Luso Chá

€13,00

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Luso Chá is a green tea from Chá Camélia near Porto, Portugal. The name refers to Lusitania, the ancient name for Portugal, and highlights the country's historical role in tea culture. The summer harvest yields larger leaves with a low caffeine content.

Natural production

Direct trade

Description

Luso Chá is a green tea from northern Portugal, crafted by Chá Camélia near Porto. The name means “Portuguese tea”: Luso refers to Lusitania, the ancient name of Portugal, and Chá is the Portuguese word for tea. The name highlights both its origin and Portugal’s historic connection to tea culture.

The summer harvest yields larger leaves with low caffeine content, giving the tea a mild and gentle taste. The coarse processing reveals a variety of green shades in the leaves.

The infusion is clear and fresh, with vegetal tones, a hint of sweetness and a subtle saline touch reminiscent of the Atlantic coast. Luso Chá pairs beautifully with both savoury and sweet dishes.

Product details

Tea class: Green tea
Producer: Chá Camélia
Country of origin: Portugal
Ingredients: 100% green tea
Tasting profile: Mineral, Sweet, Vegetal
Caffeine: Yes

Storage

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Luso Chá

€13,00

How to brew this tea

Give the tea leaves enough space to unfurl and release their full flavour. Use a generous teapot or infuser. Luso Chá can be brewed multiple times. Enjoy at least 2 infusions, each with a slightly different character.

Quantity

3g (200ml)

Temperature

80°C

Infusion time

3min

The story behind the tea: Cha Camelia

In the north of Portugal, a few kilometres from the Atlantic coast, Nina Gruntkowski and Dirk Niepoort planted tea bushes on an abandoned vineyard near Vila do Conde. The Atlantic climate, with its humid air and mineral soil, gives the tea a character of its own: fresh, lightly saline and found nowhere else.

After eight years of care, the first harvest followed in 2019. Processing is done entirely by hand, using techniques the founders learned from Japanese tea masters. Chá Camélia is thus one of the few European tea gardens to enjoy international recognition.