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So, this isn’t the freshest tea ever. My mother had this in her cupboard for probably about 2 years before she passed it on to me. I wasn’t too thrilled by the smell of the dry leaf (it still smelled like it would be very strongly flavored), but I figured I’d give it a try. When the hot water first hit the leaves I could smell a fresh box of Crayola crayons. I smelled it as it brewed it again, and it still smelled like crayons. It’s not the most unpleasant smell, though, the smell of the wax and the dyes and the pulp paper is rather sweet. Anyhow…I actually liked this pretty well after it was brewed. The flavorings were still nice- cream, perhaps a bit of vanilla, raspberries, cherries, and dry wood or construction paper (maybe this last taste was from the fact that this is an “aged” tea). All around it was enjoyable and the aftertaste was pleasantly mild (I don’t like flavorings that linger).