Hot Leaf Juice
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOn this podcast we discuss tea and tea culture with a member of the tea community. We discuss not just tea but our personal experiences with tea, where its taken us, what we've learned, who we've met, art we've created, or businesses started. I hope you join me on Hot Leaf Juice!
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Episodes
Tea and Mindful Living - Peter Christy
November 29, 2017 07:59 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this episode I have a conversation with the owner of Far Leaves tea house in Berkeley, CA Peter Christy. Far Leaves has been a brick and mortar tea space since 1998 and has introduced countless people to great tea. Peter discusses the intersection of tea as a mindfulness practice and the design theory that has let Far Leaves continue for so long. Stop in if you are in Berkeley or check out their website https://www.farleaves.com Support for Hot Leaf Juice is provided by Mad Monk Tea. Vi...
There is No Tea Pope - So Han Fan
November 07, 2017 03:54 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWith the return of the show for a second season we sit down with So Fan Han, founder of West China Tea Company and co-founder of the Guan Yin Tea House in Austin, TX. So Han has been teaching tea in person for many years now and is featured on a new YouTube channel Tea House Ghost in a series that teaches the basics of the Gong Fu Cha tea brewing style. Tea House Ghost - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_-d3VHLMGiM6fuGRB0FtA westchinateacompany.com https://www.facebook.com/GuanYinTeaHou...
Who Buys Tea? A Conversation with Jeffrey McIntosh of Tea Book
April 24, 2017 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBThis time we have a brief interview with Jeffry McIntosh, founder of teabook.co about business strategy, who drinks tea and what he thinks needs to be brought to the tea market to expand the tea industry and community. Jeffrey is a really knowledgeable and passionate guy who has very cool technical perspective on tea, I'm sure you'll like this conversation as much as I did. He's all over social media but is very active on instagram @myteabook. Our music is from Equity Slate and you can find...
Direct Tea Trade with Elyse Petersen of Tealet
April 03, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBIn this episode we talk with Elyse Petersen of Tealet.com which is a wholesale "online farmer's market" that connects buyers with single-origin tea farms. Elyse and I talk about her love for tea and get a under the hood look at the tea trade and what she wants to see change for the better. Snoop Dogg may or may not get a shoutout. If you want to get in contact with Elyse its at [email protected] You can always send me email at [email protected] We reference a report called Tea 2030 wh...
Always Use Fresh Water with George Jaw
March 22, 2017 06:18 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBIn this episode I talk about tea culture with George Jaw, the founder of the Las Vegas Tea Culture Institute. You can find them on Facebook under the group name "Las Vegas Tea Club". George is a fun and amazing guy who has a great foundational love and knowledge of tea but is very oriented toward new ideas and expanding what it means to have a tea culture in North America. Our music is provided by Equity Slate, you can hear the theme track on https://equityslate.bandcamp.com or https://soun...
Tea Farming With Taka Ino at Mauna Kea
March 15, 2017 22:33In this episode we get to talk to Taka Ino, a tea farmer on the Big Island of Hawaii. Taka started farming on Hawaii ten years ago after going back to Japan to learn about how to make tea. He has a beautiful farm with plenty of other plants and uses natural farming methods to produce amazing tea that tastes like no other region. His spring harvest will be available soon at maunakeatea.com. You can get the great music heard in this episode from bandcamp page of Equity Slate, we heard "olong...
Puerh Tea in a Dystopian Cyberpunk Future with Glen Bowers and Stasia Burrington
February 24, 2017 07:47 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBIn this episode we talk with Glen Bowers of Crimson Lotus Tea and Stasia Burrington an Seattle area artist. Glen and Stasia collaborated on a series of puerh bricks that have her artwork on the wrapper. We talk about tea, art, China, and have multiple science fiction related tangents. Crimson Lotus Tea can be found here. Stasia's website is here, and her etsy store is here. Our music was generously provided by Equity Slate, an artist who makes chill beats perfect for drinking tea. You can...
The Art of Tea with Taylor Drye the Mad Monk of San Diego
February 01, 2017 16:36 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBOn this episode I chat with San Diego based tea sourcer Taylor Drye. Taylor and I talk about his company Mad Monk Tea, sustainable farming, and living and drinking tea with the seasons. Taylor has launched an amazing new website you have to check out at www.madmonktea.com Our music was generously provided by Equity Slate, an artist who makes chill beats perfect for drinking tea. You can find this song "oolong;tea" and more at equityslate.bandcamp.com There are some cool 360 degree photos of...
Tea in Taiwan with Jason Chang of Teaful.co
December 28, 2016 21:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIn this episode I drink tea with Jason Chang the founder of Teaful.co a store that sells excellent tea from Taiwan and soon other parts of the world. We talk about how he got into tea, what tea farming is like in Taiwan, and how climate effects the taste of tea. Its a great episode so fire up the kettle and drink tea with us! Music this week was a cover of "Little Apple" by Chopstick Brothers performed on an erhu by Erhu Eileen Jason's website is teaful.co Teaful Instagram Teaful Faceboo...
Exploring the World of Tea with Erin Wildman of Caravan Tea
December 19, 2016 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIn this episode I speak with Erin Wildman the founder of Caravan Tea, a online tea retail startup out of LA. Erin can be found at www.caravan-tea.com and on Instagram @caravanteaco. You can email any questions, comments, suggestions, or tea puns to me at [email protected] Our new intro music is "Baba Yaga" by Kevin MacLeod provided royalty free. Thanks Kevin!
"Episode Zero" 2015 interview with The Jade Leaf
December 10, 2016 17:30 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBAs promised here is the first tea audio project I did that helped inspire this podcast. Its an interview with Emilio Del Pozo and Spring of The Jade Leaf.com. Emilio is a tea vendor and wood fired potter based in Taiwan. I met Emilio at my old job at Leaf and Kettle and was able to host him last year. The audio will not be as nice, I think I recorded it with my phone. You can find Emilio's work at thejadeleaf.com
Introduction
December 09, 2016 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThis is the introductory episode of Hot Leaf Juice. In this episode Barry talks briefly about what this podcast will be like, about himself and his history with tea. Intro music is "Camellia Sinensis" by Lotus Garden Meditation Tribe.