• Place instant boba packet into a bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. Remove from microwave. Open packet of boba mixture and pour into bowl. Add 2 ice cubes to boba mixture to help it cool down, about 1-2 minutes. Set aside.
• In a cup or small bowl, pour water and add hojicha powder. Whisk with a bamboo or wire whisk until no lumps remain, about 20 seconds.

Boba Layer

• Once the boba mixture has cooled down, pour it into a cup (without the ice that was used for cooling). Add ice cubes until the ice is at least 1 - 2 inches above the boba mixture.

Milk Layer

• Now it's time to pour the second layer. Pour milk or milk substitute into a measuring cup or a pitcher with a spout. Pour the milk carefully, aiming at one ice cube, without moving. If the ice cube moves, then follow it but make sure the milk hits the ice cube first before it hits the boba.

Hojicha Layer

• Pour hojicha mixture into a measuring cup or pitcher with a spout. Now pour the hojicha mixture while aiming at once ice cube, without moving. Serve. You did it!