The leaves smell very sweet and when steeped the scent of vanilla is still strong and full.
It’s easy to find the vanilla in the flavour too, but if you’re looking for the sweet sort of vanilla sugar flavour that you get in ice creams or desserts you’re going to get disappointed. This isn’t so overwhelmingly sweet as that, but it’s definitely there and it’s definitely vanilla.
I saw another reviewer here suggest mixing it with fruity teas. I’ll have to try that.