Review title is The best thing about this is the jar it comes in [SEP] If you look at the photo attached you’ll see that the package has a spot that reads “Don’t be put off by the pungent odour! It’s just the strength of the Valerian Root. (It disappears when in hot water).”<br /><br />I believed that message. I should not have believed that message. It smelled like old gym socks left in a locker for a year and, while the taste was not as bad as the odor (or odour, if you’re Australian) it wasn’t very pleasant either.<br /><br />As a food scientist/chef I always look back at my mentor telling me “It ain’t nutrition until it passes the lips”. It doesn’t matter how healthy something is, if someone won’t eat it or drink it, it can’t do them any good. Taste matters.<br /><br />Taste is subjective and you may not be offended by the taste, I was.<br />As for its effectiveness, I can’t really say. There is literature that backs up to some extent, the claims made and it very well may help calm you or help you get to sleep. Then again, the same can be said for a cup of warm decaffeinated tea. Perhaps this is better than that but I’m not drinking it.<br /><br />The packaging is very nice, it would make a nice gift for someone who is into this type of product. The painted glass jar is nice as well (the cap is plastic).<br /><br />For what this costs, they should have at least used better tea bags; asking that the bags have strings w/ tabs on them, or that they are made of a higher-grade paper, shouldn’t be too much to ask when a teabag costs more than $1.00 per.<br /><br />Again, the taste is subjective, you may like the flavor or, at least, not find it offensive as I did.<br /><br />Review of: WelleCo - Sleep Welle Natural Calming Tea Caddy