Review: iTeaworld Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Collection By Seasons

iTeaworld Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea

Tea drinking have it's long history and health benefits. There are lots of varieties of tea to try and you can definitely find one that suits your liking.

Have you tried Ya Shi Xiang (Duck Shit) Oolong Tea before? I was introduced to 3 different seasons of iTeaworld Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea. Don't be scare off by the name of it. They are actually very interesting and fragrance tea to begin drinking. 

Come check out my new experience with this interesting tea.

About iTeaworld Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Seasonal Tea

iTeaworld

iTeaworld is a platform for tea lovers over the world to learn and understand Chinese tea knowledge and culture. 

They own more than 4 million square meters wild tea mountain base and more than 2000 old tea trees over 100 years old. They offer diverse high-quality Chinese tea and aim to assist people in selecting satisfying tea.

Additionally, they advocate for green and environmentally-friendly principles. They insist on using environmental friendly packaging and reduce energy consumption. 

No pesticides, chemical fertilizers, synthetic auxins and other harmful items are found in their products.

They provide a varieties of tea:

• Chinese Tea
• Oolong Tea

Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea (Today's review)

• Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong Oolong (Spring)
• Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong Oolong (Autumn)
• Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong Oolong (Winter) 

About Oolong Tea.

Checkout iTeaworld Website for more information.

How to prepare the Tea?

Depending on the tea-ware and water among, put in appropriate amount of tea leaves. 

Western-Style Brewing

Teaware - Teapot, infuser, French press
Water - 100 Degree
Tea-to-water Ratio - 1tsp (2-3g) per 240ml
Steep Time - 3mins

Chinese-Style Brewing

Teaware - Gaiwan or clay teapot
Water - 100 Degree
Tea-to-water Ratio - 1g per 20ml
Steep Time - 10 to 15 sec (1 - 3 steeps)

How to brew tea.

Checkout iTeaworld Website for more information. 

My Review

I am a tea lover. I love to drink tea especially during tea break and relaxing weekends. Drinking tea not only relax my mind, it helps to keep me healthy and sometime resolve some problems such as stomach bloated, heatiness, throat irritation, etc. 

There are lots of varieties of tea for everyone to explore. Recently, I came across this very interesting tea from iTeaworld call Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea. 

Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea.

If you are not aware, Ya Shi Xiang translate to duck shit fragrance. The first time I see this name, it got me curious. How does the tea relate to duck shit? Will it smell like one?

I did a search online on why this tea is called Ya Shi Xiang. Long story short, it's the way farmers used to protect this precious tea from being exploited by others. 

The name of the tea first caught my attention. After checking the many benefits of this tea such as stress relief, anti oxidants, anti inflammation, immune booster and etc, I decided to give it a try. 

The tea came in a paper box which is easy to tear open. 

Came in a paper box.

Easy to tear.

What is inside the box.

There are total 3 different seasons of Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea, spring, autumn and winter. 

 

3 seasons of tea.

Each packed in a 20g zip lock bag for easy storage. 

 

Packed in a zip lock bag.

I love it that each tea came labeled with information of the tea as well as how to brew the tea. This helps a lot for unprofessional like me to brew delicious tea easily. 

 

Each pack came labelled with information.

Each season of tea here I used 1.5g of tea leaves with around 150ml of water steep for 3mins.

 

I used 1.5g of tea leaves each.

Let's check out how they are so different in taste for different seasons.   

Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Spring

Spring Tea.

This spring season tea leaves had a very light fragrance tea smell. So light that I can hardly smell it. 

 

Light fragrance tea smell.

The tea had a light yellow color after brew. 

 

Light yellow color after brew.

There is layering of flavours for this spring season tea.

In term of taste, there is no bitter and rough (苦涩) tea taste. The tea taste light and fragrance at the beginning and the sweet taste came after a while. The tea fragrance also will linger in my mouth after drinking. There is layering of flavours for this spring season tea.

Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Autumn

Autumn Tea.

This autumn season tea leaves had a strong roasted tea leaves aroma. The smell is thick and strong but less fragrance.

 

Strong roasted tea leaves aroma.

The tea had a darker yellow brown color after brew. 

 

Darker yellow brown color after brew.

Strong roasted tea taste that is not bitter.

In term of taste, there is a strong roasted tea taste that is not bitter. The tea taste thicker and leave a roasted tea taste lingering in my mouth after drinking.  

Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Winter

Winter Tea.

This winter season tea leaves had a nice fragrance tea smell. The smell is just right with no roasted tea smell. 

Nice fragrance tea smell.

The tea had a very light yellow color after brew. 

 

Very light yellow color after brew.

It gave off a very nice tea fragrance aroma.

In term of taste, it gave off a very nice tea fragrance aroma. The tea taste sweet right from the beginning but it does not linger in my mouth after drinking and leave my throat a little dry. No layering of flavours as compare to spring season tea.

In Comparison

I can see different in color for the 3 seasons tea, with winter having the lightest color and autumn having the darkest color. 

Comparing tea color.

Winter have the most fragrance smell with spring having the least. Although autumn have the thickest smell but not so in term of fragrance. 

All 3 seasons does not taste bitter nor rough. No much different from looking at the tea leaves.

Compare tea leaves before brew.

Compare tea leaves after brew.

Winter had the lightest but most fragrance tea taste, autumn tea taste thicker and spring tea taste in between winter and autumn with more layering to it. 

One thing I notice is that the tea taste as nice when left in room temperature.

For me, I love spring tea most as the tea had a more layering flavours as compare to the other two. But my mum love the thickness of the taste from autumn tea and my brother love the no after taste from winter tea. 

Overall, this is an interesting and nice tea to drink. This is also a good choice of tea for tea beginners to start tea tasting (especially winter tea) because of how smooth the tea taste and the lack of usual bitter (苦涩) tea after taste.

Where to buy them?

iTeaworld Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea Collection can be purchase from iTeaworld Website. 

Ya Shi Xiang Oolong Tea Collection By Seasons - 20g x 3 Seasons

Check out iTeaworld other tea collections:
Chinese Tea
Oolong Tea

Delivery Service

Order over S$39.98 - Free Delivery
Order S$39.97 and below - S$4.99

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Disclaimer:This post is written in collaboration with iTeaworld. All reviews are 100% honest and based on my personal experience. No monetary compensation of any kind was given or received for this review.