A bowl of matcha is made of water, powder, and a single breath.
Set out the tools; take the steps one at a time.
A little Kyoto, inside an ordinary day.
A bowl of matcha is made of water, powder, and a single breath.
What You Need
| MIOKA matcha (SHINSUI or SENRO) | 1.5–2 g (about one teaspoon) |
| Water | 60–70 ml at 70–80℃ |
| Bowl | One |
| Chasen (whisk; 100-prong recommended) and chashaku (scoop) | A small sifter helps |
* A milk frother or a spoon will do in place of a chasen. And if you have no matcha bowl, a cup that sits in your hands or a small vessel is plenty.
How to Whisk
STEP 1 Warm the bowl
Pour hot water into the bowl, warm the whole of the inside, then discard it. Wipe it dry with a cloth. A cold bowl holds the fragrance of matcha back.
STEP 2 Sift the matcha in
Hold a sifter over the bowl and drop in 1.5–2 g of matcha, pressing gently with the back of the scoop to help it through. This small step is what decides how smooth the finished bowl will be.
STEP 3 Pour the water
Pour 60–70 ml of water at 70–80℃ quietly, aiming toward the centre of the matcha. Water straight off the boil draws out too much astringency, so move it into a cup first and wait a moment. Theanine, the compound behind umami, comes out at lower temperatures, while the catechins behind bitterness are drawn out by heat — those few dozen degrees change the whole expression of the bowl.
STEP 4 Whisk
Hold the chasen upright and draw an “M” back and forth, using only your wrist. No force; 15–20 seconds. Once a fine foam has risen, finish by drawing a slow circle through the surface and lifting the whisk gently away.
The Perfect Bowl
A fine, creamy foam across the surface. The colour shifting from deep green to a brighter jade. Smooth on the palate, with a sweetness lingering behind the bitterness — that is a bowl well made.
Your Moment
For the morning, SHINSUI (Okumidori) — fragrant, a bowl that wakes you.
For the afternoon, SENRO (Yabukita) — gentle, a bowl that sits with a pause.
If you're starting from the tools
We offer limited starter sets with matcha, bowl, whisk, and scoop together.
With every sip, the fragrance stays in memory.
That is MIOKA's matcha.
Fragrance Beyond Time and Borders.
