ICHI Private Client
The cup your guests will remember.
A precise, unhurried tea program for houses that treat every detail as part of the experience.
Not a supplier. A source.
Much of the matcha served beyond Japan is blended, industrially shaded, and milled for volume. ICHI works otherwise: one region, one harvest, one standard. Our teas come only from Asahina in Fujieda, Shizuoka — one of Japan’s three great gyokuro landscapes — shaded twenty days under hand-woven straw komo and stone-milled from May first-flush leaves.
For your guests, the difference is immediate: deeper umami, a quieter sweetness, and a story true from field to cup. For your team, a service ritual worthy of the room.
What a partnership includes
Seasonal allocation
Reserved quantities from each May harvest — so your menu never depends on remainder stock. Origin, grower, shading days, and vintage documented for every lot.
Service protocols
Temperature, measure, and whisking developed for the floor — from omakase counters to in-room ritual sets.
Staff formation
Tasting and preparation for your team, so the story of Asahina is told with accuracy at the table.
Menu collaboration
Pairings, signature serves, and gift programs shaped to your house — without diluting the tea.
How it begins
Inquiry
Tell us about your house, your guests, and how you imagine tea in service.
Tasting
A guided tasting of the current harvest — in person, or by courier.
Allocation
Quantities, specifications, and training agreed — then reserved from the harvest.
Begin the conversation
Partnerships are kept few, to protect quality and allocation. Every serious inquiry receives a personal reply.
Enquirehello@ichi-tea.com