Single-origin leaf sold by weight, refill pouches, glass jars and sampler tins, each listing carrying its own harvest note and brewing ratio. Stock turns weekly, so seasonal lots come and go in small runs.
Three listings that cover most of what leaves the packing room: a single-origin rooibos, an evening blend built for guesthouse trays, and the sampler most people order before they commit to a full pouch. Filter by format below, or sort by harvest date when a seasonal lot lands.
Single-origin red bush, 250 g refill pouch
This is the plain rooibos we keep coming back to: one farm, one harvest, no blending. The long-cut leaf brews a deep amber cup in about five minutes and holds up to a second steep without turning bitter. Harvest notes on the listing cover the picking month and the drying method, and the refill pouch is sized to top up a 500 ml jar. Caffeine free, so it works as an evening cup or as a base for our spice mixes.
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Loose leaf, 120 g glass jar
Honeybush brings a gentle sweetness that chamomile alone tends to miss, and we keep the ratio close to even so neither flower dominates. The blend is loose, not dusted, so it needs a strainer rather than a tea bag. Brewing ratios on the listing suggest 3 g per 250 ml at 95°C for four minutes. It is the blend guesthouses tend to reorder for evening trays, and it also works iced with a slice of orange.
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Rooibos, honeybush, chamomile, mint, spice mix
The tasting set is how most new customers start: five 30 g tins covering our plain rooibos, honeybush, chamomile infusion, dried mint and a house spice mix. Each tin carries a hand-written label with the blend name and a short brewing note on the base. It is also the set we send to guesthouses trialling a new tea tray. Tins are refillable, and the sampler box fits through a standard letterbox for courier drop-off.
View listingEvery listing is built around how the tea gets used at home or on a guesthouse tray, not around shelf decoration. Here is what you can count on when you order.
Rooibos, honeybush, chamomile and mint go out in 120 g, 250 g and 500 g lots. Long-cut leaf, not dust, so a strainer is part of the routine. Refill pouches are sized to top up the glass jars without spilling.
Picking month, drying method and the farm lot sit next to the brewing ratios. If a seasonal lot runs out, the page says so and the next small run gets its own note rather than quietly swapping in a different leaf.
Roughly 3 g per 250 ml at 95°C for four minutes is the starting point on most blends. Rooibos takes a second steep without going bitter; chamomile and mint are better drunk fresh, so the notes say that plainly.
Buy the jar once, then keep topping it up. Pouches are lighter for courier and cheaper to send to guesthouses ordering in bulk for a tea tray rotation.
The five-tin set covers plain rooibos, honeybush, chamomile, dried mint and a house spice mix. Hand-labelled, refillable, and small enough to work out which blend you actually finish before committing to a larger lot.
Grind preference, a delivery window, or a gift message can be written straight into the cart. Orders packed before the courier cutoff go out the same day from the Cape Town packing room.
Not sure where to start? The five-tin tasting set is the usual first order, and the subscription and guesthouse supply options cover the regulars who reorder the same three blends.
Most of what people ask comes down to weight, brewing and how the tins travel. Here are the answers we give most often in the packing room.
Roughly 3 g per 250 ml for rooibos and honeybush, a little less for chamomile and mint. Every listing carries its own ratio and steep time, because long-cut leaf and finer blends behave differently. A 250 g pouch usually covers around eighty cups.
The rooibos, honeybush, chamomile and mint lines are all caffeine free. The house spice mix is built on rooibos as a base, so it stays caffeine free too. Nothing in the pantry is blended with black or green tea leaf.
Pouches are the cheaper way to keep a jar topped up and take less shelf space in a busy kitchen. Glass jars suit open shelving and guesthouse trays where the label needs to be read at a glance. Both hold the same leaf.
We buy in small harvest lots and pack weekly, so a seasonal picking can run out before the next delivery lands. When that happens the listing stays up with a restock note rather than swapping in a different farm.
Yes. The cart has a running note field for grind preference, a delivery window, or a gift message to go in the box. Orders packed before the courier cutoff go out the same day.
Most start with the five-tin tasting set to test a new tea tray, then settle into repeat tins of the honeybush and chamomile evening blend. Larger kitchens tend to move to refill pouches once the tins are in rotation.
Still unsure which blend fits your shelf? The help page walks through brewing and storage, and you can reach the packing room through contact.