“Duck Shit” Ya Shi Xiang

Our Duck Shit “Ya Si Xiang”, is a Dan Cong oolong which is a variety of oolong tea grown in Phoenix mountain, Chaozhou city in Southern Guangdong province of China. Each different type of Dan Cong tea resembles a distinct aroma. So what about Duck Shit Oolong? Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. This is perhaps one of the sweetest and most distinguished floral Chinese teas you’ll ever sip.

The tale of Duck Shit Oolong Tea tells us how special it is. So special that farmers would create fables about their precious tea so that others wouldn’t try to steal it. Indeed, the soil on which the tea trees grow has a distinct yellowish-brown color. Thus, the farmers would tell outsiders that this color came from all the duck shit in the soil, hoping to dissuade interest. For better or worse, these little fables may not have worked as well as the farmers hoped. Soon enough, a word about the aromatic Dan Cong Oolong that grew from duck shit had spread far and wide, provoking much interest in trying this rare tea that leaves such a pleasant lingering honey-sweetness.