Usucha — Thin Whisked Matcha
thin tea · the everyday bowl
Matcha4.0 g
Water160 ml
Ratio1 : 40
Temperature80 °C
Motionbrisk W, from the wrist
Duration15–20 s
House PourKiwami, Miyabi, Homare and Ise Midori
Method
- Warm the bowl and chasen; empty and dry before the tea arrives.
- Sift 4 g — four chashaku — breaking every clump.
- Pour 160 ml at 80 °C down the inner wall, never onto the powder.
- Whisk briskly in a W, wrist only, until a fine even foam rises.
- Lift the chasen through the centre. Drink within the minute.