Camellia Sinensis, 25 years of passion and expertise

When a tea salon becomes a tea boutique, a tea school, in a word, a benchmark in Quebec and beyond... this is the story of Camellia Sinensis. Hugo Americi opened the Camellia Sinensis tea room in Montreal in 1998, and was soon joined by Jasmin Desharnais, François Marchand and Kevin Gascoigne. The four travelled extensively in Asia, cultivating their passion to offer their customers a unique selection of top-quality teas.

More than 25 years after the adventure began, Camellia Sinensis has established itself as a major industry player in the province. The tea house shares its expertise through its branches in Montreal and Quebec City, best-selling books are published and teas and herbal teas imported from China, Japan, India and other countries make their way to Quebecers' tables. "We're tea importers. Not wholesalers. We know the families personally. We know where it comes from, who grows it, in what garden and how. explains Jasmin Desharnais in an interview with Le Soleil newspaper in 2023.

Find out more about the teas that have made Camellia Sinensis such a success, below, and find them in your favourite La Boite à Grains store.

Camellia Sinensis Top 5

1) Organic Sencha Nagashima green tea

A must for green tea lovers! Produced by a farm cooperative in Japan, the Sencha Nagashima is a top-quality, certified organic green tea. The intense aroma has a herbaceous profile and fruity notes, making it a very pleasant green tea to enjoy every day.

2) Organic Matcha Sora green tea

Matcha Sora from Camellia Sinensis will seduce you with its finesse, herbaceous taste and seaweed notes. Produced in Japan for generations, this is a tea of excellence.

3) Organic Assam Breakfast black tea

Head to the plains of Assam in India to savor the delicious black tea of Assam Breakfast. Assam Breakfast black tea from Camellia Sinensis. Full-bodied with woody notes, the aromatic profile of this black tea makes it a judicious choice for the breakfast, but also to accompany dessert.

4) Organic Mao Feng green tea

Grown in India and inspired by China, Mao Feng from Camellia Sinensis is a certified organic green tea. Its lively aroma brings you sweet notes of apricot and honey, for pure pleasure in every sip.

5) Organic Yerba Maté

Destination Brazil to discover this variety of Yerba Maté appreciated for its stimulating properties and caffeine content. Yerba Maté from Camellia Sinensis is produced in an eco-responsible way and is certified organic.