It's difficult describing mother of vinegar taste but it has sweet taste which sometimes sour taste too depending upon how long it was aged out or aged out for different lengths of time The longer it is aged out (over time), then there would be higher amount of vinegar taste present but still not as much as when compared with vinegar itself You could say it's very strong flavor that lasts very long so that when mixed with other food items it would help in making other food items taste sweeter because they would have some sweetness added too But we recommend trying it before buying because not all mother's vinegar tastes alike And remember if mother of vinegar contains any alcohol (easily detected by smell) then do not buy mother's vinegar because its smell might offend you! Some mothers even add alcohol which make its smell even stronger! Just don't buy one with any alcohol! (easily detected by smell) .