# Good Hope Rooibos Tea > Loose-leaf rooibos from the Cape Floral region of South Africa. Naturally caffeine-free, sweet, earthy. The classic red-bush cup. - **URL:** https://sampsonecoshop.com/products/good-hope-rooibos-tea - **Type:** tea - **Brand:** THE METROPOLITAN TEA COMPANY LTD. - **Price:** 9.99 CAD - **Availability:** check store - **Tags:** herbal&wellnesstea, replenishable, rooibos, tea ## Description 🌿 Rooibos☕ Caffeine-Free🇿🇦 South Africa🌿 Loose Leaf The classic red-bush cup — South African rooibos, naturally sweet and caffeine-free. Rooibos isn’t a tea — it’s a needle-leaved shrub that grows in only one place on earth: the Cederberg mountains north of Cape Town, in South Africa’s Cape Floral region. The cut leaves are oxidised in the sun, which turns them from green to the deep red colour the cup is named for. Naturally caffeine-free, naturally sweet, and full-bodied without astringency — closer to a soft black tea than to most herbal cups. Drinks well neat, takes milk like a black tea, brews honestly into late evening without disturbing sleep. 🌿 Cederberg-Grown Grows in only one region of the world ☕ Caffeine-Free Brews honestly into late evening ✨ Naturally Sweet No flavouring needed — the leaf carries it ✨ **The Sampson Promise** We only put ingredients in our products that we would use on our own family. Every ingredient has a purpose. If it doesn’t need to be there, it isn’t. Type Rooibos (Red Bush) Caffeine None Origin Cederberg, South Africa Format Loose Leaf Steep Time 5–7 min Servings ~25 cups (50g) ## Tasting Notes 🌿 Soft Earthy Top Aroma Slightly sweet, slightly woody — the smell of fresh-cut hay rather than cooked herbs. Distinct, recognisable from a single sniff. 🍵 Full Body Body Rounder than most herbal cups — the long oxidation gives the brew a weight closer to a soft black tea. Holds its own with milk. 🍯 Honey-Sweet Finish Aftertaste A slow, natural sweetness closes the cup — no sugar required, no bitterness even on a long steep. The cup that tucks the day in. ## How to Brew 01 Measure One heaped teaspoon (about 2g) per 8oz cup. Rooibos is light by volume — fill the spoon properly. 02 Heat the Water Bring water to a full boil — 100°C / 212°F. Rooibos can take it; the long oxidation makes the leaf hardier than most green or white teas. 03 Steep 5–7 Minutes Longer than most teas. Rooibos won’t go bitter even on an extended steep — leave it longer for fuller body. Water 100°C Time 5–7 min Per Cup 1 heaped tsp Takes milk beautifully — drinks like a soft black tea with a splash, more comforting still with a small spoon of honey. South African families serve it that way late in the evening, when caffeine would be a problem. ## About the Tea 🌿 Rooibos Leaves The Plant Aspalathus linearis — a needle-leaved shrub native to the Cederberg mountains of South Africa, the only place on earth it grows commercially. Cut, bruised, and oxidised in the sun. ☀️ The Sun-Oxidation The Process What turns rooibos red — the cut leaves are spread out under the African sun for hours, where natural enzymes oxidise the chlorophyll into the deep red the cup is named for. ✨ Single Ingredient The Honesty Just rooibos. No flavours, no blending. The sweetness, the body, the colour — all come from the leaf itself. In the tin Rooibos. Origin & Sourcing Single-origin rooibos from the Cederberg region of South Africa — the only part of the world where rooibos grows commercially. Whole-cut, sun-oxidised, brewed for the Sampson shelf the way South African families have brewed it for generations. ## Images - https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0571/5319/2067/files/good-hope-rooibos-tea-2461814.jpg?v=1780653428 - https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0571/5319/2067/files/good-hope-rooibos-tea-2822955.jpg?v=1780653429