this has been my favorite herbal tea the past 3 years...but this year it seems to have stronger cinnamon tones...I love cinnamon but I want more of the gingerbread flavor...if I steep the tea for 3-5 minutes I get a more drinkable gingerbread taste...anything longer than that and it tastes like cinnamon tea...I did notice the use by marking on the box...it says use by the 2nd of November 2014...so I might be guessing that my previous products may not have been as fresh or that Celestial Seasons kicked up their recipe a notch....or someone put a bit too much cinnamon in this batch or changed the type of cinnamon in here such as Vietnamese cinnamon.....I know others complained it was too weak...this is definitely not week...still an enjoyable cup once I got the hang of how long to let the tea steep