Archive - Leafhopper

Raise your (plucking) standards

Plump yellow buds + how leaf age transforms the tea in your cup.

Jul 8 •

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.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Crush, tear, curl

Come to my tea talk and tasting on July 12th in NYC!

Jun 24 •

The tea translation tool you need in your life

Spring green tea + an introduction to Babelcarp creator Lew Perin.

Jun 17 •

How to find good teaware

Green tea tinged with cinnamon + a buyer's guide to teapots and cups.

Jun 10 •

Is tea from bigger companies safer?

Sinus clearing sips of pine + Ask a Tea Person advice on the state of American food safety.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

April 2025

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