Iro Tea · Vol. II · The Catalog

A short, considered list.

Three categories — hojicha, matcha, and loose-leaf tea. Each drink made to order with our remineralized house water; the whole menu dairy-free by request. Sizes 16 oz and 20 oz; sweetness on a five-step scale, ice on four.

Sizes

16 oz · 20 oz

Format

Hot or iced

Milk

Whole · Oat

Customization

Simple scales

The sift · ceremonial grade fig. 2

§ I · The menu

Sourced. Tuned.
Brewed for the day.

Hojicha, then matcha, then our loose-leaf teas. Add-ons and customization options are at the bottom.

Toppings

Tapioca Boba +$0.50 Grass Jelly +$0.50 Cheese Cloud +$0.75

Customize your cup

Milk

Whole Milk Oat Milk

Sweetness

No Sugar Minimal Less Standard Extra

Ice

No Ice Less Ice Standard Ice Extra Ice

§ II · Gallery

Field notes.

A small archive from the markets, the bench, and the cup itself.

Customers gathered at the Iro Tea booth in golden-hour light, glasses in hand — № 01 Golden hour · the market

Bright green matcha being ladled over milk into a cup at the market bar — № 02 The layer · matcha & milk

Dark roasted oolong tea poured steaming over ice in a branded Iro Tea cup — № 03 Dark oolong · the pour

A black-sesame hojicha latte topped with a grey cloud of foam and dusted hojicha — № 04 Black sesame hojicha · the cloud

Overhead view of vibrant green ceremonial matcha powder in a glass bowl — № 05 The bowl · overhead

A gloved hand holding an iced Iro Tea drink at the bar — № 06 In hand · the cup

Roasted hojicha powder weighed in a glass bowl on a digital scale — № 07 Hojicha · by the gram

Jasmine green tea leaves being poured into a ceramic kyusu — № 08 Jasmine green · the kyusu

Silhouettes inside the Iro Tea market tent against a golden sunset — № 09 Inside the tent · sunset

Hot water poured over loose tea leaves in a ceramic kyusu — № 10 The steep · kyusu

Loose tea leaves steeping through a strainer in a ceramic pot — № 11 The strain · loose-leaf

A lineup of layered iced Iro Tea drinks in branded cups, seen in section — № 12 The lineup · in section

The Iro Tea bar mat with a matcha bowl and iced drinks before service — № 13 Bar prep · mise en place

An Iro Tea operator preparing drinks at the booth after dark — № 14 After dark · the bench

An Iro Tea operator at the market booth in bright sun flare — № 15 At the stand · sun flare

§ Marginalia

Sticker art

Double trouble — Iro Tea sticker art — Double trouble

Cat pouring matcha — Iro Tea sticker art — The pour · illustrated

Cat offering a bouquet and a hojicha sesame cloud latte — Iro Tea sticker art — Sesame cloud · illustrated