My Husband has tried to stop drinking so much coffee because of the caffeine. He loves his morning coffee and really didn't want to change anything. Because so many of the teas also have caffeine, he has gone to herbal teas and has tried a LOT of them. Most of them he really doesn't like. When he tried the Dandelion Root tea, he found it to be closer to the coffee taste than any tea he has tried so far. That doesn't mean this tastes like coffee, it just has a very slight coffee taste. It is one of the few teas he is willing to drink daily. He not only drinks this hot, but also iced. Sometimes he even puts honey and milk with it. My Dad told me years ago, during the depression, people would drink dandelion root tea because they couldn't get coffee. I don't know how true that is... but I believe it. One thing I do know, digging dandelion roots is a lot of work. Buy this in bulk is so much easier and I like the fact that the tea bags come prewrapped for freshness. Some health benefits are.... Dandelion is used for loss of appetite, upset stomach, intestinal gas, gallstones, joint pain, muscle aches, eczema, and bruises. Dandelion is also used to increase urine production and as a laxative to increase bowel movements. It is also used as skin toner, blood tonic, and digestive tonic