It’s second flush season. Should you care?

Yes, plus notes on the Himalayan summer harvest.

Oct 14 • 

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Brew me a citrus fruit stuffed with tea

Not a cold season cure-all, but close.

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

How to find and raise a tetsubin

Alluring aged black tea + advice on iron tea kettles.

Sep 30 • 

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Don’t call it herbal tea

Balazs Henger applies tea-processing techniques to American plants to craft original brews.

Sep 23 • 

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Merchant myths and tea hot takes

A conversation with Tea Technique’s Jason Cohen.

Sep 16 • 

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Nature vs nurture

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

Sep 9 • 

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August 2025

Clay vs iron vs steel

This month in tea + comparing electric and analog kettles.

Aug 26 • 

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What do these sci-fi teas taste like?

Chile-spiced chai + a look at Star Trek’s worldbuilding tea menu.

Aug 19 • 

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The teas of Yunnan

Puer is only the beginning.

Aug 12 • 

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Meet me in the park for a free cup of tea

The Tea Stand does the hard work of building community.

Aug 5 • 

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July 2025

A tour of Japanese tea regions

Classic Kyoto green tea + David Lavecchia’s guide to teas of Japan.

Jul 29 • 

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When did we start sweetening tea?

A plea for sexier sucrose + how industrializing England changed the taste of tea forever.

Jul 22 • 

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