"King of Duck Shit Aroma" Dan Cong Oolong tea * Spring 2018

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Almond, Apple, Cherry, Cinnamon, Cream, Dandelion, Earth, Fruity, Geranium, Grass, Honey, Lime, Milk, Mineral, Orange Blossom, Orange Zest, Orchid, Peach, Pear, Plum, Sugarcane, Vanilla, Vegetal, Violet, White Grapes, Rye, Char, Whiskey, Alcohol, Bitter, Dry Grass, Lychee, Malt, Oak, Perfume, Pumpkin, Stonefruit, Walnut, Wood, Honeysuckle, Floral, Sweet
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Caffeine
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205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 45 sec 6 g 4 oz / 107 ml

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  • “I’m bored and don’t feel like doing any housework, so I may as well keep the tea reviews coming. This was yet another of my backlogged late 2020/early 2021 Dancong oolong reviews. Everyone who has...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I really didn’t care for this tea at all the first time I had it. I brewed it like most people recommend for dancong; using a whole lot of leaves and many flash steeps in a porcelain gaiwan,...” Read full tasting note
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  • “210 Degrees F, Gongfu, 20 sec infusions + 5 A very yummy Duck Shit. I was pushing infusions a bit because it felt a little weak. One of my favorite Oolongs. This one is very tasty and I enjoy the...” Read full tasting note
    90
  • “Gongfu Sipdown (704)! Thank you to TheWeekendSessions for sharing this tea with me during our meet up/swap this summer! Like any still relatively juvenile adult, I have always found Duck Shit...” Read full tasting note
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Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong (aka Duck Shit Aroma) is a rare Dan Cong varietal grown in and around Ping Keng Tou village in the Phoenix Mountains outside of Chaozhou in Guangdong Province. The tea bushes from which our King of Duck Shit Aroma are more than 80 years old growing naturally!

It’s called “duck shit aroma” because in the Ping Keng Tou village area the soil has a somewhat yellow brown look to it and is unique to that area. With all teas the soil type is a key element in the tea’s taste. Villagers wanting to guard the uniqueness of their tea bushes told outsiders that the color and uniqueness of the soil in their village was due to copious amounts of duck shit and began to call the their Dan Cong “duck shit aroma”. True or not it’s an entertaining story which reveals why the tea has such a gross name.

The tea itself is lightly oxidized and the leaves are still mostly green in color. The brewed tea is highly aromatic with flower, honey and longan notes. The mouthfeel is delicate and soothing with a taste that perfectly balances sweet, bitter, and astringent notes, none of which are overpowering.

Our 2018 offering is literally the “King of Duck Shit Aroma” Dan Cong. Strong taste and aroma… thick and sweet with notes of longan. Can be infused 10+ times! I have not tasted a better version of this tea than this one!

12 kilograms in total produced. Single family production!

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I’m bored and don’t feel like doing any housework, so I may as well keep the tea reviews coming. This was yet another of my backlogged late 2020/early 2021 Dancong oolong reviews. Everyone who has ever read any of my previous reviews of Yunnan Sourcing’s King of Duck Shit Aroma Dan Cong oolongs knows that I tend to love them. The King of Duck Shit aroma oolong tends to be one of Yunnan Sourcing’s teas that I look forward to every year. This one ended up being no exception.

I prepared this tea gongfu style. After a 10 second rinse, I steeped 6 grams of loose tea leaves in 4 fluid ounces of 203 F water for 7 seconds. This infusion was chased by 17 additional infusions. Steep times for these infusions were as follows: 9 seconds, 12 seconds, 16 seconds, 20 seconds, 25 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, 50 seconds, 1 minute, 1 minute 15 seconds, 1 minute 30 seconds, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 10 minutes, and 15 minutes.

Prior to the rinse, the dry tea leaves emitted aromas of honey, cream, vanilla, cherry, orchid, orange blossom, and peach. After the rinse, new aromas of cinnamon, roasted almond, geranium, and grass emerged. The first infusion introduced a subtle banana aroma. Once in the mouth, the tea liquor presented notes of grass, cream, roasted almond, orchid, and geranium that were balanced by hints of pear, orange blossom, banana, and cinnamon. The majority of the subsequent infusions added aromas of longan, steamed milk, dandelion, pear, apple, white grape, and violet. Stronger and more immediately detectable notes of pear emerged in the mouth alongside mineral, longan, earth, peach, vanilla, cherry, orange zest, dandelion, plum, apple, dandelion green, steamed milk, white grape, violet, and sugarcane impressions. I also detected hints of honey and lime zest. As the tea faded, the liquor emphasized notes of minerals, orange zest, grass, apple, white grape, dandelion greens, and geranium that were chased by a pleasant swell of dandelion, sugarcane, cherry, steamed milk, violet, orchid, roasted almond, and banana flavors.

Like previous King of Duck Shit offerings, this was a pleasant, balanced tea with more than enough depth and complexity to satisfy. The thick body and creamy, milky smoothness of the tea liquor was also very enjoyable. At times, I was concerned that some of the flavor components would start clashing, but that thankfully never occurred. Overall, this was a very masterfully produced oolong.

Flavors: Almond, Apple, Cherry, Cinnamon, Cream, Dandelion, Earth, Fruity, Geranium, Grass, Honey, Lime, Milk, Mineral, Orange Blossom, Orange Zest, Orchid, Peach, Pear, Plum, Sugarcane, Vanilla, Vegetal, Violet, White Grapes

Preparation
6 g 4 OZ / 118 ML

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I really didn’t care for this tea at all the first time I had it. I brewed it like most people recommend for dancong; using a whole lot of leaves and many flash steeps in a porcelain gaiwan, however I feel like this tea really shines once you push it a bit, I got fantastic results starting with around 20 seconds for the first steep, and increasing from there. This tea’s strength lies not in its high, fruity aromas, but rather in a deep, complex, mineral body. Brewing it like this did result in some noticeable bitterness, but in my opinion it only served to amplify the whole experience.
By the way, I have the 2019 spring version, but couldn’t be bothered to make a new listing for it.

Flavors: Milk, Mineral, Peach, Pear, Rye

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 10 g 4 OZ / 120 ML

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210 Degrees F, Gongfu, 20 sec infusions + 5

A very yummy Duck Shit. I was pushing infusions a bit because it felt a little weak. One of my favorite Oolongs. This one is very tasty and I enjoy the whole session very much but always find myself wanting a couple more infusions than the tea wants to give me. That could be because the tea is 1.5 years old. I get about 6 infusions. 9/10 Highly recommend

Season: Spring 2018
Cultivar: Ping Keng Tou village
Origin: Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, China
Picking: Large, Up to 3rd or 4th leaves
Elevation: 850 M

Eyes – Dry Leaf: Twisted large leaves, Dark Brown/Black
Nose – Dry Leaf: Charcoal, Wood, Nectarine
Nose – Wet Leaf: Butter, Sour Cherries, Charcoal, Tons of fruit
Eyes – Liquor: Golden yellow
Mouth – Texture: Thick and viscous
Mouth – Taste: Butter, Sour Cherries, Whiskey barrel
Nose – Empty Cup: Honey, Whiskey Barrel
Mouth – Finish: Sooth with a slightly dry finish
Eyes – Wet Leaf: Large unraveling olive green leaves
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Flavors: Char, Cherry, Peach, Whiskey

Preparation
5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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Gongfu Sipdown (704)!

Thank you to TheWeekendSessions for sharing this tea with me during our meet up/swap this summer! Like any still relatively juvenile adult, I have always found Duck Shit oolong appealing because of the name – but as far as the tea itself goes I’d say my exposure it moderate to minimal, and it’s something I could definitely delve deeper into/expose myself to a bit more. So far both of those reasons, I appreciated receiving this one!

As for the tea itself? It’s pretty nutty with mild roast notes initially, and a greener undertone but not before long it evolves into something very silky and floral with buttery lily and orchid notes and just a hint of something mineral. A little bit astringent, but overall quite smooth and enjoyable!!

This really isn’t a style of oolong I have a lot of on hand because it’s not majorly a profile that I gravitate towards (I prefer either much lighter roast/no roast and LOTS of florals or something VERY dark/heavily roasted more yancha-y) so it’s not something that I’d buy from YS based on this session – however for a one of session? It’s really nice, and I see the merits of the tea/why people enjoy it. Thanks for the share!!

Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/B236IscA4sv/

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN2SPnvZLP4

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hm, I haven’t had a Dan Cong in a while. This one is a fairly fruity one. Dry leaves smell of peach pits and lychee. It is very strong and perfume like. The wet leaf aroma has various notes including nail polish, beeswax, honey, wood, pumpkin and fermented fruits.

There is a strong woody flavour in the taste as well. It is complemented by a mix of sweet and bitter ones and a sour finish. In the first half of the session, there is barely any astringency. I find the taste is very well balanced. There is an interesting nuttiness as well, maybe closest to walnuts. The aftertaste is cooling and shows flavours of dry grass, honey, perfume, malt and a lager like bitterness.

The liquor rolls down the tongue very easily, but leaves a sharp, biting, and slightly numbing feeling behind. It is a very subtly interesting mouthfeel.

Flavors: Alcohol, Bitter, Dry Grass, Fruity, Honey, Lychee, Malt, Oak, Peach, Perfume, Pumpkin, Stonefruit, Walnut, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 3 g 2 OZ / 50 ML

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This is a delicate tea. The aroma is a little bit fruity and sweet — notes of lychee and honey. The taste is similar to the aroma with little to no aftertaste. This is a wonderful tea if want to just sit back and enjoy yourself in quiet reflection. I wouldn’t drink this tea for “running out the door”. It’s really meant to be enjoyed since many of the flavors are delicate. I did multiple infusions with different brew times. Slightly longer brew times deepen the flavors without making it bitter.

Flavors: Honey, Honeysuckle, Lychee

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 45 sec

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This tea is absolutely delicious. Very sweet and pleasant, and quite easy to brew. It develops a more robust flavor after several infusions. Highly recommended!

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Really nice balanced duckshit
Good smell, mild taste, great texture and sweet Huigan
Me and my girlfriend did a blind tasting against 2 Duck shit Oolongs from other companies (mad fun btw) and we realized that YS King of Duckshit is the real King
It has many different layers of taste and it did change between steeps
Huigan has so much more to offer than others
This Duck Shit is really subtle and you need to take your time to get all the different taste notes

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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Last sample of this. Today it seems a little perfumy for me, flowery, also a little sharper. Perhaps because I’m using boiling water unlike before where I used 200F. There is still the great balance of sweet and bitter though.

Flavors: Floral, Fruity, Honey, Mineral, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 5 OZ / 140 ML

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