Tea Guardian — Fine Tea Commentaries and Reference Guide

Health Benefits of Tea / Special Features / Tea and Health

2020.03.20

by Leo Kwan · Published 2020.03.20 · Last modified 2021.02.13

Tea at the Onslaught of Wuhan Coronavirus

In honour of all the victims and their families and friends, and in the hope that we learn something from this largely preventable pandemic, this is my sharing as a tea specialist and a multiple times epidemic witness. Quotation: These ( tea ) catechins can bind differently to neuraminidase ( i.e. the chemical in viruses that breakdowns the defence of our cellular wall ) and might overcome known drug resistance related virus mutations…
Infusion / Special Features / Tea How's

2017.02.23

by Leo Kwan · Published 2017.02.23 · Last modified 2017.07.11

To blanch or not to blanch? That is the question

One of the perpetuating questions in tea infusion is to blanch or not to blanch — we look at it in a practical perspective and referencing the true qualities of tea to come up with a detail answer
Special Features

2016.07.01

by Tea Guardian · Published 2016.07.01

Special Feature: Renaissance of Dianhong

In recent years, with the general awareness-building of gongfu black tea in the burgeoning market in China, more producers have entered the game to make different varieties of the subcategory,...
Featured / Pu'ers & other post-fermented teas: the Dark tea category / Special Features

2016.04.06

by Leo Kwan · Published 2016.04.06 · Last modified 2017.08.13

Is Pu’er Cha Bing an Investment Tool?

It makes perfect sense to stock up a few pieces of cha bings for maturity and to save some money. However, it is quite another matter to buy with the intention to invest. This article deals with this latter idea.
Health Benefits of Tea / Special Features

2016.03.23

by Leo Kwan · Published 2016.03.23 · Last modified 2019.01.19

Tea vs Alzheimer’s Disease

The most expensive disease of our time and incurable, Alzheimer’s destroys the brain slowly before killing a person. Tea maybe a useful daily habit against it.

2021.10.17

Of Yarn and Tea

Yesterday my wife had a hunch for learning crochet so we went to a local yarn shop to get something to start practicing. On the second floor of a tiny...

Oolong varieties / Quality & Variety Guide / Tea varieties

2020.10.15

Eight Immortals

A humble Fenghuang Dancong Of all the bouquet style Phoenix Oolongs, Baxian — Eight Immortals — is not only one of my favourites, but also one that I often fall...

How a run away virus in China spread to the world

Health Benefits of Tea / Special Features / Tea and Health

2020.03.20

Tea at the Onslaught of Wuhan Coronavirus

In honour of all the victims and their families and friends, and in the hope that we learn something from this largely preventable pandemic, this is my sharing as a tea specialist and a multiple times epidemic witness. Quotation: These ( tea ) catechins can bind differently to neuraminidase ( i.e. the chemical in viruses that breakdowns the defence of our cellular wall ) and might overcome known drug resistance related virus mutations…

infused tealeaves of phoenix xingren xiang dancong

Oolong varieties / Tea varieties

2018.03.21

Classic Style Phoenix — Xingren Xiang Dancong

A few people have asked me whether there are other classic style Phoenix oolong except the popular Milan Xiang — better known to some in the English name I gave...

Black tea varieties / Tea varieties

2017.04.03

Red Jade, The Fragrance of Taiwan

I would have continued to ignore this tea had it not been the surprising tasting experience of the last sample. It was similarly bold as a Ceylon, spicy as a Darjeeling,...

Infusion / Special Features / Tea How's

2017.02.23

To blanch or not to blanch? That is the question

One of the perpetuating questions in tea infusion is to blanch or not to blanch — we look at it in a practical perspective and referencing the true qualities of tea to come up with a detail answer

Worker covering a pile of pu'er tea for post-fermentation proces

About / Glossary / References

2016.10.19

Shou Cha or Shu Cha?

In the recent couple of decades, pu’er dark teas that are produced with the piled post-fermentation method have come to be known as “cooked” pu’er, a direct transliteration of the...

Quality & Variety Guide / Tea varieties

2016.10.09

Naming of a Tea

Naming of teas has always been problematic, especially when there are so many different ways of doing it for such a huge number of varieties in so many different regions. We summarise the different ways it is done for better understanding as a foundation for your tea search

Quality & Variety Guide / Tea varieties

2016.10.08

How are these tea names formed?

There are 7 popular tea names below. Select an answer that you think is how the name is formed. Fill in your name and email and send your finished quiz to us. Those who have all the answers correct will be entitled to a pack of very nice Fenghuang Dancong for free

Special Features

2016.07.01

Special Feature: Renaissance of Dianhong

In recent years, with the general awareness-building of gongfu black tea in the burgeoning market in China, more producers have entered the game to make different varieties of the subcategory,...