Pesticide-Free Duck Shit Smell Phoenix Wulong ~ Ya Shi Xiang Dancong

Despite the curious name, this wonderfully unique tea neither tastes nor smells like duck shit.  While various stories surround this name, the most likely is that the original bushes of this style grew in yellow soil, reminiscent of the muck created by duck droppings, and was then kept to discourage theft of this unique varietal.  Grown on Wudong Peak, the most prized of all the tea-growing regions of the Phoenix Mountains.  The teas produced in this region (wulongs, except in rare cases) tend to be bold, floral, fruity, and foresty.  It has a rich, savory, earthy aroma, with slight wood, slightly fruit, slightly smoke, floral aromatics.  Its flavor is clean, savory, robust, and utterly unique, with elements of iron and musty basement.  It is earthy, mellow, solid, and easygoing, with a rainwater sweetness, and floral notes that are more apparent in later brews.  Fans of this tea recognize its unique flavor, but it is so unique that it is exceedingly difficult to liken it to anything e