The Rolls Royce of matcha tea whips. Handmade in Japan by master craftsmen Hirata-san and his father, to prepare a tasty matcha tea with a creamy foam…

According to Hirata-san’s father, a master craftsman of chasen (matcha tea whips),

“the taste and pleasure of matcha tea depends on the quality of the chasen. If the chasen is of high quality, then the matcha will have an excellent flavor.”

This whip is entirely handmade by Hirata-san and his father.

Together, they can make just 10 a day, while demand for their master craftsman whips is beyond their capacity in Japan alone.

Their knowledge has been handed down from generation to generation. Hirata-san has been making matcha tea whips by hand for 20 years, and his father for over 50.

They use the same craft techniques as 500 years ago.

Hirata-san invites you to take pleasure in your choice of matcha tea utensils. Because an excellent whisk will produce a tasty matcha.

This whip is in fact a precious and rare work of art.

In the video above, Hirata-san’s father shows us one of the secrets of an artisan matcha tea whisk: the “shinari”.

Shinari means “to be bent” or “flexibility”. Achieving shinari can’t be done by machine; each strand has to be worked by hand, one by one.