Tea shots for home espresso machines
Your espresso machine has a new job.
Real tea leaves, ground and ready to brew. Brew with your espresso machine. Add milk, ice and sweetener to taste.
First-batch presale · December 2026
Start with three teas, explore five more, or try all eight.
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6 shots · 3 teas · 6g per shot
Fresh jasmine, deep roast, and honeyed florals. Explore Jasmine Green, Da Hong Pao, and Phoenix Dan Cong, with two shots of each.
First-batch kits expected to ship in December 2026. Delivery time is additional.
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10 shots · 5 teas · 6g per shot
From soft, creamy oolong to malty black tea and roasted depth. Explore Jin Xuan, Jasmine Silver Needle, Ceylon, Keemun, and Roasted Tie Guan Yin, with two shots of each.
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What is a tea shot?
A tea shot is concentrated tea extracted through an espresso machine. chaura’s pre-ground, 6g portions put real tea in your basket—not coffee, instant powder, or a pod.
We make the tea. You keep the machine already on your counter.
Tea shots explained: tea espresso, ingredients, and the milk tea recipe →
Your first cup
To make homemade milk tea with chaura, empty one pre-ground 6g tea shot into a compatible home espresso machine’s 1-cup basket. Pull about 140g of tea concentrate, add about 180g of milk, then ice and sweetener to taste. Stir and enjoy. chaura supplies the ground tea; you supply the machine, milk, ice, and sweetener.
Pour 1 tea shot into a 1-cup basket
Pour 1 tea shot (6g) into a 1-cup basket. Distribute the tea evenly and level the surface.
For easier cleanup, you can place a paper filter on top of the tea.
Pull ~140g (~5 oz) of tea shot
Place your cup on a scale beneath the portafilter and zero the scale. Start brewing and stop when you have about 140g of tea in your cup.
Add ~180g (~6.5 oz) of milk, then ice & sweetener to taste
Add about 180g of milk to your tea, then add ice.
Start with one packet of sugar or one sachet of Splenda, and adjust to taste.
Stir. Sip. Enjoy~
Stir well to mix the tea, milk, and sweetener. Sip and enjoy.
The first collection · 01—08
We sourced and tasted each of these eight teas, choosing them for how well they pair with milk. They’re the teas we drink every day—and the ones we want to share with you.
Start with a tasting kit. Find your favorite.
茉莉花茶
Floral · Bright · Refreshing
Fresh jasmine. A bright everyday cup.
Core · $16.99 / 100g
金萱烏龍
Milky · Floral · Smooth
Soft florals. A silky cup.
Core · $16.99 / 100g
祁門紅茶
Malty · Baked sweet potato · Cocoa
Malty, mellow, made for milk.
Core · $16.99 / 100g
Ya Shi Xiang / 鴨屎香
Honeyed orchid · Ripe fruit · Floral
Honeyed florals. A fragrant finish.
Signature · $21.99 / 100g
大紅袍
Deep roast · Cocoa · Mineral
Deep roast. A cocoa finish.
Signature · $21.99 / 100g
錫蘭韻香
Bold · Full body · Lively
Bold tea. A creamy, classic cup.
Signature · $21.99 / 100g
焙火鐵觀音
Toasted macadamia · Caramel · Honey
Toasty, nutty, warmly sweet.
Select · $29.99 / 100g
茉莉大白毫
Rich Floral · Sweet · Lingering
Rich jasmine. A lingering floral finish.
Select · $29.99 / 100gTasting notes describe aroma and flavor, not added ingredients. Refills and kits are part of our upcoming collection.
We’ve chosen a specific grind for each of our eight teas, testing and tasting along the way to find what works best for each one in milk tea.
We do the grinding. You find your favorite.
Our story
What if the machine that makes our morning espresso could make our afternoon milk tea, too?
We started with teas from market shelves. Some cups were weak, some bitter, and some left too many fine particles behind. So we went looking for better tea—and a better way to portion it.
That search became eight teas selected for what you taste after milk, not just what sounds good on a label.
From a market shelf to friends’ kitchensFriends’ kitchens
Friends repeated the core workflow on around ten different home espresso machines. Flow still varies by machine and basket; this isn’t a guarantee for every setup.
Check your setupA few good questions
Start with the basics. Our full guide covers the recipe, equipment, and cleanup.
Learn how to make milk teaYou don’t need to chase a specific flow rate. Focus on collecting about 140g of tea in your cup rather than matching a particular shot time.
We usually add one sachet of Splenda per cup. That’s our go-to, but you can use your preferred sweetener and adjust to taste.
Both pressurized and non-pressurized 1-cup baskets have worked well in our testing. Start with the one you already have.
To make homemade milk tea with chaura, empty one pre-ground 6g tea shot into a compatible home espresso machine’s 1-cup basket. Pull about 140g of tea concentrate, add about 180g of milk, then ice and sweetener to taste. Stir and enjoy. chaura supplies the ground tea; you supply the machine, milk, ice, and sweetener.
A tea shot is concentrated tea extracted through an espresso machine. chaura portions real ground tea at 6g: pour one portion into a 1-cup basket, pull ~140g (~5 oz) of tea shot, and add ~180g (~6.5 oz) of milk, then ice and sweetener to taste. Stir. Sip. Enjoy~ It is not instant tea, a pod, or a coffee shot poured into iced tea.
Tea extraction has worked in our founder-and-friends testing across around ten home machines. A removable portafilter and basket are necessary, but do not establish compatibility on their own; check your machine’s instructions. chaura’s recipe uses one 6g portion in a 1-cup basket to pull ~140g (~5 oz) of tea shot. Follow the machine’s pressure-release and cleaning routine after brewing.
No. Ashotchu is sweet iced tea with a coffee espresso shot poured on top. A chaura tea shot extracts the tea itself through the espresso machine—there is no coffee in the cup unless you add it.
chaura is built for a standard home espresso portafilter and basket, not a separate teapresso machine. Dedicated tea baskets exist; we have not made them a requirement. You still need a removable portafilter and basket, and flow can vary by machine.
Neither. Each shot is real ground tea, pre-portioned at 6g for concentrated extraction in an espresso basket.
The core workflow has been repeated across around ten home espresso machines in founder-and-friends testing. You need a removable portafilter and basket; exact flow still varies by machine and basket.
Individually portioned tea shots only. Your espresso machine, portafilter, basket, milk, ice and sweetener are not included.
That is the point of the eight-tea edit. We chose profiles that stay distinct in a concentrated shot—from fresh jasmine and silky Jin Xuan to roasted oolong and round black tea.
Knock out the tea promptly, then rinse the basket and group area. Ground tea can leave fine residue, so a quick rinse after every shot is part of the routine.
Founder’s Kit is $12.95 and Explorer’s Kit is $22.99. 100g refills are $16.99 Core, $21.99 Signature, and $29.99 Select. Planned first-batch presale prices are $9.07 for Founder’s Kit, $16.09 for Explorer’s Kit, or $21.56 for one of each. Kit preorders open November 1, 2026. First-batch kits are expected to ship in December 2026; delivery time is additional.
