curator-written, not crowdsourced

Kenco Vanilla Iced Hot Matcha Latte: hot, iced and lump-free, in summary: A vanilla matcha latte in a sachet, made hot or over ice, eight to a box. Vanilla leads and the matcha is a soft green note behind it. Stir a smooth paste first and keep the water off the boil.

Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.

Matcha is whole tea leaf ground to a powder, so it hangs in the drink rather than dissolving, and that explains most of the lumps people find in a matcha latte. Kenco's vanilla version is built to be easy, and it rewards you for respecting how the powder behaves.

Matcha in a sachet, explained

A green tea bag gives you an infusion: the water takes some flavour from the leaf and the leaf is thrown away. Matcha skips that step. The leaf is shade-grown, then stone-ground so finely that the powder stays suspended in the liquid, and you drink all of it. That is where the opaque green colour comes from, and the vegetal, slightly savoury taste behind it.

A latte sachet pairs that powder with a creamy base and vanilla, so it mixes with a spoon and needs no bamboo whisk or sieve. The reward is matcha simple enough for a rushed weekday; the cost is the sharp, bracing edge a whisked bowl has. Here vanilla leads, soft and sweet, and the matcha is a gentle green tone behind it, with almost no bitterness.

How it differs from Kenco's coffee lattes

Kenco's Iced Hot range also includes a Vanilla Latte and a Salted Caramel Latte, both instant coffee drinks. This one is named as a matcha latte, and its character is green and creamy rather than roasted. It is still caffeinated, so treat it as a daytime drink rather than a late one. If you want the green flavour front and centre, plain matcha powder is the better buy.

The pack name carries both iced and hot because one sachet makes either drink: a warm mug in winter or a cold glass over ice in summer. The carton gives separate directions for each serve, and they differ, so read them before your first glass. It is one of the few sachets that works as well cold as hot, and we like it best over ice on a warm afternoon.

Getting it smooth every time

Start with a paste. Tip the sachet into the cup, add a small splash of liquid and stir hard until it is completely smooth, then add the remaining liquid. Matcha suspends rather than dissolves, so powder that meets a full cup of liquid all at once forms clumps that stay clumped. A small whisk or a milk frother helps, but a teaspoon and a little patience will do.

Keep the water off the boil. Let the kettle stand for a minute after it clicks, because matcha turns harsh and astringent when the water is too hot, and nothing brings the sweetness back once that has happened. For the iced serve follow the carton, but the paste rule still applies: get the powder smooth before the ice goes in. Make up the full sachet each time; an opened one goes stale fast.

The packs we stock

Kenco 8 x Vanilla Iced Hot Matcha Latte (barcode 8711000615867)

What to eat with it

Lotus Biscoff Snack Pack, 248g: A crunchy biscuit with enough sweetness to sit beside vanilla without fighting the green note.
Border Lemon Drizzle Melts Organic Biscuits, 150g: Lemon sharpens a creamy green drink and keeps a cold glass tasting fresh.
McVitie's Digestives Biscuits The Light One, 250g: A plain biscuit with nothing loud of its own, which leaves the soft green note room to show.

Elsewhere in the Kenco range

The full range is on the Kenco brand page.

FAQ

What is the difference between matcha and green tea? Ordinary green tea is brewed from the leaf and the leaf discarded; matcha is the whole leaf ground to powder, so you drink all of it.

Can the same sachet be made hot or iced? Yes. One sachet makes either drink, but follow the separate instructions on the carton for each serve.

Why is my matcha latte lumpy? The powder met too much liquid at once. Stir it to a smooth paste in a small splash first, then add the rest.

Does the Kenco matcha latte contain caffeine? Yes, it is caffeinated, so it suits the daytime better than the evening.

How many servings does one box give? Eight sachets, one drink each. Use a whole sachet at a time rather than saving half.

Curator's note: Drink it as a vanilla latte with a green edge rather than as a serious matcha and it is a very likeable glass over ice. Paste first, every time. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

In short: Kenco Vanilla Iced Hot Matcha Latte: hot, iced and lump-free

Field	Detail
Brand	Kenco
Packs we stock	Kenco 8 x Vanilla Iced Hot Matcha Latte
Category	Coffee Sachets & Mixes
Caffeine	caffeinated
Hot or iced	Both, though we prefer it iced
Main flavour	Vanilla, with a soft matcha note
Best with	A lemon biscuit