Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g
Lavender splits a room. To one palate it is the gentle heart of the blend; to another it is soap, and no amount of chamomile underneath will argue that second palate round, so buy one box before you buy three. Sleep Time is a name printed on a box, nothing more than that. Where it earns its place is balance: chamomile carries the body and lemon runs across the top, so the two flowers never taste heavy together. Five minutes covered, then lift the bag out, because lavender goes on extracting long after the chamomile has finished.
Clipper Organic Chamomile, in brief.
Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time is a certified organic, caffeine-free evening infusion of three named botanicals, twenty bags in a thirty gram box.
Two notes: Sleep Time is the brand's name for the blend and not a claim we make, and lavender divides people, reading as lovely to some palates and as perfume to others. Five minutes covered, then lift the bag out, because lavender keeps extracting long after the chamomile has stopped.
And lavender divides people. Some drinkers love it as the gentlest part of the cup; others taste soap or perfume. If you have never drunk a lavender infusion, this is a box worth trying rather than one worth stocking up on.
Curator notes: how the cup is scored is our own view, drawn from this 20 bag box and Clipper's published notes. We usually dispatch Clipper's Sleep Time in 1 to 2 working days. Steep times, what to do if the lavender is too strong, and the daisy-family allergen note are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.
Curator’s notes
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The Story Behind Clipper
Clipper built its name on organic certification and on being loud about what goes into the bag as well as into the cup, and this blend sits in the part of its range that names its botanicals on the front of the box rather than hiding them behind a mood word.
The word Organic is in the product name, so that much the brand states. Whether it also carries Soil Association, Fairtrade or any other mark, what the bags are made of, and the full allergen advice all have to be read off the current UK pack rather than taken from this page. We placed the four scores above ourselves, reading the 30g box alongside what Clipper say about Sleep Time.
Packaging: The pack explains how to dispose of the box and bags; what your council collects decides the rest.
What You Are Actually Buying
- Twenty bags, thirty grams: one and a half grams a bag, the standard dose for a light flower infusion.
- Certified organic: the brand states it in the product name. The certifying body and any additional marks are printed on the box.
- Naturally caffeine free: there is no tea leaf in it, so there was no caffeine to remove and nothing has been decaffeinated.
- Three botanicals, all named: chamomile, lemon and lavender, stated on the front of the pack rather than buried in an ingredient list. That is unusual enough in this category to be worth knowing.
- What it is not: not a sleeping aid, not a medicine and not a treatment. A hot drink with no caffeine in it, taken at the same hour each evening, is a habit some people find useful. That is the whole of the claim.
Getting It Right in the Cup
- Water temperature: 100°C, straight off the boil.
- Measure: one bag per 200 to 250ml.
- Steep: four to five minutes covered, then remove the bag rather than leaving it.
- Milk: no. It muddies all three botanicals at once.
- If the lavender is too much: steep three minutes instead of five, or add a plain chamomile bag alongside it to dilute the floral without weakening the cup.
- Iced: brew three bags in 350ml for six minutes, cool, then pour over ice. Cold suits lavender better than heat does, so this makes a lovely summer glass.
- Storage: sealed, cool, dark, and on its own. Lavender will scent whatever is stored beside it, and a box of black tea kept next to this will taste of it within a month.
- Best with: the hour before bed, a long bath, or as the cup that replaces a late coffee.
Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Clipper
Clipper was the first UK brand to launch a Fairtrade tea (1994) and remains synonymous with ethical, unbleached, plastic-free tea bags. Dorset-based and owned since 2012 by Wessanen, now Ecotone, with a comprehensive range covering everyday English Breakfast, organic blends, and herbal infusions.
Packaging: The pack explains how to dispose of the box and bags; what your council collects decides the rest.
Our commitment to the planet
The taste profile
How does it compare
Lavender is the reason this blend needs watching. It is the most aggressive of the three botanicals in the bag, and it keeps extracting long after the chamomile has finished, so a bag left sitting in the mug turns a balanced cup into a perfumed one. Five minutes, then lift it out.
The Evening Mug
The Two-Cup Pot
Made with this tea
The Evening Mug
A single covered mug of Sleep Time, lifted out at five minutes.
- 1 bag Clipper Organic Sleep Time
- 250ml just boiled water
- A saucer to cover the mug
- Pour 250ml of water, fresh off the boil, over one bag of Clipper's Sleep Time in a mug.
- Cover the mug with the saucer and leave it 4 to 5 minutes.
- Lift the bag out at five minutes. This is the step that decides between florals and perfume.
- Drink clear. Taste before adding honey; the chamomile is sweeter than people expect.
What you'll end up with: A balanced cup where chamomile leads and lavender sits behind it. Leave the bag in and the order reverses.
The Two-Cup Pot
How to make The Two-Cup Pot with Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender.
- 2 bags Clipper Organic Sleep Time
- 500ml just boiled water
- A strip of lemon peel
- A warmed teapot with a lid
- Warm the teapot with boiling water, give it a moment, then pour that water away.
- Add 2 bags of Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g and 500ml of water off the boil. That is a gentler ratio than the mug, and for a reason: lavender concentrates in a pot.
- Steep 5 minutes with the lid on, then lift both bags out before the first pour.
- Drop in a strip of lemon peel at the end. Peel, not juice: acid flattens lavender rather than lifting it.
What you'll end up with: A pot that will sit for an hour without turning bitter, because there is no tannin in it to turn. It suits an evening that runs long.
Iced Lavender Lemonade
How to make Iced Lavender Lemonade with Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender.
- 3 bags Clipper Organic Sleep Time
- 350ml just boiled water
- Ice, a full glass of it
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Sugar to taste
- Brew 3 bags of Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g in 350ml of just boiled water for 6 minutes, covered.
- Sweeten lightly while hot if you are sweetening at all. Sugar will not dissolve in cold tea.
- Cool, then chill, then add the juice of 1 lemon.
- Pour over a full glass of ice.
What you'll end up with: Lavender is more forgiving cold than hot, so this is the build that converts people who found the hot cup too perfumed.
Lavender And Lemon Shortbread
How to make Lavender And Lemon Shortbread with Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender.
- 2 bags Clipper Organic Sleep Time, opened
- 200g plain flour
- 140g cold butter
- 70g caster sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Snip 2 bags of Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g open and tip the contents into the sugar. The bag cut is already fine enough to bake with.
- Rub 140g of cold butter into 200g of plain flour, then stir in the infused sugar and the zest of 1 lemon.
- Press into a lined tin, prick all over and chill 20 minutes.
- Bake at 160°C for 25 minutes until pale gold, then cut while warm.
What you'll end up with: Butter is the right carrier for lavender, which is why lavender shortbread works where lavender cake often does not. Two bags is plenty; three would be soap.
Chamomile Custard For Poached Fruit
How to make Chamomile Custard For Poached Fruit with Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender.
- 3 bags Clipper Organic Sleep Time
- 400ml whole milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 60g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- Heat 400ml of whole milk to just below a simmer, drop in 3 bags of Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g and take it off the heat.
- Infuse 15 minutes, then lift the bags out and squeeze them gently.
- Whisk 4 egg yolks with 60g of caster sugar and 1 teaspoon of cornflour, pour the warm milk over whisking constantly, then return to a low heat.
- Stir steadily until the custard clings to the back of the spoon. Do not let it boil.
What you'll end up with: A pale floral custard for poached pears or roasted apricots. Milk is the one place these botanicals belong, which is the exact opposite of the advice for the cup.
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Chamomile flowers | Not stated to us | The base and the body of the cup: soft, faintly apple-like, with the dry hay note the flower always carries underneath it. |
| Lavender | Not stated to us | The signature and the divider. Floral, distinctive and deliberately restrained, and the slowest of the three to stop extracting, which is why the bag has to come out at five minutes. |
| Lemon | Not stated to us | A bright edge across the top that stops two flowers together from reading as heavy. It is the reason this drinks lighter than a plain floral blend. |
Pack: Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g; a certified organic, naturally caffeine-free flower infusion. Thirty grams across twenty bags is one and a half grams a bag. Best-before date is printed on the pack.
Only the defining botanicals are listed; any unquantified base fills the rest of the bag. The proportions we could not give are all on the current label, and nowhere else.
Clipper built its name on organic certification and on naming what goes into the bag rather than hiding it behind a mood word, and this blend follows that pattern: three botanicals, all stated on the front of the box.
What's in Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g, and what isn't:
- In: a certified organic, naturally caffeine-free infusion of chamomile, lemon and lavender, with nothing in the bag but the listed components and any infusion base.
- No caffeine: there is no tea leaf in the box, so there is none to remove and nothing has been decaffeinated.
- No added sugar and no sweetener: what sweetness there is comes from the chamomile itself. Taste before adding honey.
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Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Clipper Organic Chamomile, Lemon & Lavender Sleep Time 20, 30g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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