Whoa does this smell spicy! I used a lot of leaf for my first cup of this:1TBSP. I taste a light chocolate and a heavy spice. I don’t get much cheesecake flavor but maybe some cream or sugar would help bring this out. This is different from the chai with chocolate in that it is a stronger ,more ginger flavored chai with less of a chocolate creaminess to it. I like it, I may have to have chai with chocolate after it to compare more