Country of Origin: South Africa
Grade: Choice
Grade #1
Altitude: 1500-2500 feet above sea level
Manufacture Type: Fermentation turns the leaves from green to deep red and gives a slightly sweet note.
Cup Characteristics: Fruity with
sweet notes. Vanilla flavoring gives the Rooibos a wonderful jazzy depth.
Infusion: Reddish orange to
full color (depends on brewing time and quantity used)
Ingredients: Luxury
rooibos, Calendula petals, Almond slices, Natural flavors.
Infomation:
Is there any
other street in the United States that conjures up as many exotic images as does Bourbon Street in the heart of New Orleans’
French Quarter? From Voodoo to Jazz and Burlesque to Mardi Gras, Bourbon is the street where anything can, and does, happen.
(Don’t believe it? Pick up a copy of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole - considered by some to
be the most accurate depiction of the French Quarter ever written. And it’s hilarious!) Or if you prefer, take a trip
to New Orleans and experience the street for yourself.
It was during
one such visit that our Master Taster came up with the idea for this blend. While perusing the shops of the French Quarter
one evening, he caught a whiff of toasty Vanilla drifting from an alley. The smell was so hypnotizing he felt compelled to
follow it and soon discovered that it was coming from a small makeshift voodoo shrine someone had constructed. He decided
to capture the enticing character he had experienced and blend it with pure, caffeine free, South African Rooibos to reflect
the African roots of the voodoo he had stumbled across. The result is an exceptionally smooth herbal tea with mysterious character
and subtle notes of fresh vanilla. Enjoy a cup today. (Or we’ll turn you into a goat!)
200 ml (about 7 ounces)
of brewed Rooibos contains the following nutrients:
Nutrient Function in the
Body per 200 ml
Iron (Fe) | Essential
for transport of oxygen in the blood | 0.07 mg |
Potassium (K) | Assists
certain metabolic functions | 7.12 mg |
Calcium (Ca) | Necessary
for strong teeth and bones | 1.09 mg |
Copper (Cu) | Assists
certain metabolic processes | 0.07 mg |
Zinc (Zn) | Necessary
for normal growth and development of healthy skin | 0.04
mg |
Magnesium (Mg) | Promotes
a healthy nervous system and other metabolic processes | 1.57
mg |
Fluoride (F) | Necessary
for strong teeth and bones | 0.22 mg |
Manganese (Mn) | Assists
metabolic processes and bone growth and development | 0.04
mg |
Sodium (Na) | Necessary
for fluid and acid-base balance | 6.16 mg |
Hot
tea brewing method: Bring
freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon of Rooibos for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water
into the pot, cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes. Pour into your cup; add milk and sugar to taste.
Iced
tea brewing method: (to
make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of Rooibos into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled
water over the Rooibos. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the Rooibos into the serving
pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste.
