True tea is prepared from the cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Rooibos is not a true tea, but a member of the legume family. When you brew Rooibos the result is, strictly speaking, a herbal infusion (known as a tisane). This matters if you are a tea aficionado - but as far as most people are concerned it is Rooibos tea.

The vibrant reddish amber color of Rooibos develops naturally during the post-harvest oxidation process.  This is often referred to as “fermentation” but this term is slightly misleading.  It does not involve microbes like the fermentation of alcoholic beverages - it is caused by an enzyme called polyphenoloxidase. 

Rooibos is unique and rare.  It grows wild in the Cederberg Mountains a couple of hours north of Cape Town – and nowhere else.  The hot and dry summers, winter rainfall and coarse sandy soil are ideally suited to the Rooibos plant.

The indigenous people have used it to brew tea for as long as anyone can remember.  In more recent times local farmers attempted to cultivate it as a crop.  This proved exceedingly difficult but they eventually succeeded.  This combination of distinctive ecosystem and specialist knowledge means that all the Rooibos in the world comes from one tiny community in South Africa’s Western Cape. 

“Roy-Boss”.  Easy!

If you would like to see our fun video on the correct way to pronounce Rooibos then click here. 

Yes, totally. It contains no colourants, additives or preservatives.

No.  Despite its naturally sweet taste it’s totally sugar free and has no calories or kilojoules. 

It rather depends on your own personal preference. The standard method is to steep your loose tea or teabag in boiling water for 4-5 minutes. Leave it in the water for longer to create a stronger and more flavorful beverage. It is much lower in tannins than regular tea so a longer brewing will not produce any bitter aftertaste.

Yes, you can drink a cuppa and then add more water to the teabag (which you’ve left in your cup or pot) or put your strained leaves back into the pot then top it up with more boiling water.  You can do this two or three times – it’s a cuppa that keeps on giving!  

This is a matter of personal taste.  Rooibos is naturally sweet so you don’t need to add sugar.  But some people do prefer to add sugar or maybe honey.  Again, adding milk is a matter of personal preference.

Yes, just brew as normal and then chill it.  Or cold brew it (see below).

You just steep some tea bags or loose tea in a pitcher of cold water for about 12 hours in a refrigerator then enjoy as delicious iced Rooibos. 

Same process as cold brewed but you leave the pitcher in the sun for a couple of hours, then chill or serve with ice.

Basically it is Rooibos served with hot milk – a great bedtime treat as it’s caffeinefree.  There are different variations you can try but basically you brew a couple tea bags or teaspoon of loose leaves in a small cup of water that’s just boiled.  Let it steep until you have a strong concentrate.  

You might (according to taste) add sugar, honey or maple syrup.  Maybe add some cinnamon or vanilla essence.  Add hot milk (you can froth it if you like) to your tea concentrate using a 1:1 ratio to ensure that the tea flavor stays strong. 

Yes, yes, yes!  You’ll find some very tempting Rocktail ideas if you visit our blog.

Absolutely.  It adds an extra depth of flavor to a wide variety of recipes from roasts to cakes and desserts to bread.Check out our blog for recipes that rock!  

You bet!  Just use your imagination or whet your appetite with the smoothie ideas on our blog.

Green Rooibos comes from the same plant but is just processed in a different way.  The oxidisation stage is missed out, so rather than turning redder and sweeter it retains its green color and grassy mineral-like flavor.

Rooibos provides income and employment to more than 5000 people in the Cederberg region.  The annual crop earns an estimated R500 million per year.  Most Rooibos farms provide housing and schooling for the local people who work on the Rooibos farms. 

What’s more, the industry as a whole pays 1.5% of the value of each year’s crop to the indigenous Khoi San people who used the plant for hundreds of years before it began to be cultivated on a large scale.  This payment usually amounts to roughly $650,000 a year.

Organic Rooibos is grown without the use of any artificial fertilisers or pesticides. The organic status of the product is monitored by various international organizations that provide organic certification.  Rooibos Rocks is certified organic and non-GMO by the US Department of Agriculture.

Rooibos Chai from Rooibos Rocks is regular Natural Rooibos tea spiced up with a fragrant Chai blend of star anise, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and a pop of pepper.  All of these added ingredients are organic.

Rooibos Chai combines the incredibly smooth, gentle, sweet and slightly nutty taste of Rooibos with a aromatic twist of spicy tanginess.  

Rooibos is unique and rare.  It grows wild in the Cederberg Mountains a couple of hours north of Cape Town – and nowhere else.  The hot and dry summers, winter rainfall and coarse sandy soil are ideally suited to the Rooibos plant.

The indigenous people have used it to brew tea for as long as anyone can remember.  In more recent times local farmers attempted to cultivate it as a crop.  This proved exceedingly difficult but they eventually succeeded.  This combination of distinctive ecosystem and specialist knowledge means that all the Rooibos in the world comes from one tiny community in South Africa’s Western Cape. 

“Roy-Boss”.  Easy!

If you would like to see our fun video on the correct way to pronounce Rooibos then click here. 

Yes, totally. It contains no colourants, additives or preservatives.

No.  Despite its naturally sweet taste it’s totally sugar free and has no calories or kilojoules. 

It rather depends on your own personal preference.  The standard method is to steep your Rooibos Chai teabag in boiling water for 4-5 minutes.  Leave it in the water for longer to create a stronger and more flavorful beverage.  It is much lower in tannins than regular tea so a longer brewing will not produce any bitter aftertaste.  

It's naturally sweet and tastes delicious hot or cold with honey and a slice of lemon. Some like to add a splash of milk, but we prefer it natural. Rooibos Tea can also be used for a delicious Cold Brew, Sun Tea or Ice Tea.

Yes, yes, yes!  You’ll find some very tempting Rocktail ideas using Rooibos Chai if you visit our blog.

Absolutely.  Rooibos Chai adds an extra depth of flavor to a wide variety of recipes from roasts to cakes and desserts to bread.Check out our blog for recipes that rock!  

This is a matter of personal taste.  Rooibos is naturally sweet so you don’t need to add sugar.  But some people do prefer to add sugar or maybe honey.  Again, adding milk is a matter of personal preference.

Yes, just brew as normal and then chill it.  Or cold brew it (see below).

You just steep some Rooibos Chai tea bags in a pitcher of cold water for about 12 hours in a refrigerator then enjoy as delicious iced Rooibos. 

Same process as cold brewed but you leave the pitcher in the sun for a couple of hours, then chill or serve with ice.

Basically it is Rooibos Chai served with hot milk – a great bedtime treat as it’s caffeine-free.  There are different variations you can try but basically you brew a couple tea bags in a small cup of water that’s just boiled.  Let it steep until you have a strong concentrate.  

You might (according to taste) add sugar, honey or maple syrup.  Add hot milk (you can froth it if you like) to your tea concentrate using a 1:1 ratio to ensure that the tea flavor stays strong. 

You bet!  Just use your imagination or whet your appetite with the smoothie ideas on our blog.

Rooibos and organic ingredients used for Rooibos provides income and employment to more than 5000 people in the Cederberg region.  The annual crop earns an estimated R500 million per year.  Most Rooibos farms provide housing and schooling for the local people who work on the Rooibos farms. 

What’s more, the industry as a whole pays 1.5% of the value of each year’s crop to the indigenous Khoi San people who used the plant for hundreds of years before it began to be cultivated on a large scale.  This payment usually amounts to roughly $650,000 a year.

Organic Rooibos and the organic ingredients in Rooibos Chai are grown without the use of any artificial fertilisers or pesticides. The organic status of the product is monitored by various international organizations that provide organic certification.  Rooibos Rocks is certified organic and non-GMO by the US Department of Agriculture.

Green Rooibos is made from the same plant as traditional Rooibos. The only difference is in the processing. For traditional Rooibos, the green leaves and stems of the plant are crushed and “fermented” before drying. The fermentation step is actually an oxidation process brought about by enzymes and chemicals naturally present in the plant. In the case of Green Rooibos, the fermentation process is skipped, and the “green” leaves and stems are dried directly. Different processes are used to prevent oxidation. When you brew Green (unfermented) Rooibos as an infusion has a lighter tan/yellow colour than fermented Rooibos and a very mild “green” taste reminiscent of green tea.

Green Rooibos has higher levels of antioxidants than traditional fermented Rooibos and demonstrates even higher antioxidant and – in some cases – antimutagenic (cancer-fighting) activities.

Green Rooibos is not a Green Tea.  Green Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis bush but Green Rooibos comes from the African Aspalathus linearis bush.  

Green Rooibos provides many health benefits.   Research suggests it can improve heart health by lowering blood pressure. It may also lower "bad" cholesterol and raise “good” cholesterol in people who are at risk of heart disease. Unlike Green Tea, Green Rooibos tea is 100% caffeine-free and very low in tannins.  Green and Black Tea are both very high in tannins, natural compounds that interfere with the body’s ability to absorb certain nutrients such as iron.

How you drink your Green Rooibos Tea is a matter of personal choice.  Most people steep their Green Rooibos tea for 4-5 minutes in hot water.  This produces a deliciously light cuppa with a lovely mellow taste that exhibits a slight natural sweetness.  

Regular Green Teas and Black Teas can be a little bitter and astringent because they have high levels of tannin.  If you steep these teas for longer this releases more tannins and makes them more bitter and astringent. Green Rooibos is low in tannins so steeping it for longer will create a stronger, more flavorful beverage, without bitterness.   

Rooibos is unique and rare.  It grows wild in the Cederberg Mountains a couple of hours north of Cape Town – and nowhere else.  The hot and dry summers, winter rainfall and coarse sandy soil are ideally suited to the Rooibos plant.

The indigenous people have used it to brew tea for as long as anyone can remember.  In more recent times local farmers attempted to cultivate it as a crop.  This proved exceedingly difficult but they eventually succeeded.  This combination of distinctive ecosystem and specialist knowledge means that all the Rooibos in the world, including Green Rooibos, comes from one tiny community in South Africa’s Western Cape. 

Yes, Green Rooibos is a pure and natural product as it contains no colourants, additives or preservatives.

No, Green Rooibos is naturally sugar free and has no calories or kilojoules.

True tea is prepared from the cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.  Rooibos, and Green Rooibos, is not a true tea, but a member of the legume family.  When you brew Green Rooibos the result is, strictly speaking, a herbal infusion (known as a tisane).  This matters if you are a tea aficionado - but as far as most people are concerned it is Green Rooibos tea.

Rooibos provides income and employment to more than 5000 people in the Cederberg region.  The annual crop earns an estimated R500 million per year.  Most Rooibos farms provide housing and schooling for the local people who work on the Rooibos farms. 

What’s more, the industry as a whole pays 1.5% of the value of each year’s crop to the indigenous Khoi San people who used the plant for hundreds of years before it began to be cultivated on a large scale.  This payment usually amounts to roughly $650,000 a year.

This is a matter of personal taste. But some people do prefer to add sugar or maybe honey.  Again, adding milk is a matter of personal preference.

Yes, just brew as normal and then chill it.  Or cold brew it (see below).

You just steep some Green Rooibos tea bags in a pitcher of cold water for about 12 hours in a refrigerator then enjoy as delicious iced Rooibos. 

Same process as cold brewed but you leave the pitcher in the sun for a couple of hours, then chill or serve with ice.

You bet!  Just use your imagination or whet your appetite with the smoothie ideas on our blog.

You can use any of our teas in your smoothies, just swop out for the variety you have. 

Organic Green Rooibos is grown without the use of any artificial fertilisers or pesticides. The organic status of the product is monitored by various international organizations that provide organic certification.  Rooibos Rocks is certified organic and non-GMO by the US Department of Agriculture.

True tea is prepared from the cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Rooibos is not a true tea, but a member of the legume family. When you brew Rooibos the result is, strictly speaking, a herbal infusion (known as a tisane). This matters if you are a tea aficionado - but as far as most people are concerned it is Rooibos tea.

The vibrant reddish amber color of Rooibos develops naturally during the post-harvest oxidation process.  This is often referred to as “fermentation” but this term is slightly misleading.  It does not involve microbes like the fermentation of alcoholic beverages - it is caused by an enzyme called polyphenoloxidase. 

Rooibos is unique and rare.  It grows wild in the Cederberg Mountains a couple of hours north of Cape Town – and nowhere else.  The hot and dry summers, winter rainfall and coarse sandy soil are ideally suited to the Rooibos plant.

The indigenous people have used it to brew tea for as long as anyone can remember.  In more recent times local farmers attempted to cultivate it as a crop.  This proved exceedingly difficult but they eventually succeeded.  This combination of distinctive ecosystem and specialist knowledge means that all the Rooibos in the world comes from one tiny community in South Africa’s Western Cape. 

“Roy-Boss”.  Easy!

If you would like to see our fun video on the correct way to pronounce Rooibos then click here. 

Yes, totally. It contains no colourants, additives or preservatives.

No.  Despite its naturally sweet taste it’s totally sugar free and has no calories or kilojoules. 

It rather depends on your own personal preference.  The standard method is to steep your looseleaf Rooibos tea in boiling water for 4-5 minutes.  Leave it in the water for longer to create a stronger and more flavorful beverage.  It is much lower in tannins that regular tea so a longer brewing will not produce any bitter aftertaste. 

Yes, you can drink a cuppa, put your strained leaves back into the pot and then top it up with more boiling water.  You can do this two or three times – it’s a cuppa that keeps on giving!  

This is a matter of personal taste.  Rooibos is naturally sweet so you don’t need to add sugar.  But some people do prefer to add sugar or maybe honey.  Again, adding milk is a matter of personal preference.

Yes, just brew as normal and then chill it.  Or cold brew it (see below).

You just steep some Looseleaf Rooibos in a pitcher of cold water for about 12 hours in a refrigerator then enjoy as delicious iced Rooibos. 

Same process as cold brewed but you leave the pitcher in the sun for a couple of hours, then chill or serve with ice.

Basically it is Rooibos served with hot milk – a great bedtime treat as it’s caffeine-free.  There are different variations you can try but basically you brew a couple of teaspoon of loose leaves in a small cup of water that’s just boiled.  Let it steep until you have a strong concentrate.  

You might (according to taste) add sugar, honey or maple syrup.  Maybe add some cinnamon or vanilla essence.  Add hot milk (you can froth it if you like) to your tea concentrate using a 1:1 ratio to ensure that the tea flavor stays strong. 

Yes, yes, yes!  You’ll find some very tempting Rocktail ideas if you visit our blog.

Absolutely.  It adds an extra depth of flavor to a wide variety of recipes from roasts to cakes and desserts to bread.Check out our blog for recipes that rock!  

You bet!  Just use your imagination or whet your appetite with the smoothie ideas on our blog.

Green Rooibos comes from the same plant but is just processed in a different way.  The oxidisation stage is missed out, so rather than turning redder and sweeter it retains its green color and grassy mineral-like flavor.

Rooibos provides income and employment to more than 5000 people in the Cederberg region.  The annual crop earns an estimated R500 million per year.  Most Rooibos farms provide housing and schooling for the local people who work on the Rooibos farms. 

What’s more, the industry as a whole pays 1.5% of the value of each year’s crop to the indigenous Khoi San people who used the plant for hundreds of years before it began to be cultivated on a large scale.  This payment usually amounts to roughly $650,000 a year.

Organic Rooibos is grown without the use of any artificial fertilisers or pesticides. The organic status of the product is monitored by various international organizations that provide organic certification.  Rooibos Rocks is certified organic and non-GMO by the US Department of Agriculture.

The plant is similar to Rooibos and comes from the same basic family.  The leaves are collected and processed in the same way as Rooibos and once oxidised looks just alike.  It does, however, taste slightly sweeter than its cousin.  Other than that it has many of the same properties as Rooibos, including the fact it is caffeine-free and sugar free.

Honeybush is the same warm reddish brown color as Rooibos.

Like Rooibos, Honeybush is a rare plant that is unique to a very specific region in South Africa – but one that is slightly different from its red bush cousin.  Honeybush grows wild in the coastal districts of the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces, from Darling to Port Elizabeth. It is formally farmed in very few areas, the most prolific of those being in the mountains north of the Cape of Good Hope.

Longer than anyone can remember.  The use of Honeybush tea was first documented in 1705. In 1772 a Swedish botanist recorded that he found “honigtee” during one of his field trips in the Cape region.  The earliest record of Cape colonists using it as a medicinal plant dates back to 1830.

Yes, totally.  It contains no colourants, additives or preservatives.

No.  Despite its naturally sweet taste it’s totally sugar free and has no calories or kilojoules.

It rather depends on your own personal preference.  The standard method is to steep your Honeybush teabag in boiling water for 4-5 minutes.  Leave it in the water for longer to create a stronger and more flavorful beverage.  It is much lower in tannins that regular tea so a longer brewing will not produce any bitter aftertaste. 

Organic honeybush is grown without the use of any artificial fertilisers or pesticides. The organic status of the product is monitored by various international organizations that provide organic certification.

Yes, you can drink a cuppa and then add more water to the teabag (which you’ve left in your cup or pot) or put your strained leaves back into the pot then top it up with more boiling water.  You can do this two or three times – it’s a cuppa that keeps on giving!  

This is a matter of personal taste.  Rooibos is naturally sweet so you don’t need to add sugar.  But some people do prefer to add sugar or maybe honey.  Again, adding milk is a matter of personal preference.

Yes, just brew as normal and then chill it.  Or cold brew it (see below).

You just steep some Honeybush tea bags in a pitcher of cold water for about 12 hours in a refrigerator then enjoy as delicious iced Honeybush. 

Same process as cold brewed but you leave the pitcher in the sun for a couple of hours, then chill or serve with ice.

Basically it is Honeybush served with hot milk – a great bedtime treat as it’s caffeine-free.  There are different variations you can try but basically you brew a couple of Honeybush teabags in a small cup of water that’s just boiled.  Let it steep until you have a strong concentrate.  

You might (according to taste) add sugar, honey or maple syrup.  Maybe add some cinnamon or vanilla essence.  Add hot milk (you can froth it if you like) to your tea concentrate using a 1:1 ratio to ensure that the tea flavor stays strong. 

Yes, yes, yes!  You’ll find some very tempting Rocktail ideas if you visit our blog – just substitute Honeybush for Rooibos.

Absolutely.  It adds an extra depth of flavor to a wide variety of recipes from roasts to cakes and desserts to bread.  Check out our blog for recipes that rock – just substitute Honeybush for Rooibos.

You bet!  Just use your imagination or whet your appetite with the smoothie ideas on our blog – just substitute Honeybush for Rooibos.

Honeybush provides income and employment for the indigenous people who work on the farms in coastal districts of the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces.  Most of these farms also provide housing and schooling for the local people.

Rooibos and Honeybush is sustainably and ethically farmed, supporting the local communities in the area it is grown and helps to provide housing and schooling for the local farming families.

Organic Honeybush is grown without the use of any artificial fertilisers or pesticides. The organic status of the product is monitored by various international organizations that provide organic certification.  Rooibos Rocks is certified organic and non-GMO by the US Department of Agriculture.

Rooibos is a shrub that only grows in the Cederberg Mountain region of South Africa’s Western Cape.  It has needle-like green leaves.  Once harvested these spines undergo an oxidisation process which creates the reddish brown coloring and distinctive flavor.  The correct botanical name is Aspalathus linearis.  However, as that is a bit of a mouthful, and many struggle with the correct pronunciation of Rooibos, it is popularly referred to as “redbush” or “African red tea”.  Rooibos tea is incredibly smooth and gentle with a natural sweetness and slightly nutty taste. It is Full-Bodied with No Bitter Aftertaste.

Green Rooibos is made from the same plant as traditional Rooibos. The only difference is in the processing. For traditional Rooibos, the green leaves and stems of the plant are crushed and “fermented” before drying. The fermentation step is actually an oxidation process brought about by enzymes and chemicals naturally present in the plant. In the case of Green Rooibos, the fermentation process is skipped, and the “green” leaves and stems are dried directly. Different processes are used to prevent oxidation. When you brew Green (unfermented) Rooibos as an infusion has a lighter tan/yellow colour than fermented Rooibos and a very mild “green” taste reminiscent of green tea.

Honeybush tea comes from the Cyclopia intermedia bush.  Its vibrant yellow flowers give off a sweet smell of honey, hence the name.  The plant is similar to Rooibos and comes from the same basic family.  Honeybush grows wild in the coastal districts of the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces, from Darling to Port Elizabeth. It is formally farmed in very few areas, the most prolific of those being in the mountains north of the Cape of Good Hope. The leaves are collected and processed in the same way as Rooibos and once oxidised looks just alike.  It is the same warm reddish brown color as Rooibos but tastes slightly sweeter than its cousin.  Other than that it has many of the same properties as Rooibos, including the fact it is caffeine and sugar free.

Rooibos Rocks Chai is regular Rooibos tea spiced up with a fragrant Chai blend of star anise, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and a pop of pepper.  All of these added ingredients are organic. Rooibos Chai combines the incredibly smooth, gentle, sweet and slightly nutty taste of Rooibos with a aromatic twist of spicy tanginess. 

True tea is prepared from the cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.  Rooibos and Honeybush are not a true tea, but a member of the legume family.  When you brew Rooibos or Honeybush the result is, strictly speaking, a herbal infusion (known as a tisane).  This matters if you are a tea aficionado - but as far as most people are concerned it is Rooibos tea or Honeybush Tea.

“Roy-Boss”.  Easy! If you would like to see our fun video on the correct way to pronounce Rooibos then click here.

Yes, totally.  They contain no colourants, additives or preservatives.

No.  Despite their naturally sweet taste they are totally sugar free and have no calories or kilojoules. 

It rather depends on your own personal preference.  The standard method is to steep your tea bag in boiling water for 4-5 minutes.  Leave it in the water for longer to create a stronger and more flavorful beverage.  It is much lower in tannins that regular tea so a longer brewing will not produce any bitter aftertaste. 

This is a matter of personal taste.  Rooibos is naturally sweet so you don’t need to add sugar.  But some people do prefer to add sugar or maybe honey.  Again, adding milk is a matter of personal preference.

Yes, just brew them as normal and then chill.  Or cold brew (see below).

You just steep some tea bags in a pitcher of cold water for about 12 hours in a refrigerator then enjoy as delicious iced rooibos or Honeybush. 

Same process as cold brewed but you leave the pitcher in the sun for a couple of hours, then chill or serve with ice.

Organic Rooibos and Honeybush are grown without the use of any artificial fertilisers or pesticides. The organic status of the product is monitored by various international organizations that provide organic certification.  Rooibos Rocks is certified organic and non-GMO by the US Department of Agriculture.

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