Author archive for Leo Kwan

  • Oct262020
    Leo taking picture of tea leaves using a Canon Powershot G5

    One camera, 22 years in tea

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    Not long ago I needed to prepare the training for a batch of new staff intake. As I went through…

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  • Oct122020
    Closeup of a bead-shape oolong

    Bead Shape Oolongs

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    After the bead rolling method for oolong was introduced at the end of 19th centuries, it has been gradually integrated into the development of a number of varieties. The form styling of the leaves has actually contributed to the formation of the taste profile…

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  • Oct102020
    A deep baked tea

    Darkening of an Iron Goddess

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    Making of the Queen in Gongfu Tea There exist two distinct styles of Tieguanyin — Iron Goddess of Mercy —…

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  • Oct022020
    4 cups of tea

    Which is your cup of Phoenix Classic? 2018 or 2020?

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    “This tea smells so magnificent!” exclaimed one of our new packers as he bagged our last lot of 2018 Phoenix…

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  • Sep132020
    Comparing a lighter oxidation Hong Yu white tea with Deep White

    Hong Yu White Tea, with Extra Oxidation

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    Some years ago when young tea master Chen sent me her first attempt on making white tea from Hong Yu,…

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  • Jul062020
    Shipping for your order

    Estonia, France, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom!

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    We have just got news from Hong Kong Post that airmail service has just been resumed for Estonia, France, Poland, Spain,…

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  • Jan052020
    The tea producer turning coal at the tea baking oven

    Freshness vs staleness

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    Master Wang of Taiping makes our Taiping Houkui Traditional. It is a green tea that I have always thought best…

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  • Nov172019
    Ms Huang holding weeds she just pulled from amongst this row of tea bushes

    For the Sake of My Own Health, and My Children’s

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    When I tasted his Oriental Beauty and said it was good, Chen Guo Ching beamed with excitement. He said for the next harvest he could customise the degree of oxidation…

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  • Aug172019
    two glasses of ice tea and a gaiwan with freshly brewed tea

    What is a good tea for Summer?

    Perhaps some people may say ice tea, or some others may say iced lemon tea etc. While chilled infusion of Camellia sinensis does offer a soothing sensation under that smothering summer sun, the low temperature also sends a wrong signal to the body that there is the need to conserve heat.

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  • Jul232019
    Cattle resting on grass

    Black Dragon from the Flats of Stone Bullocks

    The Wulong from Shiguping, however, is produced from a cultivar entirely different. It is a wulong plant. Examples of other wulong plants include Aijiao ( that produces our Cream Stout ), Sijichun ( that for Eternal Spring ), Qingxin ( that for our Cold Peak ), etc etc. It is not an overstatement to say this is one of the best Wulongs. 

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