Comprehensive Drink Preparation Guide and Recipes

Matcha Tea Preparation and Substitutions

When preparing Matcha Tea, specific substitutions for Half & Half can be utilized. These include combining $2$ scoops of cream with $3\,oz$ of hot water and stirring until dissolved, or using $3\,oz$ of $2\%$ milk or $3\,oz$ of soy milk. Mixed Matcha beverages are generally served in a $22\,oz$ serving cup filled with cubed ice.

Pure Matcha Tea is composed of $7\,oz$ of hot water, $1\frac{1}{2}\,tsp$ of Pure Matcha Powder, and $1\frac{1}{2}\,scoop$ of granulated sugar. To mix, all ingredients are added into a blender jar and blended on cycle #1. The mixture is then poured into a $22\,oz$ serving cup filled with cubed ice and sealed.

Cream Matcha Tea requires $6\,oz$ of hot water, $1\frac{1}{2}\,tsp$ of Pure Matcha Powder, $1\frac{1}{2}\,scoop$ of granulated sugar, and $3\,oz$ of Half & Half. The mixing process involves adding the hot water, powder, and sugar to a blender jar and blending on cycle #1. After blending, the liquid is poured into a $22\,oz$ serving cup with cubed ice, and the Half & Half is added before sealing.

Flavored (Syrup) Matcha Tea includes $6\,oz$ of hot water, $1\,oz$ of flavored syrup, $1\frac{1}{2}\,tsp$ of Pure Matcha Powder, and $\frac{1}{2}\,scoop$ of granulated sugar. Available flavors include Blueberry, Cherry, Green Apple, Lavender, Peach, Peppermint, Lychee, Mango, Orange, Passion Fruit, Grapefruit, Pear, Pineapple, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Rose, and Strawberry. All ingredients are added to a blender jar, blended on cycle #1, and poured into a $22\,oz$ cup with cubed ice.

Flavored (Syrup) Cream Matcha Tea consists of $5\,oz$ of hot water, $1\,oz$ of flavored syrup, $1\frac{1}{2}\,tsp$ of Pure Matcha Powder, $\frac{1}{2}\,scoop$ of granulated sugar, and $3\,oz$ of Half & Half. The water, syrup, powder, and sugar are blended in a jar on cycle #1. The liquid is poured into a $22\,oz$ ice-filled cup, then the Half & Half is added before sealing.

Juice and Handcrafted Soda Recipes

Blast Juice with flavor contains $2\,oz$ of flavored syrup, $25\%$ liquid cane sugar, and $11\,oz$ of water. Specific flavors do not require the addition of sugar: Caramel, Hazelnut, Lavender, Rose, Salted Caramel, Vanilla, and Wintermelon. To mix, ingredients are added to a shaker cup with water filled to the "RT" line, stirred until mixed, and then shaken with cubed ice using a shaker machine.

Handcrafted Soda follows a similar protocol but uses $2\,oz$ of flavored syrup, $25\%$ liquid cane sugar, and $10\,oz$ of club soda. The same flavor exceptions for sugar apply. All ingredients are stirred in a $22\,oz$ serving cup until mixed. Cubed ice is added, but the drink must not be shaken or sealed; instead, it is topped with a dome lid.

Fresh Fruit Tea contains assorted fresh fruit, $8\,oz$ of mixed fresh fruit juice, and $3\,oz$ of green tea. The fruit is arranged in a $22\,oz$ serving cup with $10-12\,oz$ of chiplet ice, followed by the juice and tea, and topped with a dome lid.

Golden Fresh Juice is made with $11\,oz$ of Golden Fruit Juice Pre-mix and contains no sugar. This is prepared in a shaker cup by adding the pre-mix to the "WT" line, adding cubed ice, and using the shaker machine.

Fresh Carrot Juice and Fresh Orange Juice both utilize a juicer machine to produce $12-14\,oz$ of juice, which contains no added sugar. The juice is poured directly into a $22\,oz$ serving cup and topped with cubed ice.

Lemonade Blast Variations

Lemonade blasts typically use crushed or chiplet ice and include a lemon slice weighing between $15-20\,g$ (approximately $2\,cm$). Original Lemonade Blast consists of $1\,oz$ of fresh lemon juice, $75\%$ liquid cane sugar, and $11\,oz$ of mixed lemonade juice. These are mixed in a shaker cup to the "RT" line, shaken with crushed ice, and poured into a $22\,oz$ cup containing the lemon slice.

Flavored Lemonade Blasts incorporate $1\,oz$ of flavored syrup, $\frac{1}{2}\,oz$ of fresh lemon juice, $25\%$ liquid cane sugar, and $10\,oz$ of mixed lemonade juice. Flavors include Blueberry, Cherry, Green Apple, Peach, Lavender, Lychee, Mango, Passion Fruit, Peppermint, Pineapple, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Rose, Strawberry, and Wintermelon. Lavender, Rose, and Wintermelon flavors do not include liquid cane sugar. The mixture is shaken with crushed ice and poured into a cup with a lemon slice.

Watermelonade Blast requires a blender. The ingredients are $140\,g$ of watermelon, $\frac{1}{2}\,oz$ of fresh lemon juice, $6\,oz$ of mixed lemonade juice, and $1\,scoop$ of granulated sugar. These are blended on cycle #2. The blended juice is then moved to a shaker cup, filled to the "RT" line with crushed ice, and shaken before being poured into a serving cup with a lemon slice.

Specialty Lemonades with Tea Layers

Hibiscus Lemonade is prepared with $\frac{1}{2}\,oz$ of fresh lemon juice, $50\%$ liquid cane sugar, and $10\,oz$ of mixed lemonade juice. These are added to a shaker cup to the "WT" line and shaken with cubed ice. The mixture is poured into a $22\,oz$ cup with a lemon slice, and $3\,oz$ of premade Hibiscus tea is added on top before sealing.

Butterfly Lemonade uses $\frac{1}{2}\,oz$ of Lavender syrup, $\frac{1}{2}\,oz$ of fresh lemon juice, $25\%$ liquid cane sugar, and $10\,oz$ of mixed lemonade juice. The process mimics the Hibiscus Lemonade, but $3\,oz$ of premade Butterfly tea is layered on top. Cubed ice is used for these tea-layered lemonades.

Strawberry Hibiscus Lemonade features $1\,oz$ of strawberry syrup, $\frac{1}{2}\,oz$ of fresh lemon juice, $25\%$ liquid cane sugar, and $10\,oz$ of mixed lemonade juice. After shaking with cubed ice to the "IC02" level, it is poured into a cup with a lemon slice, and $3\,oz$ of premade Hibiscus tea is added on top. This drink should not be shaken after the tea is added.

BlasTea (Blended) Recipes

Black BlasTea (Blended) is made with $6\,oz$ of black tea and $2\,scoops$ of granulated sugar. These are combined in a blender jar with cubed ice and blended on cycle #5. Green BlasTea (Blended) follows the same process but uses $5\,oz$ of green tea and $2\,scoops$ of granulated sugar.

BlasTea can also be made with flavor syrups, using $2\,oz$ of syrup, $4\,oz$ of tea (Black or Green), and $1\,scoop$ of granulated sugar. For specific flavors—Salted Caramel, Vanilla, Wintermelon, Caramel, Hazelnut, Lavender, and Rose—the sweetness should be adjusted to $\frac{1}{4}$ sweet. These variations are also blended on cycle #5 with cubed ice.

Coffee Recipes and Substitutions

Coffee preparation includes strict substitution rules: $2\,oz$ of Half & Half can be replaced with $1\,scoop$ of Non-Dairy Creamer. If using Non-Dairy Creamer, $2\,oz$ of water must be added, and the mixture must be blended on cycle #1 using granulated sugar instead of liquid cane sugar. Additionally, $100\%$ liquid cane sugar can be substituted with $1\frac{1}{2}\,scoops$ of granulated sugar or Stevia.

Ice Cream Coffee is made by stirring $3\,oz$ of coffee, $3\,oz$ of Half & Half, and $1\,oz$ of hot water in a shaker cup. The mixture is then poured over a pre-served cup containing $1\,cup$ of ice cream and cubed ice. Cafe Bac Xiu contains $2\,oz$ of condensed milk, $3\,oz$ of coffee, $2\,oz$ of Half & Half, and $75\%$ liquid cane sugar, stirred in a $22\,oz$ cup and topped with cubed and chiplet ice.

Cafe Sua Da is a standard mix of $2\,oz$ of condensed milk, $3\,oz$ of coffee, and $1\,oz$ of hot water, stirred and filled with cubed ice then topped with chiplet ice. House Black Coffee uses $4\,oz$ of coffee and $5\,oz$ of hot water, served with cubed and chiplet ice. Premium House Coffee uses $3\,oz$ of coffee, $4\,oz$ of Half & Half, and $100\%$ liquid cane sugar. For Monin flavored versions (Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut), $2\,oz$ of Monin flavor syrup is used in place of the liquid cane sugar. All coffee is measured using a measuring cup before being added to a $22\,oz$ serving cup.