I tried Caffè Nero’s new Strawberry and Vanilla Iced Matcha Latte.
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00:00Hi there, my name's Holly Alton and I'm a food and drink writer for National World
00:04and today I'm going to be taste testing a brand new drink from Cafe Nero.
00:08Now the sun is shining, hence the sunglasses, and I thought what a better way to spend my day
00:14than heading to Cafe Nero to try their brand new iced matcha range.
00:19So yeah, Cafe Nero has launched a matcha range just in time for the warmer months.
00:25The range includes vanilla as well as strawberry and vanilla.
00:29And this range is joining their already existing range of iced drinks
00:33as well as their signature hot drink range as well.
00:36As someone who loves an iced drink though and loves coffee and coffee shops
00:40and trying loads of different things, I've actually never tried matcha before.
00:45Now this is a bit strange because matcha is incredibly popular at the moment
00:49and so many different coffee chains across the UK have matcha ranges
00:53but it's just something that I've always been a little bit apprehensive of.
00:57However, with Cafe Nero announcing this brand new range, I thought, you know what,
01:02it's time to step out of my comfort zone and try something new.
01:05But that's not the only reason that the time is now
01:07because I think the strawberry and vanilla flavour of their matcha range sounds pretty delicious
01:13and judging by the photos they have used to promote this drink, it looks pretty nice as well.
01:18And here it is.
01:19So yeah, I headed to my local cafe Nero, ordered this brand new drink
01:23and I'm going to taste it for you right now and give you my honest opinion on what I think.
01:28I could absolutely love it, could be my new thing, regretting that I've never tried matcha before
01:33or it could be the fact that I don't like it at home.
01:37But yeah, let's just taste it and find out.
01:41But before we get into that, let's have a little look at this.
01:43So, as you can see, it has that signature green colour that matcha normally has.
01:50But the bit I like is on the bottom, you can see that it's got the strawberry in.
01:55Now, I don't exactly know what this strawberry is, whether it's a sauce, whether it's like jelly.
02:03I didn't see Cafe Nero actually make this, so I'm not entirely sure.
02:06But it looks really advertising and, of course, it has got lots of icing,
02:11which, as I said before, with the big warmer ones, that is a big yes from me.
02:16I think it looks really, really nice.
02:18But, as I say, let's find out how it tastes.
02:24That is really nice.
02:27I really like that.
02:28It's not as creamy as I was expecting it to be.
02:33But it's the strawberry in the bottom for me that I really like.
02:37So, I don't know if I would actually like matcha,
02:40like an original sort of matcha without any added flavours or not.
02:44Having said that, this tastes really, really nice.
02:47But what I love the most is definitely that strawberry in the bottom.
02:50I love anything strawberry flavoured, to be honest.
02:53And it does taste like jelly.
02:55It tastes like, you know, when you were a child
02:58and needed to mix the jelly and the ice cream together.
03:00I don't know why, because I don't know what part of this
03:03could be tasting like ice cream.
03:06But that's what it reminds me of.
03:08That is very, very delicious.
03:10It's quite sweet.
03:12It's incredibly refreshing,
03:13because it's obviously an ice drink and it's cold.
03:17And, yeah, I'm a big fan of this.
03:19I love that.
03:20I would be intrigued to try matcha on its own
03:23without the strawberry flavour to see what I think about that.
03:28But this particular drink from Caffe Nero,
03:30the strawberry vanilla matcha, is great.
03:34Now, if you're wanting to try this brand new drink for yourself,
03:37I will say it is only available for a limited time until September.
03:41So, most of the summer period.
03:44And, yeah, I would say it's absolutely delicious.
03:47I will be going back and getting another one of those.
03:49Absolutely incredible.
03:50I love that drink.
03:52It is so fruity.
03:53It is so sweet.
03:54It's absolutely delicious.
03:55Honestly, I think I could drink that in five seconds.
03:58But I am interested in trying matcha on its own
04:01without any sort of additional flavours,
04:03because I do feel like it does mask maybe the matcha taste a bit.
04:08So, if you like matcha, maybe it's not the one for you.
04:11It is very...
04:12The strawberry is very prominent.
04:13But for me, yes.
04:15Big thumbs up.
04:16Great drink from Caffe Nero.
04:18So, guys.
04:19Good one.