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Tibetan tea for the bitter cold Hauled over mountains for a thousand years.

Tibetan tea for the bitter cold • Hauled over mountains for a thousand years.

Try aging your Darjeeling We’re not supposed to, but I’ve tasted some pleasant surprises.

Try aging your Darjeeling • We’re not supposed to, but I’ve tasted some pleasant surprises.

Cupping isn't just for massage therapists Fruity and floral wakoucha from Japan + how professionals evaluate new teas.

Cupping isn't just for massage therapists • Fruity and floral wakoucha from Japan + how professionals evaluate new teas.

The wakoucha master of the mountain High elevation hits from Yame’s Chiyono-en + tea tasting January 29th!

The wakoucha master of the mountain • High elevation hits from Yame’s Chiyono-en + tea tasting January 29th!

I’m weighing my tea again A treat for the new year + iteration vs intuition.

I’m weighing my tea again • A treat for the new year + iteration vs intuition.

My top teas of 2025 Leafhopper’s brews in review.

My top teas of 2025 • Leafhopper’s brews in review.

You have to ask nice for the foot-rolled tea Body techniques of an indigenous Indian brew.

You have to ask nice for the foot-rolled tea • Body techniques of an indigenous Indian brew.

Reviewing recent teapot purchases Curlicued guricha + testing 2025’s teaware additions.

Reviewing recent teapot purchases • Curlicued guricha + testing 2025’s teaware additions.

How a tea farmer goes organic Silky Yame sencha + what it takes to transform a tea farm.

How a tea farmer goes organic • Silky Yame sencha + what it takes to transform a tea farm.

A tea person’s gift guide The 2025 Leafhopper holiday special.

A tea person’s gift guide • The 2025 Leafhopper holiday special.

What’s in and out at Flushing’s boba parlors Plus a teapot giveaway and oolong blues concert.

What’s in and out at Flushing’s boba parlors • Plus a teapot giveaway and oolong blues concert.

What is Korean tea? Harmonious halmonicha + a look into East Asia’s underdog tea region.

What is Korean tea? • Harmonious halmonicha + a look into East Asia’s underdog tea region.

Do tea and alcohol go together? Gin-scented white peony + the challenge of tea behind the bar.

Do tea and alcohol go together? • Gin-scented white peony + the challenge of tea behind the bar.

Grow the tea market with one simple trick Cheerful chai sabz + what’s missing from American tea culture.

Grow the tea market with one simple trick • Cheerful chai sabz + what’s missing from American tea culture.

It’s second flush season. Should you care? Yes, plus notes on the Himalayan summer harvest.

It’s second flush season. Should you care? • Yes, plus notes on the Himalayan summer harvest.

Brew me a citrus fruit stuffed with tea Not a cold season cure-all, but close.

Brew me a citrus fruit stuffed with tea • Not a cold season cure-all, but close.

How to find and raise a tetsubin Alluring aged black tea + advice on iron tea kettles.

How to find and raise a tetsubin • Alluring aged black tea + advice on iron tea kettles.

Don’t call it herbal tea Balazs Henger applies tea-processing techniques to American plants to craft original brews.

Don’t call it herbal tea • Balazs Henger applies tea-processing techniques to American plants to craft original brews.

Merchant myths and tea hot takes A conversation with Tea Technique’s Jason Cohen.

Merchant myths and tea hot takes • A conversation with Tea Technique’s Jason Cohen.

Nature vs nurture Woodsy white Assam + oddball teas made from "wrong" cultivars.

Nature vs nurture • Woodsy white Assam + oddball teas made from "wrong" cultivars.

Clay vs iron vs steel This month in tea + comparing electric and analog kettles.

Clay vs iron vs steel • This month in tea + comparing electric and analog kettles.

What do these sci-fi teas taste like? Chile-spiced chai + a look at Star Trek’s worldbuilding tea menu.

What do these sci-fi teas taste like? • Chile-spiced chai + a look at Star Trek’s worldbuilding tea menu.

The teas of Yunnan Puer is only the beginning.

The teas of Yunnan • Puer is only the beginning.

Meet me in the park for a free cup of tea The Tea Stand does the hard work of building community.

Meet me in the park for a free cup of tea • The Tea Stand does the hard work of building community.

A tour of Japanese tea regions Classic Kyoto green tea + David Lavecchia’s guide to teas of Japan.

A tour of Japanese tea regions • Classic Kyoto green tea + David Lavecchia’s guide to teas of Japan.

When did we start sweetening tea? A plea for sexier sucrose + how industrializing England changed the taste of tea forever.

When did we start sweetening tea? • A plea for sexier sucrose + how industrializing England changed the taste of tea forever.

Raise your (plucking) standards Plump yellow buds + how leaf age transforms the tea in your cup.

Raise your (plucking) standards • Plump yellow buds + how leaf age transforms the tea in your cup.

Some tea imagery I noticed in a gay 90s submarine movie The Hunt for Red October frames tea as an avatar of deception, betrayal, and the radical choice to trust one’s presumed enemy.

Some tea imagery I noticed in a gay 90s submarine movie • The Hunt for Red October frames tea as an avatar of deception, betrayal, and the radical choice to trust one’s presumed enemy.

Crush, tear, curl Come to my tea talk and tasting on July 12th in NYC!

Crush, tear, curl • Come to my tea talk and tasting on July 12th in NYC!