Flavored Oolong

Cat-sitting at my son's home explicitly unlocked access to their burgeoning tea collection, a few of which I sampled while there. This was the first, and his wife [She gets the credit for good taste in tea! :-)] found the best Republic tea I've had so far. In this blend, RoT finally suffuses their typically small, ro...

Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of oolong leaves and pieces of strawberries, guava and coconut as well as cornflower blossom. Pours clear pale straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of coconut and strawberries, with touches of oolong leaves. Mild, bitter, leafy taste of oolong, with touch...

One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of dark green, curly dried oolong leaves and what looks (and smells) like pieces of apple and lemon peel, and rose petals, sprinkled with elderberry aroma. Pours clear lightish straw (against white china) with negligible sediment. Clear aroma of oolong leaves, with notes of le...

An interesting concoction, in which East meets West. The chocolate is not very strong, but it is noticeable. It was a little odd at first, but it did grow on me.

Are my taste buds missing something here? This is an expensive oolong, and Alex Z. gave it a good review. But it really did not do much for me, sorry to say. There is a little floral aroma, and it tasted light and fairly simple. Nothing to get excited over. Maybe I did not get a good bag of it for some reason or o...