Dry, this tea is almost overly sweet…but it steeps up to a rich reddish tea that has a gentle vanilla and clove scent to it. I did sweeten it with honey since I read on another note that it was a little lacking in that aspect, so I was hoping that addition would help out some.
Sadly, the resultant tea was just weak and woody tasting. I didn’t pick up all that much spice, very little honey…it just came across as bland and rooibos-y. I’m thinking there might be something wrong with either my tastebuds or how I steeped it, so I’m going to try and re-steep in the morning…maybe it’ll do better next time.