How to Make Matcha

Sift one or two scoops of matcha into a warm, dry bowl. Add a little water just off the boil — about 70–80°C, not boiling. Whisk briskly in a W or M motion, not round, until a fine foam rises — about fifteen seconds.

Fill the bowl the rest of the way, or pour it over ice. That's all. No ceremony is required; the ceremony, if it comes, comes later.