Tila with Chamomile, Lavender and Honey

Tila is the infusion abuelas across Latin America pour at the end of a long day, and have for generations. Pairing it with chamomile puts two flowers in one cup: linden reads as honey and fresh blossom, chamomile as apple and hay, and together they make the bedtime cup most Latin American kitchens already know by heart.

A few drops of lavender extract (or a pinch of dried culinary lavender) add a third flower on top. Lavender is loud, so keep it to a trace: the scent should arrive before the first sip without taking over the honeyed base.

Honey is the ideal sweetener here because it mirrors tila's own natural honey-sweet flavor, making the whole thing taste like it was meant to be. Add it after the steep, not before, so the heat doesn't flatten its aroma.

Drink this in the last hour of the day, away from screens. Hold the warm mug, breathe in the steam, and let the cup itself mark the end of the day. Tila has no caffeine at all, level 0 in our catalog, which is why this is the pot that gets made after the black tea has been put away.