The cultivation of plants and aromatic herbs is a long-standing tradition in our Territory.

We harvest the aromatic plants for The Pur Terroir herbal teas by hand as to minimise damage to the leaves. Harvest occurs at the optimal moment- when essential oils are at their highest and best retained. The date of harvest for each aromatic plant falls when their essential oils are most concentrated, but the time of day is just as important.

Picking the plants in the early morning ensures that we do not lose any concentration of flavour. These oils are very volatile, and can evaporate quickly in warmer temperatures, so the cool morning air provides the perfect conditions for picking leaves that best retain each plant’s natural properties.

Once the aromatic plants have dried the final selection process begins.

We carefully remove the stems using a manual sieve, which also allows us to separate the leaves by their size without damaging them.

Each product in our line of The Pur Terroir herbal teas calls for leaves of a different size. In our metal tins you will find the largest whole leaves, in our doypack bags the medium to large leaves, and in our tea bags the smallest pieces for the best functionality.

Following the sorting and destemming process we do the final selection by hand. We choose the best quality leaves and remove any remaining stems or oxidized pieces, leaving an authentic expression of our terroir.