# Valerian & Hops Tea

> Valerian root and whole hop cones, earthy and bitter, an old evening pairing steeped long and hot in the last half hour before bed. It may cause drowsiness.

Price: 22.00 USD · in stock

## About
The last half hour before bed, a covered cup, and a scent like a hedgerow at dusk. Two unlikely companions share this tin: valerian root, earthy and a little medicinal, cut into rough amber chips, and whole hop cones, papery and pale gold, smelling somewhere between straw and beer before they are ever brewed.Valerian has been dug and dried as an evening herb since antiquity, and hops, better known for beer, carry an older, quieter reputation as a calming herb, once sewn into pillows in folk tradition. Herbalists have long paired the two before bed, and brewed together the bitterness of each is a little muted. The valerian is root only, no stem or leaf, from cultivated European stock dried at low heat to keep its volatile compounds. The hops are whole cones, not pellets, from aromatic varieties brewers prize, chosen for scent over bittering strength. Steeped, it turns the color of dark tea: faintly bitter, undeniably herbal.DetailsValerian root, root only, from cultivated European stock, dried at low heatWhole hop cones from aromatic varietiesHow to useSteep a rounded teaspoon at a full boil for seven to eight minutes, covered: this blend wants a long, hot steep. Drink it in the last half hour before bed. It may cause drowsiness, so not before driving or anything that needs a clear head.Some evenings call for exactly this: bitter, warm and final.