The matcha tea advent calendar 2024 with Whisk, Chawan and Chashaku is the perfect bundle if you’re trying to get into the holiday spirit. You’ll get to try 24 of the best matcha teas we’ve found all over Japan, and you’ll also get the tools you need to create your own Japanese tea ceremony at home. This is a great way to get started into the world of matcha tea, but the teaware can also be used as christmas gifts for the matcha lover in your life!
What kind of teaware is included in the matcha tea advent calendar
When you get the matcha tea advent calendar 2024 with Whisk, Chawan and Chashaku, not only do you get to try 24 different types of matcha teas from all over Japan, you also get all the teaware you need to prepare them. This includes the matcha bowl, matcha whisk and matcha spoon. Let’s discuss each of them here.
Chawan Matcha Bowl
This is the clay tea bowl you may recognize from the Japanese tea ceremony. It may look like a normal bowl at first, but it has a few key design features that make it especially suited for preparing bowls of matcha tea.
First, the chawan tea bowl has steeper sides that help to keep the matcha in as you whisk it up. Also, the bowl is made out of a thick clay that retains heat well. This means that as long as you preheat the bowl beforehand, it can keep your matcha tea warmer for longer. It can even keep your hands warm on a cold December morning.
The heavier clay bowl helps to convey a sense of importance, and can add new meaning to your tea practice. There is something about the traditional teaware that can really enhance your enjoyment of premium tea.
Chasen Matcha Whisk
This bamboo whisk is the perfect tool for making matcha. It’s carved out of a single piece of bamboo and the 100 small bristles are able to move through the water quickly to aerate the tea. This yields a thick, light green foam on top of the matcha.
The foam is not just for looks, it also has a huge impact on the flavor of the matcha. A well-made foam can give a much airier texture to the tea and a smoother and creamier taste. This makes the matcha taste almost like a latte, but without any milk or sugar.
You can try to create the foam with a metal whisk, but it will be much more difficult. Not only will it not produce as much foam, but it will also take more effort and the sound of the metal bristles scraping against the bowl will be jarring compared to the gently sounds of bamboo moving through matcha.
Chashaku Bamboo Spoon
The chashaku bamboo spoon is another matcha utensil that you will see being used during the Japanese tea ceremony. Like the chasen, this spoon is carved out of a single piece of bamboo. Although it is simply designed, it is the best tool when it comes to scooping the matcha tea.
It has a more vertical design compared to the horizontal design of most spoons. This makes it easy to scoop powder out of a deeper container like a matcha tin. The end of the matcha spoon is also the perfect measuring tool for matcha powder. In the tea ceremony, you will see the tea master measure out 2 heaping spoonfuls of matcha powder for each bowl of tea. Although this might not be perfectly accurate, it is a good way to measure out your tea the traditional way.
Get your matcha tea advent calendar 2024
Once you order this bundle, you’ll have everything you need to start getting into the holiday spirit. Explore many different types of premium matcha teas from all over Japan, and learn how to use the traditional matcha utensils to prepare them. Whatever you decide to use this set for, we at Nio Teas wish you a happy holiday season!
