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Tick Tock

Tick Tock is a rooibos specialist, not a tea company with a rooibos on the side. We stock its Original Rooibos in 40 and 80 bag cartons and the Organic Green Rooibos, hand-harvested in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa. It is the evening cup for anyone who drinks builder's tea all day and wants the same habit after dinner, without the caffeine.

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About Tick Tock

Tick Tock is a rooibos specialist, not a tea company with a rooibos on the side. We stock its Original Rooibos in 40 and 80 bag cartons and the Organic Green Rooibos, hand-harvested in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa. It is the evening cup for anyone who drinks builder's tea all day and wants the same habit after dinner, without the caffeine.

About Tick Tock

Tick Tock is an independent, family-owned rooibos company. The family traces its rooibos story to Benjamin Ginsberg, who first perfected the brew in South Africa in 1903, and the brand says it was the first to introduce rooibos to the British market, in 1976. It is now headed by Bruce Ginsberg and his daughter Georgia, the fourth generation. Its rooibos comes from the Cederberg mountains north of Cape Town, where it is harvested by hand and cured in the traditional way.

Tick Tock is the evening cup for someone who drinks builder's tea all day and wants the same ritual after dinner without caffeine. The Original can be taken with or without milk, has a deep colour and full taste, and sits well with a shortbread finger or a plain oat biscuit. It also works iced with lemon. The Organic Green Rooibos is light and delicate, and the brand says it has no bitterness, so choose it if you find ordinary green tea too sharp.

Key facts

Four generations of one family Still independent and still run by the Ginsbergs.
Cederberg rooibos Hand-harvested and traditionally cured in South Africa.
Naturally caffeine free Rooibos is not a tea plant, so there is no caffeine to remove.
Green rooibos The natural oxidation is cut short with heat for a paler, lighter cup.
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Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 80 Tea Bags 180g, front of pack, available at teas.co.uk
Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 80 Tea Bags 180g

Tick Tock Original Rooibos is the plain red bush from the brand that put rooibos in ordinary British kitchens, picked into the teas.co.uk curator selection as the caffeine-free box that actually solves…

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Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 40 Tea Bags 90g, front of pack, available at teas.co.uk
Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 40 Tea Bags 90g

Tick Tock Original Rooibos is plain redbush in forty bags from a brand that makes nothing else, picked into the teas.co.uk curator selection as the unflavoured benchmark against which the vanilla and…

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Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g, front of pack, available at teas.co.uk
Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g

Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos is redbush that has not been oxidised.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Tick Tock may revise this green rooibos and its allergen wording; follow whatever your own pack says.Packaging:…

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Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 80 Tea Bags 180g, front of pack, available at teas.co.uk Sale Caffeine-free + Quick buy
Tick Tock Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 80 Tea Bags 180g After meals · Caffeine-Free · Evening
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Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 40 Tea Bags 90g, front of pack, available at teas.co.uk Sale Caffeine-free + Quick buy
Tick Tock Tick Tock Original Rooibos, 40 Tea Bags 90g Caffeine-Free · Evening · Sweet
£0.09/cup · 40 cups £4.50 £3.60
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Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g, front of pack, available at teas.co.uk Sale Caffeine-free + Quick buy
Tick Tock Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g Afternoon · Caffeine-Free · Floral
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Tick Tock: Frequently Asked Questions

teas.co.uk stocks 3 Tick Tock products, with live prices and stock shown on this page. UK delivery is free over £35.

Tick Tock is an independent, family-owned rooibos company. The family traces its rooibos story to Benjamin Ginsberg, who first perfected the brew in South Africa in 1903, and the brand says it was the first to introduce rooibos to the British market, in 1976. It is now headed by Bruce Ginsberg and his daughter Georgia, the fourth generation. Its rooibos comes from the Cederberg mountains north of Cape Town, where it is harvested by hand and cured in the traditional way.

Use fresh, just-boiled water for black teas (around 100°C) and slightly cooler water (75 to 85°C) for green and white teas, steeping 2 to 4 minutes to taste. See the teas.co.uk brewing calculator for the ideal temperature and time for each tea.