Rooibos Tea is indigenous to South Africa. It does not naturally grow anywhere else in the world. Khoisan Gourmet grows its own organic Rooibos Tea from organic-certified seedlings in the beautiful Cederberg Mountains in the Western Cape, South Africa.
The Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) shrubs are harvested, carefully bound in bundles and transported to our factory for cutting. What makes our Rooibos Tea stand out is our natural fermentation process overseen by our expert tea-maker. It is this process that results in the famous and desired rich ruby-red brown colour so characteristic of Rooibos Tea.
The fermented tea is then spread out and dried on our 9000sqm drying plane under the African sun. Once dry and collected, we store it in our tea warehouse according to international HACCP standards. The tea is subsequently sieved, sterilised and packed for export.
With an annual capacity of 3,500 tons Rooibos Tea, we oversee everything from planting of seedlings to harvesting, cutting, fermenting, sterilising and packing. Our annual capacity of Honeybush Tea is 200 tons. Download our Bulk Tea Grades to view our grades.
Made from 100% pure Rooibos dust. Granulated to improve the density of TBC.
Small, even particles. Optmised for fast tea bagging machines. Fast infusion rate: 1-4mm.
Medium sized, even particles. Moderate to fast infusion rate. 3-5mm.
Coarser particles of leaves and stems with a floral honey flavour. Moderate infusion rate. Length of more than 5mm.
