not a conniseiure but it seems okay [SEP] just received a couple of days ago i have started putting about a tablespoon in cups of oatmeal in the morning it is not as strong of a taste as i would expected i have been using the regular mccormick store brand and the mccormick brand has a stronger taste and smellthis says on the label that it is hot and sweet not sure i would agree with that unless i was using it in larger quantities so this is not better or worse just different but i would probably not buy this again based on the taste