The MoonKettle by BALMUDA Brings Tea Culture to the Home

If we ever find ourselves in need of a comforting beverage, there should be nothing that stands in the way. No more a bitter tea drinker or an overextracted coffee fan, BALMUDA offers a beautiful and functional response to the woes of beverage making, eliminating all pain points with a modern finish. Modeled to resemble a traditional tea vessel, take your morning routine to the next level with the MoonKettle.

The MoonKettle offers precise temperature adjustment, with a range of 122 to 212 degrees. This allows for home baristas to dial in on their favorite drinks, learning to hone their skills to create even more fantastic beverages. A precise, accurately pouring spout is a gamechanger when it comes to making coffee and tea at home. With matcha, it helps ensure there are no finicky clumps at the bottom. With a pour-over, the ground beans can be saturated equally, minimizing overextration and bitterness. The rate of water also is key, some kettles intentionally restricting the flow of water for more even distribution and therefore balanced taste.

The electric kettle holds one liter of water and features a strong seal to minimize the leakage of steam, while allowing for easy opening and closing with one hand as needed. LED lighting resembles flickering flames as if over a fire, while alerting the user to its boiling status. MoonKettle is outfitted with various sound options, including a Kyoto-inspired piano, a xylophone inspired by Japanese gardens, and a Chinese night market-inspired string instrument.

In addition to black, the MoonKettle comes in white, creating a sense of peace and calm very much associated with the tea brewing process. This light, crisp white accentuates the carefully wrought curves of the MoonKettle, inspired by generations of tea culture that came before it.

Gen Terao founded BALMUDA in Tokyo in 2003, releasing the x-base in the hopes of creating the most beautiful products on the market. Realizing that goal pretty thoroughly throughout the years, extensive research is conducted to make sure each product performs well, looks even better, and really lasts. This ideal has stayed with them throughout the decades, offering a range of thoughtful accessories that nestle in comfortably with existing accessories. Terao remarks, “I believe that ‘artistic’ value, which cannot be quantified, is what enriches life. BALMUDA creates ideas based on this belief.”

To learn more about the MoonKettle from BALMUDA, please visit balmuda.com.

Photography courtesy of BALMUDA.