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Sleepytime from Celestial Seasonings

Steepster Score 116 Ratings Rate This Tea

73/100

Sleepytime

Herbal Tea by Celestial Seasonings

“Sleepytime’s comforting aroma and perfectly balanced flavor are achieved by blending soothing herbal ingredients from around the world—including floral Egyptian chamomile, cool spearmint from the Pacific Northwest, and lively Guatemalan lemongrass. This global synergy is only fitting, since all over the world, generations of tea lovers have wound down their day with Sleepytime.” —Charlie Baden, Celestial Seasonings Blendmaster Since 1975

Sleepytime—A Bedtime Story
We started blending all-natural teas from herbs picked in the fields and forests of the Rocky Mountains back in 1969. Sensing the need for a truly soothing tea to help calm the nervous world around them, our founders created the beloved blend of chamomile, spearmint and lemongrass known as Sleepytime. The first batches were packaged in hand-sewn muslim bags adorned with a simple drawing of a peacefully sleeping bear. Since then, we’ve served up nearly 2 billion cups of our comforting Sleepytime teas—helping the whole world unwind!

Ingredients: Chamomile, spearmint, West Indian lemongrass, tilia flowers, blackberry leaves, orange blossoms, hawthorn and rosebuds.

Hot tea by the cup: Pour freshly boiled water over one tea bag. Steep 4 to 6 minutes and remove tea bag. Sweeten if desired.

92 Tasting Notes

akgrowngirl
84

This is one of the few bagged teas I drink. This is my “comfort” tea. It’s a great way to unwind at the end of a day and an instant go-to when I’m feeling sick, stressed out, or need a quick pick me up.

mburris
72

I drink this tea pretty often. Typically every other night. I used to boil the water in my kettle, but now I use my Keurig to heat the water, then still use the bag. It’s a great way to end the day!

Sarah-Dianne
68

I don’t love the smell of this tea, but it was just what I needed before I went to sleep last night!

Antony06
93

The king of sleepy teas. Has a nice pleasant flavor, which I prefer over bigelow’s sweet dreams or trader joes well rested. Really relaxes me when I drink it. And of course it has maybe the cutest art in the whole tea industry. The bear even inspired me to get one of those old fashioned sleeping hats and pajamas to add to my experience.

bayardrachel

This has to be one of my all-time favourites. It’s calming and soothing as the titles clearly suggests. With a little bit of honey and lemon it has always soothed my cold/flu with the tummy-friendly mix of spearmint and chamomile. I keep this stuff handy.

Britty
63

Ah, this is my childhood tea. My Mom and Nana used to brew it for me when I was little to get me to fall asleep. It worked. I liked it with milk and sugar. But now that I am older I like lemon and honey. Don’t put me to sleep anymore, but it’s a great relaxer!

Holysmokinkitty
100

Absolute favourite! Reminds me of chilly winter days at Nanas farm.

THE LORD OF TEA
100

I probably wouldn’t care about this if I hadn’t been drinking it since I was a child, but I have, and so I do. The box makes me feel cosy, and the smell reminds me of happier times.

Jen
76
Jen

There are far better chamomile blends out there, but Sleepytime is an old classic. I can’t help but turn to it when nothing else works, and if nothing else, the scent lulls me to sleep.

trombrarian
69

Can’t go wrong with this classic. It is so good! Accept no substitutions!!!!

Luke B
87
Luke B 2 tasting notes

Ooh yummy. The perfect bedtime tea, especially for those insomniac nights where you just can’t sleep. Sometimes I can’t even finish the cup because I fall asleep. :)

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T joy
56

I like this tea as well and now that I can buy it in K-Cup format it is even better!

It does help with sleeping but still think Davids Tea Mother’s Little Helper might be a bit better at that.

Gillyflower
78

What can I say? It’s Sleepytime. This was the first non-sweet tea I drank (at a friend’s house, served by her hippie mom) and it has stuck with me all these years. The chamomile and spearmint flavors are most pronounced, but like other people have said, it’s not so much the flavor, it’s the comfort-food aspect of it. If I really want tea to comfort me, this is what I go for. I actually have a box at home and a box at work—the only tea I do that with.

Cranberry
85

I love this tea. It is the perfect before bed blend. I’m a big sucker for mint and this is the perfect fix without being too strong. As the other reviewers have been saying, it’s ideal for winding down, especially if you’re sipping it in bed while reading a book.

The /T/ea Blag
25

Randomly saw this in my pantry and brewed some up. To me, the taste is very close to watered-down Throat Coat while chewing Double Mint gum. It’s not a “bad” taste profile…but I wouldn’t consider drinking it every night to go to sleep. Plus, the flavors only come out if you steep the bag more than 10 minutes. Not a big fan of this whole “waiting” thing.

Upside though: there’s a bear on the packaging.

Full review here: http://theteablag.blogspot.com/2010/12/boring-tea-is-boring.html

Aimée at Tea-rrific!
66

Used to have this every night before bed. It’s a bit bland for me, but it was a nice night-time tea fix.

John Grebe
91

A very nice blend of chamomile, spearmint and lemon grass that I find enjoyable and this is coming from a person who is not that fond of flavored teas. Personally I think it is the spearmint that sets it apart or at least for me as I heavily lean toward sweeter spearmint over its stronger peppermint counterpart. The chamomile is a nice herb to help unwind with closer to bed time and the lemon grass and spearmint add some nice flavor and extra sweetness as a sugar-free alternative to honey.

Gabby61614
Joker
20

Boring and bland. Rather have a rooibos before bed.

max617
83

Enjoyable, spearmint very strong. Not best chamomile flavor. Cap it and let it steep a long time! some essential oils esscape if left open. no string is wierd and it kinda floats which u cant do anything about since theres no string.

worth adding to a night time tea collection