Green Organic Rooibos Loose Leaf Herbal Tea

🍵 The Leaf — Unfermented organic rooibos from South Africa's Cederberg mountains, minimally processed to preserve its natural freshness and pale golden colour
🍵 The Cup — A clear, softly glowing golden infusion — lighter and brighter than traditional red rooibos, with a clean, inviting clarity
🍵 The Character — Gently sweet and lightly grassy, with a faint honeyed warmth and a subtle, clean tang on the finish — smooth throughout, free from bitterness
🍵 The Moment — Naturally caffeine free and easy on the palate, it suits any hour, from a calm morning cup to a genuinely soothing evening drink

Green rooibos is the unfermented counterpart to the familiar red rooibos of South Africa — and for those who know only the deeper, earthier character of the red variety, it comes as something of a revelation. While red rooibos undergoes a natural process of fermentation and oxidation that gives it its warm amber colour and robust character, green rooibos is harvested and carefully dried before any oxidation can take place. The result is something altogether lighter: a fresher, more delicate infusion that preserves the plant's natural colour, retains a higher concentration of its naturally occurring antioxidants, and delivers a noticeably brighter, cleaner cup.

This is an organically grown variety, cultivated in the Cederberg mountain region of South Africa's Western Cape — the only place on earth where the Aspalathus linearis plant grows naturally. The rugged landscape, poor acidic soils, and hot, dry summers create conditions that have shaped rooibos for centuries, and organic cultivation here means no synthetic pesticides or fertilisers interfere with that natural, unhurried character.

The infusion pours a beautiful pale gold, with a clean clarity that sets it immediately apart from the deeper amber of red rooibos. On the palate it is smooth and gently sweet, with a soft grassy freshness, a faint honeyed warmth, and a subtly tangy finish. It is naturally free from bitterness and remarkably easy to drink — approachable for those new to rooibos, and quietly interesting for those who already know it well. Naturally caffeine free, it is a tea that fits any moment in the day with equal ease.

Since 2008, High Teas London has been one of the country's leading independent tea specialists. With over 350 teas and infusions — one of the largest collections in the country — our aim has always been to source teas that offer something genuinely worth drinking, and Green Organic Rooibos is a fine example of that approach.

Ingredients: Organic green rooibos.

Brewing Note: Green rooibos is more forgiving than many teas, but a little care brings out the best of its character. Use freshly boiled water at 100°C — the full boil suits this infusion well — and steep for 5 to 7 minutes. A shorter steep of around 4 minutes gives a lighter, more delicate result; leaving it a little longer deepens the flavour without introducing any bitterness, which makes it a particularly easy and relaxed tea to work with. Green rooibos also cold brews beautifully: add a generous measure to cold water and leave in the fridge for 6 to 8 hours for a naturally sweet, refreshing iced infusion that needs no sweetening at all.