Rooibos Super fine cut (SFC): Sometimes also known as ‘teabag’ cut, purchased mainly in Europe & north America when the Rooibos is further processed & packed by high speed teabag packing machines. |
Rooibos Short cut: A slightly coarser cut than SFC, also sold for certain packed tea products when blended with other herbs and/or fruit teas. |
Rooibos Superior Long cut: Top end of the quality chain, used and mainly sold as ‘loose’ tea but also an excellent base for blended (loose) fruit & herbal teas. |
Rooibos Choice Grade: Slightly courser cut size than the above- mentioned products and with a higher % stem content. In South Africa the ‘choice’ grade is often used for (tagless) of the rooibos characteristics, taste and health benefits. |
Rooibos Recycled Rooibos: These are customized grades prepared from a certain percentage waste products according to customers preferences. |
Rooibos dust: These are customized grades prepared from a certain percentage waste products according to customers preferences. |
Honeybush Super Fine Cut: Honeybush tea has a sweet, spicy honey flavour. It is a dark/light brown colour with a light cup infusion. Super Fine Cut is known as the ‘teabag cut’ and is mostly used for string and tag teabags . |
Honeybus Coarse Cut: A coarser cut than the Super Fine Cut, used mostly for packed loose tea. Often blended with Rooibos. |
Rooibos buchu blend
Buchu rooibos blend, organic & non-organic, fair-trade + non-fairtrade.
Flavour & Taste:
- Carmien’s blend of buchu and rooibos for extra goodness, more flavour & fullness, direct from the Cedarberg Mountain.
Grades available:
- Super fine cut (SFC) - Teabag cut
- Short cut (SC) - Teabag cut
(see also grading)
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Green Rooibos Tea
Green rooibos (un–fermented), organic & non-organic, fairtrade & non-fairtrade.
Flavour & Taste:
- A typical green tea flavour and nose with a clear cup infusion.
Grades available:
- Medium cut (MC)
(see also grading)
Health Benefits:
Natural Rooibos
Rooibos (fermented), organic + non-organic, fairtrade & non-fairtrade.
Flavour & Taste:
- A superior well-balanced tea with a natural full aroma and typical full sweet characteristic taste & flavour profile of rooibos.
Grades available:
- Super fine cut (SFC) - Teabag cut
- Short cut (SC) - Teabag cut
- Long cut (LC) - Loose leaftea
- Choice
- Re-cycled(B80)
(see also grading)
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Honeybush
Honeybush (fermented), organic & non-organic, non-fairtrade.
Flavour & Taste:
- The typical more spicy full flavour from two most popular varieties of honeybush – Cyclopedia Intermedia & Cyclopedia Suptenata.
Grades available:
- Super fine cut (SFC) - Teabag cut
- Fine cut (FC) - Teabag cut
- Coarse cut (CC) - Loose leaftea
(see also grading)
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Rooibos Honeybush blend
Rooibos Honeybush blend (fermented), organic & non-organic, non-fairtrade.
Flavour & Taste:
- Carmien’s blend of honeybush and rooibos for more flavour & fullness.
Grades available:
- Short cut (SC) - Teabag cut
- Long cut (LC) - Loose leaftea
(see also grading)
Health Benefits:
Rooibos Honeybush Hoodia blend
Rooibos Honeybush Hoodia blend, organic & non-organic.
Flavour & Taste:
- Carmien’s “slimmingtea blend”.
Grades available:
- Short cut (SC) - Teabag cut
(see also grading)
Health Benefits:
Green Tea blend (Green Honeybush with mint & Rooibos Buchu)
Green Honeybush with mint, Rooibos Buchu, organic & non-organic.
Flavour & Taste:
- Carmien’s blend of green honeybush subtly flavoured with mint blended with rooibos and buchu.
Grades available:
- Short cut (SC) - Teabag cut
(see also grading)
Health Benefits:
Rooibos Camomile blend
Rooibos Camomile blend, non-organic, non-fairtrade.
Flavour & Taste:
- Carmien’s rooibos, camomile, rose-hips & hibuscus blend for full flavour, red cup and a good nights rest.
Grades available:
- Super fine cut (SFC) - Teabag cut
- Short cut (SC) - Teabag cut
|(see also grading)
Health Benefits: