Kuksa
$70.00
Sacred Cup of the North
All our Kuksa cups are hand carved in Finland from the dense birch-burl root of trees that are not harvested commercially.
Traditionally given as a gift or passed down through generations, a beautiful Kuksa can last a lifetime. The experience of drinking from a cup that used to be a tree is an experience that can't be explained until you actually try it.
Sold individually, not as a set of two (as pictured).
Kuksa
Kuksa coffee cups are hard to find outside northern Scandinavia, mostly because the birch-burl root of the trees are not harvested commercially, nor are the hand carved cups mass produced by the skilled carvers. Traditionally given as a gift, a beautiful Kuksa can last a lifetime. The experience of drinking from a cup that used to be a tree is an experience that can't be explained until you actually try it.
Everyone of our Kuksa’s are a piece of art and handmade in Finland. Kuksas can endure extreme temperature changes (great for outdoorsmen) and will not crack with boiling water, even if the air temp is below zero. A Kuksa is perfect for drinking very hot coffee, tea (or whiskey). The Kuksa doesn’t conduct heat and will keep your beverage hot (or cold) longer than ceramics.
Traditionally a Kuksa is passed on through generations, does double duty in summer for collecting berries in the forest, or sipping a whiskey outside on a cold winter night under a fire and the Aurora Borealis.
100% made in Finland of Birch Burl
Sold individually, not as a set of two (as pictured).Size: One Size (4-5oz)
Sizing Chart: Size Guide
Instructions for preparing your kuksa for a lifetime of use
Step 1) Pour hot wayer into Kuksa, preferably not boiling, but hot. Let stand for two minutes and pour off. Most of the salt in the wood grain are soluble in hot water. Allow to dry for at least two hours. The wood grain opens when it gets wet and dries.
Step 2) Take a tablespoon of wet warm coffee "grinds" from the bottom of the filter and put them in the Kuksa. Rub firmly with your thumb, pressing the "grains" against the walls of the wood until they are dry (3-5 min). This will give the wood a water-repellent film that will not get wet. This process is seasoning the wood grain. Pour out and rinse with water.
Now you can drink from the cup, but do not wash with soap. The Kuksa will absorb the moisture left in it after drinking in an instant.
You can quickly change the taste of a Kuksa with alcohol: choose the alcohol beverage of choice, put the alcohol in the cup and sway for a while. The liquor is absorbed into the grains and maybe a few cups of coffee will taste a little like liquor, but not so much salt and wood. Ultimately, the extra flavors will remain under the surface that has formed on the wood.
