Rooibos, honeybush and loose leaf herbs packed in Cape Town

We run a small packing room, not a warehouse. Every week we weigh out single-origin rooibos, honeybush, chamomile and dried mint into refill pouches, glass jars and sampler tins, then write the harvest month and brewing ratio on each label before the courier cutoff.

Kitchens, tearooms and guesthouses around South Africa order by weight and reorder the same blends on subscription. If you are new, the five-tin tasting set is the usual starting point.

Browse the herbal pantry Guesthouse and tearoom supply

Building a basket for a guesthouse or a shop? Start with the supply notes, or send us your delivery window.

What you get when you order from the packing room

Everything is weighed, labelled and sealed by hand in Cape Town. No warehouse, no long shelf life sitting in a distribution centre. Here is what that means for your kitchen, tearoom or guesthouse tray.

Harvest notes on every listing

Each page names the farm, the picking month and the drying method, so you know whether you are getting a fresh summer lot or the last of a winter cut before you commit to a pouch.

Brewing ratios that actually work

Grams per cup, water temperature and steep time sit next to the blend, not buried in a blog post. Useful when a new staff member takes over the tea tray or you are scaling a pot for a full dining room.

Refill pouches and reusable tins

Order the glass jar once, then keep topping it up with a refill pouch sized to match. The five-tin tasting set works the same way: keep the tins, replace the contents as you find your regular blends.

Notes field for the awkward details

Grind preference for spice mixes, a delivery window that suits a guesthouse check-in, or a gift message on a sampler box. Write it in the cart and it goes on the packing slip.

Same-day packing before courier cutoff

Orders placed before the cutoff leave the packing room the same day. Handy if a tearoom has run out midweek and needs a restock before the weekend rush.

Small runs, restocked weekly

Seasonal lots sell out and come back in limited quantities. If a blend disappears from the shelf, it is usually a matter of days rather than weeks before the next batch is weighed and labelled.

New to the range? Start with the five-tin tasting set, or browse the full loose leaf catalogue and see what is in stock this week. Guesthouses and tearooms setting up a standing order can read more on how we supply trade accounts.

What regulars keep coming back to

Three listings cover most reorders from our packing room: the plain rooibos, the evening blend, and the five-tin set new buyers usually start with. Every listing carries harvest notes and brewing ratios, so you know what you are steeping before the tin is open.

See the full catalogue

Cederberg Rooibos Loose Leaf

Single-origin red bush, 250 g refill pouch

One farm, one harvest, no blending. Long-cut leaf, deep amber cup in about five minutes, and it takes a second steep without going bitter.

Read the harvest notes

Honeybush and Chamomile Evening Blend

Loose leaf, 120 g glass jar

Honeybush and chamomile folded close to even, so neither flower takes over. Loose, not dusted, so it wants a strainer. Also good iced with orange.

Brewing ratios and notes

Five-Tin Tasting Set

Rooibos, honeybush, chamomile, mint, spice mix

Five 30 g tins with hand-written labels, for anyone working out which blend they actually drink. The set guesthouses order when trialling a new tea tray.

What is in the box

Start with the five-tin set, then reorder what you actually drink

Most new customers begin with the sampler because it settles the question faster than reading tasting notes. Five 30 g tins, hand-labelled, covering plain rooibos, honeybush, chamomile, dried mint and the house spice mix. Once you know your blend, the refill pouches and glass jars are the cheaper way to keep the shelf stocked.

We pack the same day if the order lands before the courier cutoff. Seasonal lots turn over weekly, so if a harvest note catches your eye, it is worth building the basket sooner rather than later.

Build your basket

Not sure where to begin? The subscription and supply options cover tearooms and guesthouses, and contact is the quickest route for delivery windows or a gift message.

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