# Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £3.60 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/tick-tock-organic-green-rooibos-tea-40-pack-72g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/tick-tock-organic-green-rooibos-tea-40-pack-72g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Tick Tock **Price:** £3.60 GBP **Caffeine:** Caffeine-Free **GTIN:** 5032558003047 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos is redbush that has not been oxidised.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Brew it just off the boil for five minutes and drink it without milk: it pours pale gold rather than rust red, and it is light and grassy where ordinary redbush is warm and woody. Naturally caffeine-free rather than decaffeinated.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos is the version of redbush that most people have never met. Ordinary rooibos is rust red because the cut needles are bruised and left to oxidise before drying, exactly as black tea is. Green rooibos skips that step: the same plant, dried straight, so it never turns red at all. What comes out of the mug is pale gold rather than deep rust, and it tastes nothing like the red version. The comparison that makes it click is the one between black tea and green tea, which are also the same plant treated two ways. Red rooibos is warm, woody and sweet. Green rooibos is light, grassy and faintly floral, with a delicacy that the red version has no interest in. It is still naturally caffeine-free, because that is a property of the plant rather than of the processing, and this box is sold as organic, which is the other half of what you are paying the extra for. The Taste Profile Grassy Freshness: ●●●●○ (4/5) The defining note, and the thing that separates it from red rooibos entirely. Clean and green rather than warm and woody. Floral Lift: ●●●○○ (3/5) A light floral edge behind the grass, which the oxidised red version loses completely. Body: ●●○○○ (2/5) Noticeably lighter than red rooibos. This is a tea you drink black; milk buries it. Caffeine: ○○○○○ (0/5) None. Naturally caffeine-free, and nothing has been taken out of it. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Tick Tock Tick Tock is a redbush specialist, with a range built entirely from rooibos in one form or another rather than a general tea company carrying a single redbush line. Green rooibos is a much smaller trade than red, which is most of why it costs more. Skipping oxidation means the cut plant has to be dried quickly and carefully, and there is no forgiving browning step to even out variation, so the handling has to be better. It also has a shorter history: rooibos has been drunk in South Africa for a very long time, but the unoxidised version is a comparatively recent commercial product aimed at people who already drink green tea. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying Forty bags, 72 grams: 40 cups, one bag each, at about 1.8 grams a bag. That is a lighter fill than a red rooibos bag, which is normal for the unoxidised leaf and not a short measure. Naturally caffeine-free: not decaffeinated. There is no caffeine in the plant, so there is nothing to remove. What it is not: not green tea, not red rooibos in a different box, not a remedy. It is a light caffeine-free infusion in its own right. How Does Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g Compare to: Dragonfly Organic Pure Rooibos, 40 Tea Bags 100g: the red version of the same decision, organic and at the same bag count. Warm, woody and sweet where this is light and grassy, and it takes milk where this does not. The direct comparison, and the better buy if you want a substitute for ordinary tea. Loyd Green Tea, 40 Tea Bags 76g: actual green tea, which this is often mistaken for, at a similar count and weight. It has the grassy character and also the caffeine and the astringency. Buy the green tea if you want the lift; buy this if the point is to avoid it. Ideal Brewing Conditions Green rooibos is more delicate than red and wants slightly gentler treatment, which makes it the one rooibos where brewing advice matters. It still cannot turn properly bitter, because the tannin is not there, but a full rolling boil flattens the floral edge that is the reason to buy it. The Mug Water: just off the boil, about 95 degrees Celsius. Let the kettle stand half a minute. This is the one instruction that separates it from red rooibos. Steep: five minutes. It needs longer than green tea does and it will not punish you for going to seven. Cover it: a saucer over the mug keeps the floral note in the liquid. Judge by colour: pale gold is correct. If you are waiting for it to go red you will wait all evening; it never will. The Pot Measure: one bag per cup. An extra for the pot is safe, since there is no astringency to over-extract. Steep: five to seven minutes with the lid on. Leave the bags in: if you are drinking slowly, it simply gets stronger rather than harsh. Serve: without milk, and in a pale cup if you have one. The colour is part of the pleasure. Getting It Right in the Cup Water temperature: about 95 degrees Celsius, just off the boil. Steep: five minutes, covered, and longer does no harm. Milk: no. Red rooibos takes milk well; this does not, and a splash will cover the grassy and floral notes entirely. Lemon or honey: a thin slice of lemon suits it, and a very small amount of honey suits it better than sugar does. Storage: sealed, cool, dark and dry. It is a little more fragile than red rooibos because the floral note is the first thing to fade. Resteeping: a second steep is pale and thin. A longer first steep gives you more for less trouble. Best with: afternoons, after a heavy meal, evenings when you want something lighter than redbush, and hot weather. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK box before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Organic status: The product is sold as organic and the certification marks are printed on the box. Caffeine note: Rooibos is naturally caffeine-free in both its red and green forms. That is a property of the plant rather than a process applied to it. Health claims: Rooibos has a long traditional use as an everyday caffeine-free drink, and that is all we say about it. We make no health, wellness or medicinal claim for it in any direction. ## Product Questions What is green rooibos?The same plant as ordinary redbush, dried straight instead of being bruised and left to oxidise first. Skipping that step is why it never turns red. The relationship is the same one green tea has to black tea: one species, two processes. How different does it actually taste?Completely different, which surprises people. Red rooibos is warm, woody and sweet. This is light, grassy and faintly floral, with far less body. Anyone expecting a paler version of the red one will be caught out. Is it caffeine-free?Yes, and naturally so rather than by decaffeination. There is no caffeine in the rooibos plant in either its red or its green form, so nothing has been removed from it. Is it green tea?No, and this is the commonest confusion about it. Green tea comes from the tea plant and contains caffeine. Green rooibos comes from a South African shrub and contains none. They share a grassy character and nothing else. How should I brew it?Water just off the boil, about 95 degrees Celsius, for five minutes. It is more delicate than red rooibos, so a full rolling boil flattens the floral note. It still cannot turn bitter, so seven minutes does no harm. Can I put milk in it?You can, but we would not. Red rooibos takes milk very well because there is body underneath it; this is much lighter, and milk covers the grassy and floral notes that are the reason to buy it. How many cups are in the box?Forty bags, so 40 cups, one bag each at about 1.8 grams. That is a lighter fill than a red rooibos bag, which is normal for unoxidised leaf. What does organic mean here?The product is sold as organic and the certification marks are printed on the box. My cup is pale. Have I done something wrong?No. Pale gold is correct. Green rooibos never develops the rust colour of the red version, because the colour comes from oxidation and this has not been oxidised. Judge it by taste rather than by how dark it looks. Does it work iced?It is one of the better iced infusions, and better cold than red rooibos. Brew it strong, chill it and serve over ice with mint or cucumber. It stays clear and does not turn bitter on standing. What does it go with?Light food rather than baking. Fish, salads, anything with herbs, fresh fruit. It also works well after a heavy meal, where its lightness is the whole point and a red rooibos would feel like more of the same. ## Ingredients & Nutrition ComponentProportionWhat it bringsGreen rooibos (unoxidised redbush)the whole of it; the declaration is printed on the current boxEverything in the cup: the pale gold colour, the grassy freshness, the light floral edge and the delicate body.Absence of oxidationa process step skipped rather than an ingredientWhy it never turns red, why it tastes green rather than woody, and why it needs more careful handling than the red version.Caffeinenone; naturally absent rather than removedA property of the plant in both its red and green forms, so this is not a decaf.Pack40 tea bags, 72 gramsOne bag a cup, 40 cups a box, at about 1.8 grams a bag - a lighter fill than red rooibos and normal for unoxidised leaf.Pack: Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g; unoxidised redbush, naturally caffeine-free, sold as organic. Store sealed, cool, dark and dry. Read the ingredient list, the allergen advice, the certification marks and the best-before date off the current UK box.Components shown are those we can state honestly from the product name, the pack weight and the bag count.Sourcing & blend. Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos comes from Tick Tock, a brand whose entire range is redbush rather than a general tea company with a single rooibos line. That focus is the brand's own argument and not a statement about where this box was packed. The tasting profile below is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.What's in Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos Tea, 40 Pack 72g, and what isn't:In: green rooibos, 40 bags at 72 grams, with the full declaration printed on the box.No caffeine: naturally absent from the plant rather than removed by a process, so this is not a decaf.No flavouring, fruit or petals: plain unoxidised rooibos, not a vanilla or fruit version, and not green tea. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains why skipping one processing step turns a warm woody drink into a light green one.The outer layer is fresh and grassy, with a light floral note sitting above it. Those compounds are the ones oxidation destroys: in red rooibos the bruised needles brown over several hours, and the reactions that produce the warm, woody, sweet character consume the green and floral compounds on the way. Dry the plant straight and they survive. They are also more fragile than what replaces them, which is why this is the one rooibos where water temperature actually matters and why a saucer on the mug earns its place.The flavour spike is light and lands across the front of the tongue rather than the middle. There is a faint natural sweetness, much less pronounced than in the red version, and behind it a clean vegetal note that is genuinely close to a good green tea. The colour tells the same story: pale gold rather than rust, because the red is a product of oxidation and there has not been any. People who judge strength by darkness consistently over-brew this one looking for a colour that will never arrive.The base structure is almost nothing at all, and that is inherent to the plant rather than to the processing. Rooibos of either colour has very little tannin, so there is no astringent floor and no bitterness waiting at the end of a long steep.Getting it right in the cup. Use one bag per 250ml of water just off the boil, about 95 degrees Celsius, and steep five minutes with the mug covered. Longer does no harm and seven minutes is fine, but a full rolling boil flattens the floral note, which is the single thing worth protecting here. Do not add milk: there is not enough body to carry it and it covers everything the tea has. A thin slice of lemon suits it, and a very small amount of honey suits it better than sugar. Judge it by taste rather than by colour, because pale gold is where it stops.How water and temperature change it. Green rooibos sits between the two "extremes on our shelf. It is not as fragile as a Darjeeling, where a rolling boil is ruinous, and it is not as indestructible as red rooibos, where nothing you do matters. Water at about 95 degrees keeps the floral top note intact while still extracting properly; water at a full boil gives a cup that is slightly flatter and more one-dimensional, though never bitter. Hard water affects it far less than it affects black tea, because there is no tannin for the minerals to react with, so this is a good choice in a hard-water area, although very hard water will dull the floral edge and is worth countering with slightly cooler water rather than a shorter steep. None of this is a fault in the blend, it is the same plant responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time. ## Recipe Ideas Green rooibos is lighter and cleaner than the red version, which makes it better cold and better with food than most caffeine-free drinks. Five builds below cover the plain mug, a pot, an iced jug with cucumber, a mint cooler and a light syrup for fruit. Recipes, born here first The Plain Mug How to make The Plain Mug with Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos. 6 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos bag 250ml water just off the boil A saucer to cover the mug Method Boil the kettle and let it stand half a minute, to about 95 degrees Celsius. Pour 250ml onto the bag and cover the mug with a saucer. Steep five minutes; longer does no harm. Lift the bag out and drink it without milk. What you'll end up with: A pale gold cup, grassy and faintly floral, with almost no body and no bitterness at all. Do not wait for it to turn red, because it never will. The Light Pot How to make The Light Pot with Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos. 8 min 4 cups Easy You'll need 5 Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos bags 1 litre water just off the boil A lemon, thinly sliced, optional A pot with a lid Method Add four bags for the cups and one for the pot; there is no astringency to over-extract. Pour on a litre of water at about 95 degrees Celsius. Steep five to seven minutes with the lid on, and leave the bags in if you are drinking slowly. Serve in pale cups with lemon rather than milk. What you'll end up with: A pot that improves rather than spoils as it stands, like red rooibos, but light enough to drink through an afternoon without it becoming heavy going. Iced Green Rooibos with Cucumber How to make Iced Green Rooibos with Cucumber with Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos. 12 min + chill 1 jug Easy You'll need 5 Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos bags 600ml water just off the boil Half a cucumber, sliced Plenty of ice A little honey, optional Method Brew five bags in 600ml at about 95 degrees Celsius for eight minutes. Sweeten very lightly while hot if you want to, then lift the bags out. Cool, top up to a litre with cold water and add the cucumber. Chill for two hours and serve over a full glass of ice. What you'll end up with: Cleaner and clearer than iced red rooibos, and it does not cloud or turn bitter on standing. Cucumber suits the grassy note far better than citrus does. Green Rooibos and Mint Cooler How to make a Green Rooibos and Mint Cooler with Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos. 10 min + chill 2 glasses Easy You'll need 3 Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos bags 400ml water just off the boil A generous handful of mint Juice of half a lime Ice Method Steep three bags and the mint together in 400ml for six minutes. Strain and cool to room temperature. Add the lime juice and stir. Pour over ice in two tall glasses with a fresh mint sprig in each. What you'll end up with: Mint and green rooibos are a natural pair because both sit in the same light, fresh register. A caffeine-free answer to mint tea in hot weather. Green Rooibos Syrup for Fruit How to make Green Rooibos Syrup for Fruit with Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos. 20 min About 300ml Medium You'll need 4 Tick Tock Organic Green Rooibos bags 300ml water 150g caster sugar A strip of lemon peel 2 sprigs of mint Method Warm the water and sugar together until the sugar dissolves, without boiling hard. Take it off the heat, add the bags, the lemon peel and the mint, and leave to infuse ten minutes. Strain, pressing the bags gently, and cool. Spoon over sliced peaches, melon, strawberries or a fruit salad. What you'll end up with: A light syrup that tastes green rather than woody, which is what makes it work on fresh fruit where a red rooibos syrup would overwhelm it. Keeps a week in the fridge. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._