I just tried In Pursuit Of Tea's Green Pu-Erh, and it was really good. The odd taste of Pu-erh is something I'm strangely getting addicted to. That earthy taste is something I could and am getting used to. I am having trouble putting to words the flavor of this tea. It did last four infusions (and may have lasted more) with great flavor which only started to diminish a bit too much in the fourth steeping. I can see why people just leave it steeping all day and sip, adding water. I've got the silver needle Pu-erh still waiting, which I think will be interesting.. What I am really looking forward to finding out is if the delicate aftertaste of the white tea is also present in this pu-erh...
As for the Nantou Oolong, it was very good, although the flavor of orchid was a bit overpowering. Still, a quality tea and one I will surely enjoy again.
IPOT's Silver Needle White Tea seemed a little more vegetal than the one from SpecialTeas... It was not a bad experience, and I need to play a bit with steeping temperatures, as the bag called for hotter water than I usually use for white teas. 180 degrees. After the more vegetal initial flavor, the honeysuckle aftertaste was very nice, and perhaps better than what I experienced with the SpecialTeas Silver Needle, although to be fair, I haven't tried them side by side. Both of them were exquisite.
Also of note, I found IPOT's Chai to be a little too gingery for my tastes, but it may be that by adding some sugar, and perhaps brewing with milk instead I'll get something much more enjoyable to my tastes. The SpecialTea Chai was sweeter, which appealed to my Chai sense a bit more.
Steve