When I was growing up in Alaska, sitting around fires was a regular thing. When I lived in Idaho, fires were pretty frequent as well. Living in North Carolina, I encounter one periodically...something about the smell of wood smoke really does something for me. I got this tea in my Solstice box, and have since ordered 2 more bags (if only it was BIGGER!), and that smoky aroma translates to the taste so well! It tastes like how a campfire feels and would taste, minus the third degree burns of trying to drink fire! I love when wood smoke gets in my clothes (like a flannel shirt), and I leave it, come back a few days later and can still feel the pleasure of sitting around a fire with friends and family by the smell. That. That's what comes to mind with this delicious blend! I make a double and toss in a splash of half and half...if I didn't make it in my house, I'd swear I made it on a Coleman camping grill! Big thumbs up.