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An insider's tour of the tea world, by award winning journalist Max Falkowitz.
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Tea houses of Fukuoka • Pine-scented sencha + a Japan travel diary.
Tea houses of Fukuoka
Pine-scented sencha + a Japan travel diary.
leafhopper.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Tea houses of Fukuoka • Pine-scented sencha + a Japan travel diary.
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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!
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
leafhopper.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Meet me in the park for a free cup of tea • The Tea Stand does the hard work of building community.