Buy the very best cinnamon! Really good cinnamon has a higher cinnamon oil content. If you taste it with your finger, it should taste pleasant, not astringent.
Choose the right cinnamon for the recipe. The cinnamon that we're most familiar with is Korintje Cassia. Sri Lanka cinnamon, a very mild--fruity cinnamon-- popular in France. Use this for a mild background tone.
