Sandry Law
Examinations operations director
Sandry Law operates from Kunming, the heart of Yunnan’s tea country, where he has spent over a decade immersed in the procurement and quality assurance of fine Chinese teas. Trained under master taster Chen Weimin (陈为民) at the Yunnan Tea Research Institute in 2010, he developed an encyclopaedic palate for *shēng pǔ'ěr* (生普洱) and *shú pǔ'ěr* (熟普洱), along with a forensic understanding of regional markers that distinguish Menghai from Lincang. That formative training instilled a discipline that now underpins every tea academy examination. As examinations operations director, Sandry translates fieldwork expertise into credentialing rigour. He architects the logistical chain that delivers GB/T-compliant teas — from the pressed cakes of *bǐng chá* (饼茶) to the delicate buds of *bái háo yín zhēn* (白毫银针) — to exam centres worldwide. He personally audits each batch against standards like GB/T 22111-2008 for *shēng pǔ'ěr* and GB/T 14456.1-2017 for green tea, ensuring that a Foundation candidate pouring *lóngjǐng* (龙井) encounters exactly the leaf described in the syllabus. This procurement precision is complemented by vendor sourcing networks that he cultivated over years at Teamotea, often trekking to remote villages in Xishuangbanna to secure limited lots suitable for Master tier evaluations. Sandry also coordinates the global proctoring infrastructure, working with session supervisors listed on tea.events and securing examination kits dispatched from shop.puerh.app. Every practical assessment — whether held at a tea.school learning centre or a hotel venue on tea.travel — runs according to his protocols. He oversees the sealed sample sets, timed brewing stations, and the secure digital submission of tasting notes that feed into the academy’s grading rubric. When credential holders embed their tea academy badge via tea.community, the verification echoes back to the systems Sandry maintains. For Sandry, a tea academy credential is a promise of authenticity, and he ensures that every leaf behind that promise meets the exacting standards of *zhìliàng kòngzhì* (质量控制). His work remains largely invisible to candidates, but it is the silent guarantee that when they sit for an exam, they taste exactly what the exam board intends — nothing less.
Specialties
- procurement (*cǎigòu* 采购)
- quality control (*zhìliàng kòngzhì* 质量控制)
- vendor sourcing (*gōngyìng shāng sōusuǒ* 供应商搜索)
Sandry Law operates from Kunming, the heart of Yunnan’s tea country, where he has spent over a decade immersed in the procurement and quality assurance of fine Chinese teas. Trained under master taster Chen Weimin (陈为民) at the Yunnan Tea Research Institute in 2010, he developed an encyclopaedic palate for shēng pǔ’ěr (生普洱) and shú pǔ’ěr (熟普洱), along with a forensic understanding of regional markers that distinguish Menghai from Lincang. That formative training instilled a discipline that now underpins every tea academy examination.
As examinations operations director, Sandry translates fieldwork expertise into credentialing rigour. He architects the logistical chain that delivers GB/T-compliant teas — from the pressed cakes of bǐng chá (饼茶) to the delicate buds of bái háo yín zhēn (白毫银针) — to exam centres worldwide. He personally audits each batch against standards like GB/T 22111-2008 for shēng pǔ’ěr and GB/T 14456.1-2017 for green tea, ensuring that a Foundation candidate pouring lóngjǐng (龙井) encounters exactly the leaf described in the syllabus. This procurement precision is complemented by vendor sourcing networks that he cultivated over years at Teamotea, often trekking to remote villages in Xishuangbanna to secure limited lots suitable for Master tier evaluations.
Sandry also coordinates the global proctoring infrastructure, working with session supervisors listed on tea.events and securing examination kits dispatched from shop.puerh.app. Every practical assessment — whether held at a tea.school learning centre or a hotel venue on tea.travel — runs according to his protocols. He oversees the sealed sample sets, timed brewing stations, and the secure digital submission of tasting notes that feed into the academy’s grading rubric. When credential holders embed their tea academy badge via tea.community, the verification echoes back to the systems Sandry maintains.
For Sandry, a tea academy credential is a promise of authenticity, and he ensures that every leaf behind that promise meets the exacting standards of zhìliàng kòngzhì (质量控制). His work remains largely invisible to candidates, but it is the silent guarantee that when they sit for an exam, they taste exactly what the exam board intends — nothing less.