Smells like a bakery more than just straight up coffee, which I usually prefer. But this pleasantly surprised me. This has coffee, a touch of mocha, and a little twist with a dash of added star anise, licorice scent, to make it more interesting. So much so, that I tried a little piece of star anise in my own real coffee, and wow, pretty good! Anyway, great smell, tunneled a little due to the one wick here, but fixed itself eventually. Soft scent, yet fills the house pleasantly and was OK for even an allergy sensitive person. Try it, you will like it.