John's Yawn Jawn (herbal tea)
John's Yawn Jawn (herbal tea)
Ingredients: Cinnamon chips, marshmallow root, echinacea angustifolia root, sage leaf, chamomile flowers, lemon verbena leaf, passionflower herb, skullcap herb, lavender flowers, catnip leaf, hops flowers
Good for: Sleep and feeling mellow
Tastes like: An earthy walk through the woods
Makes you feel like: Yawnin’ with your long johns on
Art by: Billi French
76 grams / 36 servings (1.5 tsp per 8 oz water)
All ingredients organic and caffeine-free.
Recommended brewing: 200° for 20 minutes
Philly sleep jawn
John’s Yawn Jawn is a special blend I designed after one of my favorite indie musicians, John Andrews, who has a band called John Andrews & the Yawns, a mellow, retro folky band off the indie label, Woodsist. John's music and personality translate well into a comforting, cozy tea that smells lovely because of the lemon verbena and lavender. Sage, marshmallow root, and echinacea represent John’s peaceful and earthy personality which is combined with a bunch of nerve tonics in hopes of providing a sleep tea without using valerian root, which is ineffective for a small percentage of people. Even without the valerian I must say this one is powerful, so if you wanna yawn, grab your long johns, put John on, and brew up a cup of Johns Yawn Jawn!
In return for the tea blend John took on tour, John made an animated commercial for Craft Tea that came out so well! He handpainted 400 frames to produce it - check it out at the bottom of this page!
Vinyl Pairing: John Andrews & the Yawns – Love for the Underdog (Woodsist, 2023)
John keeps cranking out the hits! He’s shifted his sound on each release, and on his fourth album, he’s added strings to give it a cheery pop sound à la Harry Nilsson and Belle & Sebastian. The result is artsy, whimsical, and cinematic. For a bit on inspiration check out the mellow and melodic singer-songwriter whenever he stops in your town.
Further Listening: Bad Posture (2017); Cookbook (2021)
Check out this Craft Tea animation done by John!
