I ordered Holiday Cheer by mistake. I wanted Winter Brew, which I love and confused it with Holiday Cheer. I made my first pot and could not figure out what that taste was. It did not taste good at all. I kept thinking I would get used to it and it would taste like I remembered. I sweetened it and added orange and lemon flavor and I still could not get rid of that taste. I looked it up on the website and finally figured out I ordered the wrong tea. I checked the ingredients and looked up anise and found it was licorice flavor. That explained “that” taste and why I had such an overwhelming dislike for it. Licorice is probably my least favorite flavor of all time and it was all I could taste in the Holiday Cheer. For those who like licorice, this will for sure be your cup of tea!