Smells like a vanilla pie out of the bag. I have never had a vanilla pie, but this is what it would smell like and taste like. Very creamy and rich. I will be honest here, I have not tried this plain, I have used this to mix with other flavored matchas. This blend is the best mixer in terms of adding dimension to another flavor, it just seems to bump up the delicious factor on any other matcha in my cupboard. I highly recommend this matcha, the vanilla is the best I have experienced in a a tea, and I have tried several vanilla teas in my tea drinking career. Head on over to Redleaf Tea and pick up your own bag of this wonderfully flavored matcha:
http://www.redleaftea.com/matcha-tea/madagascar-vanilla-matcha.html
Adding this Madasgascar Vanilla to the Pumpkin pie matcha really bumps up the creaminess of the Pumpkin and adds the right amount of smoothness to make this one blend I don’t seem to get tired prof drinking every morning. Vanilla chai was my first tea love, I drank boxes of Bigelowes Vanilla Chai tea, I knew the minute I ordered this MV matcha that I would be mixing it with my chai matcha and you know what? I am in love with this flavor profile all over again, except that now I have the antioxidant properties of a good matcha and a superb Madasgascar Vanilla in my cup.