Description
Turn your tea-drinking moments into a lifelong treasure.
With the Matsu Plan, we act as your personal tea concierge, guaranteeing you the ultimate tea experience.
■ Unique Masterpiece Blends
We deliver bespoke blends crafted exclusively for you by a master blender who has repeatedly earned the highest 3-star rating at the ‘Great Taste Awards’, the world’s premier food festival. Furthermore, we deliver a carefully selected range of 4–5 varieties each month, including rare single-origin teas (from single estates) that are never available on the open market.
■ Proposals for ‘Beauty’ that complement your lifestyle
Styling suggestions featuring unique, artisanal tea ware that vividly brings out the character of the tea. Furthermore, through monthly private consultations, we will help you create the perfect tea time, ensuring that tea enriches your daily life.
■ Unravelling the Perfect Cup with Professional Tools
Upon joining, you will receive a set of professional-grade tea tasting cups. Furthermore, every six months, we will deliver a new set to expand your collection. Savour the intellectual and elegant pleasure of precisely unravelling the subtle aromas and flavours of the tea leaves, carefully selected by our concierge, in the comfort of your own home.
■ Embark on the ultimate ‘tea journey’ to the holy lands
We always secure priority booking slots for our origin tours. With our in-depth knowledge of tea estates worldwide, we will escort you along the ‘finest routes’ that are simply inaccessible on standard tours.
[Common to all Shochikubai Members] Information on Origin Tours
Leveraging Teaholics’ renowned global network, we offer special journeys to the very origins of tea.
India: To the three great tea-growing regions of Darjeeling, Assam and Nilgiri. During the harvest season, pick tea alongside tea pickers and experience the essence of tea production with the estate manager. You may also opt for a special stay in a historic tea estate bungalow.
Taiwan: Oolong tea from high-altitude plantations floating above the sea of clouds, the fragrant Baozhong tea, the enchanting Oriental Beauty, and the deep-flavoured Tieguanyin. Visit the birthplaces of these aromas.
China: Tailored to your preferences, we take you to renowned tea-producing regions across the vast expanse of China. We design a journey where you can savour the most beautiful tea gardens with all five senses, timed to coincide with the best season for your visit.
Japan: We visit renowned tea-producing regions such as Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Fukuoka, Kyoto and Shizuoka. We offer journeys that allow you to experience the essence of Japanese tea through all five senses, including tea-picking experiences where you can handle fresh tea leaves and tea-making workshops where you can observe the craftsmanship of the artisans up close.
