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The new recipe smells and tastes strongly of wet brown rice, and it's not good. I'm really disappointed. I have been getting a case of this tea per month for over a year at this point, and today the package arrived, and it was not right. I immediately noticed the packaging was a little different, but the big problem is that the formula has changed. The original ingredients: Kava Extract: 78mg Proprietary blend of Herbs 1961mg -Carob Pod -Indian Sarsaparilla Root -Organic Cinnamon Bark -Organic Ginger Root -Cardamom Seed -Stevia Leaf Other Ingredients: Organic Barley Malt, Natural Hazelnut Flavor, Natural Cinnamon Bark Oil, Natural Licorice Flavor. NEW FORMULA: Kava Extract: 78mg Proprietary blend of Herbs 2025mg -Carob Pod -Indian Sarsaparilla Root -Organic Cinnamon Bark -Organic Ginger Root -Organic Cardamom Seed -Organic Stevia Leaf Other Ingredients: Natural Hazelnut Flavor, Organic Toasted Brown Rice, Natural Licorice Flavor, Organic Cinnamon Bark Oil. When I checked and saw that it did actually have brown rice, I realized that was the reason that it tastes and smells like brown rice now. It's not appetizing. I don't want brown rice tea. When I cook brown rice, I add lots of spices and vegetable broth to cover up the smell and flavor. Kava Stress Relief tea used to be primarily cinnamon and licorice in flavor. Now it's primarily wet brown rice with a hint of cinnamon and licorice. It tastes like drinking tea made from oatmeal. I am so disappointed.