Leo Kwan – Page 11 – Tea Guardian

Storage / Tea How's

2014.07.27

Tea Storage: The Environment

When people began exporting tea in the 17th century, thin sheets of lead was used...

Oolong varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.22

Yancha Shuixian, Wuyi oolong

Visual clues are almost identical in all Shuixian varieties, including those of famous cultivars, when...

Oolong varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.22

Phoenix Oolong: Classic Styles

Fenghuang Dancong ( fèng•huáng dān•cōng ) Chinese: 鳳凰單欉, aka Phoenix oolongs. There are two distinct groups within...

Master Chen loosening twsited tea leaves

Oolong varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.22

Bouquet Style Phoenix Oolongs

Qingxiang Fenghuang Dancong ( qīng•xiāng fèng•huáng dān•cōng ) 清香鳳凰單欉 — literally clear fragrance Phoenix single bush — aka...

Quality & Variety Guide / Quality Matters

2014.07.20

The Significance of Quality

the ham and spam in tea Fine tea to me is a totally different product...

Tea and Health / Tea Usage

2014.07.20

Teabags ≠ Whole Leaf Teas!

I have read many, many tea blogs, books and propaganda trying to persuade the reader...

Green tea varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.16

Organic Spring, Taiwan Wulong Green Tea

A Green tea from Taiwan wulong cultivars The choice of tea tree cultivar is instrumental...

Black tea varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.15

Lapsang Souchong, The Original Version

Zhengshan Xiaozhong ( zhèng•shān xiǎo•zhǒng ) 正山小種, aka Neishan Xiaozhong 內山小種, more popularly known in the West...

Black tea varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.04

Red Plum Classic: Tea of Heavenly Kingdom Revolt

Red Plum Classic is a unique and elegant black tea made from Longjing tealeaves. Artisans from 500 km away from Wuyi developed this tea in Hangzhou during a most bloody era in the history of China.

Nature of tea / Pu'ers & other post-fermented teas: the Dark tea category

2014.06.15

Pu’er: Myth of Origin & Reality of Blending

Differentiating facts from myths The pu’er that I have grown up with in Hong Kong...