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Before matcha’s recent surge in popularity on social media, bartenders rarely considered whisking green tea into the mixed drinks<\/a> they were making.<\/p>\n

Rensel Cabrera, bar director at The Sylvester in Miami, said the idea started more as a trend experiment than a passion project.<\/p>\n

“When we were doing these menu flips, we started looking at trends,<\/a> style of cocktails, ingredients \u2014 and one of the top trends besides espresso martini was matcha,” Cabrera told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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His bar doesn’t serve coffee or tea, but he figured the powder’s bright color might really make a cocktail pop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Since we’re a cocktail bar, we don’t really serve any teas, lattes or coffee,<\/a> but we still thought it could be a cool ingredient to use,” he said.<\/p>\n

A year later, his “Dama Verde” \u2014 a matcha-infused honeydew vodka cocktail<\/a> \u2014 is one of his bestsellers.<\/p>\n

“They’re drinking pretty hardcore at night,” he said of some of his customers, “and if they’re going to drink something, at least [let’s] make it a little healthy.”<\/p>\n

But others point to the paradox between caffeine and alcohol \u2014 and wellness.<\/a><\/p>\n

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South Carolina dietitian-nutritionist Lauren Manaker told Fox News Digital that the health benefits of matcha tend to fade when mixed with liquor.<\/p>\n

“While matcha itself has a host of benefits, mixing it with alcohol does shift the narrative,” she said.<\/p>\n

In New York City’s East Village, Bananas founder Chris Ng and general manager Dania Kim said their boozy “Matcha Latte” has become a local hit.<\/p>\n

Kim said she wasn’t chasing a fad when she created it.<\/p>\n

“It wasn’t [about] following any type of trend,” she told Fox News Digital. “It was more [about] catering to the weather in summer, and any particular flavors that I truly enjoyed.”<\/p>\n

She grew up drinking matcha, but said she “didn’t know how much matcha was actually trending.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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Then she realized it was the Generation Z crowd, mostly, who were “going crazy” for the drink.<\/p>\n

Kim said she knows the health halo only goes so far.<\/p>\n

“Ultimately, it’s the health factor of it, even though this version is not quite healthy because it’s alcoholic,” she said.<\/p>\n

Still, her Gen Z guests seem drawn to the idea of a better-for-you buzz.<\/p>\n

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“They don’t really drink as much,” she said. “They care more about their health<\/a> and nutrition-based habits. If something is good for you, I think they’ll kind of look past any bitterness or earthiness.”<\/p>\n

Ng told Fox News Digital that much of matcha’s appeal is visual.<\/p>\n

“When people go out to eat, they eat with their eyes first,” he said. “When they see on a menu ‘Matcha Latte,’ the first thought probably reminds them of getting a hot drink<\/a> and getting something with green tea.”<\/p>\n

Cabrera’s Miami version, dusted with matcha powder and citric acid, remains a top seller, though he said caffeine-sensitive customers sometimes hesitate to order it.<\/p>\n

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“Maybe if someone doesn’t want the energy, the natural caffeine that matcha has \u2014 maybe, [later at] night, someone’s looking for something that’s not so caffeinated.”<\/p>\n

Though it’s not marketed toward women, the cocktail seems to be more popular with that demographic, Cabrera said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s like double matcha,” he said. “The matcha is in the drink and outside the drink.”<\/p>\n

Even for the health-conscious who aren’t big drinkers, the trade-off is clear, Manaker said.<\/p>\n

“Matcha cocktails might feel like a middle ground,” she said. “They’re not pounding shots. And sure, they are getting some antioxidants in their drink. But they are also getting alcohol,<\/a> which isn’t great for our livers or brains.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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