Rooibos

€6,00

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Rooibos is a reddish-brown herbal infusion from the Cederberg in South Africa, grown by the De Villiers family at Skimmelberg. The flavour is soft and lightly sweet, with an earthy body. Rooibos contains no caffeine and has held a European Protected Designation of Origin since 2021, alongside names such as Champagne.

Natural production

Direct trade

Description

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) grows exclusively in the fynbos of the Cederberg in South Africa. On the Waterval farm, at the foot of the Skimmelberg, the De Villiers family has been cultivating and processing this shrub for generations, without the involvement of external parties.

The name means "red bush" in Afrikaans, a reference to the reddish-brown colour that develops during oxidation. The flavour is soft and lightly sweet, with an earthy body. Rooibos is a herbal infusion and contains no caffeine.

Since 2021, rooibos has held a Protected Designation of Origin in the European Union, alongside names such as Champagne and Parma ham. Only rooibos from the Western and Northern Cape, including the Cederberg, may carry that name. The plant grows nowhere else in the world.

Product details

Tea class: Herbal infusion
Producer: Skimmelberg
Country of origin: South Africa
Ingredients: Rooibos (*Aspalathus linearis*)
Tasting profile: Sweet, Earthy
Caffeine: No

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Rooibos

€6,00

How to brew this tea

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

Quantity

2g (200ml)

Temperature

100°C

Infusion time

5- 7 min

The story behind the tea: Skimmelberg

At the foot of the Skimmelberg, in South Africa's Cederberg mountains, the family business of the same name has grown and processed rooibos and buchu for generations on their farm, Waterval. Neither plant grows wild anywhere else in the world.

The farm works without synthetic fertiliser, holds CERES organic certification, and received a licence to process buchu commercially in 2013, followed by a Benefit Sharing Agreement with the Khoi-Khoi and San, the communities who first understood buchu's medicinal properties.