Sleep-Inducing Coffee Promises Good Night's Rest

Most people avoid coffee before bed for its insomnia-inducing properties.

But one company has come up with a coffee that bizarrely promises to help you sleep better at night.

Counting Sheep Coffee reportedly tastes exactly like the real deal, but is 99.9 percent caffeine free.

It also contains a herb with sedative properties, valerian, which is commonly used as a natural way to treat sleeping disorders.

'The perfect way to start your day is now the perfect way to end it,' the Vancouver-based company’s website reads.

The calming coffee comes in two varieties - 40 Winks, which contains 176mg of valerian powder per cup, and Lights Out, which has 235mg.

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Counting Sheep co-founder Deland Jessop says he came up with the idea for a bedtime brew after his wife’s complaints that downing a cup after 3pm kept her tossing and turning all night.

So far the coffee is only available in Canada and the US.

In the meantime, us Aussies will have to stick to a glass of red to wind down after work.