Tea How's / Tea Wares 2014.10.08 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.10.08 · Last modified 2016.03.16 Teaware: The Gaiwan The Gaiwan (gài-wǎn, literally lid bowl) is perhaps the most versatile piece of teaware. It...
Tea How's / Tea Wares 2014.10.07 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.10.07 · Last modified 2016.03.16 Teaware: The Incredible Chahai When Lu Yu wrote the Tea Classic (Chajing) a millennium ago, he probably would not...
Infusion / Standards / Tea How's 2014.08.13 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.08.13 · Last modified 2023.05.07 Tea Tasting: A Step by Step Guide • what you need • preparation • tasting • ask yourself • parameters • tea...
Tea How's / Tea Wares 2014.08.13 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.08.13 · Last modified 2016.03.16 Teaware: The Cup A few years ago, an enthusiastic fan who was also a friend came to me...
Infusion / Standards / Tea How's 2014.08.12 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.08.12 · Last modified 2023.05.07 Gongfu Infusion/ Chapter 1: The Basics for more of your tea Making tea in the gongfu style is NOT a tea...
Infusion / Tea How's 2014.08.12 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.08.12 · Last modified 2016.08.19 About Water People often talk about whether to use soft or hard water. I look at it in another way. I’d prefer a rather neutral pH water with very slight alkaline inclination such that there is the least influence on the tea…
Infusion / Standards / Tea How's 2014.07.28 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.07.28 · Last modified 2023.05.07 Tea Infusion: Basic Techniques Whether you are using a mug (note), a specialist tool or a plain old teapot,...
Storage / Tea How's 2014.07.28 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.07.28 · Last modified 2016.03.16 Tea Storage: Containers To have understood the need to protect tea from the elements listed in the previous...
Storage / Tea How's 2014.07.27 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.07.27 · Last modified 2016.03.23 Tea Storage: The Environment When people began exporting tea in the 17th century, thin sheets of lead was used...
Infusion / Standards 2014.05.06 by Leo Kwan · Published 2014.05.06 · Last modified 2017.04.09 Better Tea-making: Measurements Good measurement practice is key to successful tea-making, at least before you know by heart...