I had been leery of purchasing pre-sweetened tea. Would it be too sweet, would it have a fake taste (wanna be tea), would it have a bitter chemical aftertaste? I took the huge plunge and bought a few boxes while crossing my fingers. Boy howdy, was I pleasantly surprised. It has a fresh, crisp tea taste and is sweet. In the south, we love our sweet tea to be toothache sweet and I have added a half a cup to a whole cup of sugar as I make half to a whole gallon at a time. A gallon lasts two days before a fresh batch has to he made. Once I use all boxes of the pre-sweetened, I cannot wait to get my hands on the unsweet and give it a try. Great tasting job very well done.