That’s the literal Chinese character for the curse word “shit,” not feces or scat:
>Duck Shit Aroma (or Ya Shi Xiang) is part of the revered Golden Phoenix family of teas that come from Phoenix Mountain in the Guangdong Province of China,.
>Classically, teas from that mountain are plucked from a single grove or bush, producing hyper-local characteristics.
>Rumor has it that the farmer behind Duck Shit (which doesn’t truly smell or taste like duck waste) didn’t want anybody to discover the secret to his cultivation so he gave it an unattractive name (indeed, compared to ‘honey orchid,’ ‘orange blossom,’ or ‘almond’) and it stuck.
>People would ask the farmer what the secret to his tea and he’d respond, “Duck shit…”
>Nonetheless, the name creates a response and it’s clear Cowan doesn’t mind because it draws people into wanting to learn more about tea and that’s his goal.
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I could go for some Duck Feces Fragrant Milk Tea right about now.
Had to look it up myself, it’s a type of tea leaf shaped like duck feet and planted in a yellow soil named literally duck shit soil
that kind of tea is called duck shit if you are wondering
Source: [forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/megykarydes/2015/09/30/duck-shit-tea-haute-tea/)
That’s the literal Chinese character for the curse word “shit,” not feces or scat:
>Duck Shit Aroma (or Ya Shi Xiang) is part of the revered Golden Phoenix family of teas that come from Phoenix Mountain in the Guangdong Province of China,.
>Classically, teas from that mountain are plucked from a single grove or bush, producing hyper-local characteristics.
>Rumor has it that the farmer behind Duck Shit (which doesn’t truly smell or taste like duck waste) didn’t want anybody to discover the secret to his cultivation so he gave it an unattractive name (indeed, compared to ‘honey orchid,’ ‘orange blossom,’ or ‘almond’) and it stuck.
>People would ask the farmer what the secret to his tea and he’d respond, “Duck shit…”
>Nonetheless, the name creates a response and it’s clear Cowan doesn’t mind because it draws people into wanting to learn more about tea and that’s his goal.
Talk about shitty drinks
Tastes like grass.