Two paths, four kits. Sparkling Tea for beverage programs — bottled, ready to taste with food. Matcha and single-producer tea for tea programs — cultivar by cultivar, grower by grower. Worldwide shipping included.
A tasting kit is not required to start a conversation. For pricing, MOQ, and available lots, email takayuki@nagamine-seicha.co.jp first — reply in English within two business days.
Bottled, lacto-fermented, and ready to evaluate with food. Choose by the depth of your evaluation — twelve bottles for a full tasting program, twenty-four for a multi-team or multi-site decision.
Twelve 200ml bottles — six bodhi, three Yuzu Sencha, three Apple Wakocha. Enough for a full chef-and-sommelier evaluation, with food.
Twenty-four 200ml bottles — twelve bodhi, six Yuzu Sencha, six Apple Wakocha. The depth required for hotel groups, multi-site rollouts, or final-stage evaluations.
Cultivar by cultivar, grower by grower. The matcha flight covers the complete 2026 lineup; the discovery set extends into gyokuro and single-cultivar sencha — the breadth of a Japanese tea house.
Five matcha selections at evaluation depth — the complete 2026 lineup, twenty grams of each. Enough to brew, whisk, and serve in your actual program.
Beyond matcha — the gyokuro of Tohei Maejima, two single-cultivar fukamushi sencha including a Triple Platinum-awarded Tsuyuhikari, and a withering-aroma sencha. The breadth of a Japanese tea house.
| Tasting Pack USD 150 Sparkling 12 bottles | Pro Set USD 280 Sparkling 24 bottles | Matcha Flight USD 130 5 cultivars · 100g | Discovery Set USD 120 Tea breadth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's inside | 12 bottles · 2,400ml total (bodhi ×6, Yuzu ×3, Apple ×3) |
24 bottles · 4,800ml total (bodhi ×12, Yuzu ×6, Apple ×6) |
5 matcha cultivars · 20g each · 100g total | 2 matcha + gyokuro + 3 sencha · 84g total |
| Best for | Restaurants, hotels, bars evaluating beverage programs | Hotel groups, multi-site rollouts, final-stage decisions | Matcha specialists, ceremonial-grade buyers, café programs | Tea houses, importers, broader Japanese tea retailers |
| Ships to | Worldwide | Worldwide | Worldwide | Worldwide |
| Lead time | 5–10 business days | 5–10 business days | 5–10 business days | 5–10 business days |
| Sample fee credit | First case (24 bottles) order | First two cases (48 bottles) order | First wholesale order at MOQ (1 kg / 1 case) | First wholesale order at MOQ (1 kg / 1 case) |
| Includes |
✓ Pairing guide ✓ Serving notes |
✓ Pairing guide ✓ Cocktail recipes ✓ Serving notes |
✓ Tasting notes ✓ Brewing guide ✓ CoA on request |
✓ Tasting notes ✓ Brewing guide |
Every kit includes our complete wholesale terms — MOQ, lead times, contract options, and lot-specific pricing for the products covered. Indicative pricing is also available by email before you order — you do not need to buy a kit to see prices.
| Product | Wholesale, FOB Yaizu |
|---|---|
| Sparkling Tea bodhi · Yuzu Sencha · Apple Wakocha · 200ml | On inquiry |
| Matcha Ceremonial-grade · 5 cultivars | On inquiry |
| Gyokuro Tohei Maejima · award-winning | On inquiry |
| Sencha Single-cultivar, fukamushi | On inquiry |
| Bodai-Sancha Lacto-fermented · loose leaf or powder | On inquiry |
| Hojicha Powder Roasted Shizuoka leaf | On inquiry |
A complete wholesale terms document, prepared for the 2026 harvest year. The kind of document we usually share only after a buyer has already engaged.
A clear, predictable process. We confirm your request, you pay through Stripe, we dispatch from Yaizu within two business days, you taste through the kit and decide.
Submit the form below, indicating which kit you would like and your business details. We confirm receipt within two business days.
We email you a secure Stripe payment link for USD 120, 130, 150, or 280 depending on your selected kit. Pay with Visa, Mastercard, Amex, JCB, or Apple Pay. Worldwide shipping is included.
Dispatched from Yaizu via Pegasus Global Express (PEN-DHL). FDA Prior Notice handled by us. Tracking number provided immediately.
Kit arrives at your door. Brew through the samples in the suggested order. The included tasting notes guide your evaluation.
A short check-in email from Takayuki to discuss your evaluation, answer questions, and clarify any product or pricing details.
Time to consider your first wholesale order. We provide updated availability, custom quotes, and contract options for matcha buyers.
Your sample fee credits toward your first wholesale order at MOQ — one case of Sparkling Tea, or 1 kg+ of matcha, or 1 kg+ of leaf tea — placed within this 90-day window.
For matcha buyers committing to annual volume, we reserve allocation from the 2027 first flush. Priority allocation for partners with annual commitments of 50 kg+.
We process sample requests Monday through Friday, Tokyo time. Most requests are confirmed within two business days, with the kit arriving 7–10 days later depending on your destination.
If you are evaluating a beverage program — a restaurant, hotel F&B, bar, or hospitality buyer — the Sparkling Tea Tasting Pack (12 bottles, USD 150) is the right starting point. With six bottles of bodhi and three each of Yuzu Sencha and Apple Wakocha, you have enough to brew, share with your chef and sommelier, and pair against actual food. For multi-site rollouts or final-stage decisions across hotel groups, the Pro Set (24 bottles, USD 280) provides the depth required. If your interest is matcha — a matcha bar, a coffee chain adding ceremonial matcha, or a matcha-focused retailer — the Matcha 2026 Tasting Flight (USD 130) covers the complete five-cultivar lineup at evaluation depth, twenty grams of each. For broader Japanese tea programs — tea houses, importers, restaurants extending beyond matcha — the Discovery Set (USD 120) adds gyokuro and single-cultivar sencha including the Triple Platinum-awarded Tsuyuhikari.
After we confirm your sample request, we send a secure payment link via Stripe by email. Stripe accepts all major international credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB) and Apple Pay. The price covers the kit and worldwide freight. Import duties, taxes, and customs handling charges in the destination country are the responsibility of the recipient. Bank wire transfer is available on request for buyers who prefer it.
The fee covers material cost, packaging, and international shipping. For Sparkling Tea, twelve or twenty-four bottles at evaluation depth represent meaningful product; for matcha and leaf tea, each gram represents a year of careful work by our partner producers. The fee also ensures samples reach buyers who are seriously evaluating a wholesale relationship. It is fully credited toward your first wholesale order at MOQ — one case of Sparkling Tea, or 1 kg+ of matcha, or 1 kg+ of leaf tea — placed within 90 days.
Worldwide. All four kits ship globally with freight included in the kit price. We dispatch from Yaizu, Shizuoka via Pegasus Global Express (PEN-DHL), with FDA Prior Notice and Japanese export documentation handled by us where applicable. Import duties and customs charges in the destination country are not included. We have shipped to North America, Europe, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and other destinations.
Typically 5–10 business days depending on destination. Asia: 3–5 days. North America and Australia: 5–7 days. Europe: 7–10 days. We provide tracking with every shipment.
Each 200ml bottle is individually sleeved in protective packaging and seated in a fitted carton — twelve-bottle and twenty-four-bottle (two carton) configurations are designed for international transit. Bottles ship at ambient temperature; the lacto-fermentation is stable and does not require cold-chain. Once received, store upright and refrigerate before serving.
Each matcha and sencha sample is sealed in nitrogen-flushed aluminum packaging immediately after grinding or finishing. Gyokuro receives equivalent treatment. Once received, store sealed samples in a cool place and consume within four weeks of opening.
bodhi is our flagship sparkling tea — a lacto-fermented beverage built on Bodai-Sancha, leaves from the Bodai district of Fukuroi, Shizuoka. The leaf undergoes lactic fermentation under our patented anaerobic method (JP Patent No. 7085174), yielding gentle effervescence, dry mineral structure, and a finish often compared to dry champagne. It is alcohol-free and contains no added sugar. The Yuzu Sencha and Apple Wakocha expressions extend the line into citrus-pairing and red-wine-pairing territory respectively. See our bodhi and Sparkling Tea pages for the full background.
Fukamushi means “deep-steamed.” Where conventional sencha is steamed for 20–40 seconds, fukamushi sencha is steamed for 60–120 seconds. The longer steam softens the leaf cell structure, producing finer particles, a deeper jade liquor, intensified umami, and a much shorter brewing time (30–60 seconds at 70°C). This is the modern Shizuoka standard and reflects a deliberate stylistic choice — not low quality. Both senchas in the Discovery Set are fukamushi-style.
Our Asatsuyu — from Chiran, Kagoshima — brews to a matcha-like jade liquor, with a broad-bean aroma and dense, rounded umami — often more mellow at the cup than matcha itself, the same cultivation depth in sencha format. Read the full Asatsuyu story → Ikeda-en Tsuyuhikari, our Triple Platinum-awarded sencha from Shizuoka, offers a delicate cherry-leaf aroma with soft, gentle umami — a more refined and aromatic expression. The Tenku Farm sencha completes the flight with a withering-aroma profile in standard (non-fukamushi) processing — a different stylistic register again.
The four kits above are our standard offerings. For specific custom requests — for instance, a single producer in larger quantity for cupping, or a non-standard combination — please write to us directly via the inquiry form.
Our Okabe Yabukita selection is also cultivated to meet EU pesticide MRL standards and is available for EU export on request; per-lot testing is conducted on request. For all selections, a Certificate of Analysis (U.S. MRLs) is provided on request, per lot. We are FDA-registered (Food Facility registration details available to qualified buyers) and handle FDA Prior Notice for shipments to the United States.