I am a person who is a novice to tea, especially herbal tea. I wanted to get into tulsi after hearing the benfits of drinking it. Although this is only my first cup, so i do not have insight on how it will physically affect me, but the taste is surprisingly delicious! I was expecting bitter but it tastes mild and lovely, it almost tastes fruity with a slight floral aftertaste. It definately smells of basil, and thought it would taste like a mouthful of it, but it is really yummy. It also seems like it is a very high quality product, and therefore why it tastes so good. I would 100% recomend!