Help! Looking for that classic tea flavor!!

Awwww, don’t be frantic. From what you wrote it’s difficult to know what you might like, but possibly a black jasmine scented tea would suit you. But there is a lot of variety— some folks here have posted tasting notes on over 5,000 different teas! From China alone there are TEN distinct and delicious types referred to as Famous Chinese Teas !

You don’t say where you are in the world, but most bigger cities have a tea room or two, often as a restaurant but sometimes just with tea & sweets. Go there every few days and relax with a pot of tea and a magazine and keep track of what you liked. Smaller cities and college towns may have ethnic stores where you can inexpensively buy a few small boxes of representative teas to try out. If you’re lucky, there may be a small tea shop selling a wide assortment of varieties, sometimes in small quantity from bulk bins. Such shops will be staffed by knowledgeable people happy to help you select.

If you live remotely, it might be a bit more challenging and you may have to shop online. In the USA and Canada there are some reputable online vendors such as Adagio Teas, Harney & Sons, etc. Check out their offerings. Some, like Harney, even offer assortments. In other countries, I suspect similar options exist. With luck, you’ll find a nice tea shop with teas from a range of suppliers.

If you’re in the USA, and need to order online, Harney has an amazing variety of teas, and offers many in bags, sachets, bulk tins, bulk bags of several sizes, and so forth. And based on what you’ve said, I think one of these six teas will suit your tastes, which you can buy individually or in one of their assortments:
Basic Tea
Irish Breakfast (Indian Assam)
https://www.harney.com/products/irish-breakfast-tea

English Breakfast (Chinese Keemun)
https://www.harney.com/products/english-breakfast

Darjeeling
https://www.harney.com/products/darjeeling-blend

Flavored Tea
Black Jasmine
https://www.harney.com/products/black-jasmine

Earl Grey
https://www.harney.com/products/earl-grey-supreme

Paris
https://www.harney.com/products/paris-tea

Assortments
Six x 6 Assorted
https://www.harney.com/products/soft-touch-black-tea-box-featuring-six-teas

Eight x 4 Assorted
https://www.harney.com/products/eight-slot-linen-tea-chest

Fifteen x 4 Assorted
(Paris, Organic Earl Grey Supreme, Organic Citron Green, Japanese Sencha, Organic Green with Citrus & Ginkgo, Lemon Herbal, Decaffeinated Earl Grey, Organic Peppermint, Raspberry Herbal, English Breakfast, Jasmine, Egyptian Chamomile, Decaffeinated Ceylon, Orange Pekoe, and Hot Cinnamon Spice.)
https://www.harney.com/products/teabags-honey-sampler

Other online vendors worldwide are bound to have some or all of these tea types as well; I’m just more familiar with Harney & Sons. Don’t feel limited. Steepster.com is a great place to study-up!

Harney & Sons have come close with their Ceylon & India blend which I drink frequently, but their tea varies from box to box sometimesa whole batch wont be sweet but have a dull dirt note. Believe it or not Tazo English Breakfast 10 years ago had the same sweet notes I was looking for but they changed their blend & have that nasty dirt note as well. I cannot really waste anymore money on this, although Ive had my fimger hovering over buying Fortnum & Masons Ceylon, but I cannot justify spending $30 on a 3.5 tin and if its not what Im looking for my bank account will be quite frustrated at me

I do find darjeeling tends to give a bit of a vegetal and floral note sometimes with more sweetness than other black teas. It really depends on the year, which farm produces the leaves, the elevation/soil, what tea varietals are blended together (in most CT and general black blends). Murchie’s has some lovely lightly floral plain black teas but I haven’t tried any this year so I can’t recommend one in particular. Their sample sizes start at $6 so it might be worth trying a few to see. https://murchies.com/fine-tea/