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Chef-Crafted (Biologist Approved)

ToadStone Tea was founded in 2023 by Gabby (biologist) & Heath (chef) Urbaniak. Each tea blend is lovingly crafted over months of trial and error, providing you with deliciously unique flavors from ingredients you can trust.

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DRINK GOOD TEA

We know that truly good things only come from truly good places.

That’s why we use only organic, sustainable, premium-quality ingredients that pack our tea blends with not only flavor, but life-enhancing nutrients; a difference you can both taste and feel.

So ditch your coffee, energy drinks, and sodas for a healthy habit you’ll actually keep.

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Sustainably Made

Have you ever wondered what happens to all of those single-use tea bags? With loose-leaf tea, we eliminate that waste, while also protecting our customers from the PFA's and various harmful chemicals found in tea bags.

We also use local produce from surrounding Michigan farms and sustainable practices to ensure each blend is made with the utmost quality and care; there's no guilty sipping here.

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We're Just Toads

At ToadStone Tea, we have a dedication to keeping things real. In the end, we're all just toads - no tricks, no schemes - just a drive to bring you the best tea-drinking experience on the internet. Our only motive is for you to Drink Good Tea.

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Sampler Sets

New to tea or just want to try us out? Get everything you need:

4 Tea Blends, a Tea Wand, and a Secret Goodie!

$20-$25

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Health Through Ingredients

Yerba Mate

A holly shrub native to South America, this naturally occurring caffeinated plant has more medicinal properties than tea with almost the same caffeine content per serving as coffee. Unlike both tea and coffee, Yerba Mate is heart-healthy, does not raise blood pressure, has incredible amounts of antioxidants and minerals, and creates a smooth caffeine buzz.

Rooibos

Also known as "Red Tea," this shrub native to South Africa touts many health benefits. It is caffeine-free, low in tannins which allows better absorption of nutrients such as iron, packed with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, heart-healthy, and alkaline which is great for digestive issues such as ulcers. It can be thought of as nature's Motrin.

White, Green, and Black Tea

We all know and love the classics: White, Green, and Black tea. These teas are known for boosting your immune system, fighting inflammation, and even warding off cancer and heart disease. You will always obtain a steadier caffeine buzz than coffee, and also without a crash. There's plenty of evidence that regularly drinking tea can have a lasting impact on your health.

Turmeric

This root holds formidable influence in the health world, and for good reason. The bright color indicates the presence of curcumin, which is a phytonutrient that protects the body from free-radicals such as pollution and sunlight. It fights inflammation, digestive disorders, respiratory infections, allergies, liver disease, depression, and much more.

Best consumed as a tea! Any turmeric supplement you buy will always be of lower quality than whole turmeric. Since we process and dry our turmeric by hand, our teas contain a medicinal amount of curcumin, boosting health benefits more than a pill ever could.

Ginger Root

This root is the key to digestive health. Gingerol, the active component of the ginger root, encourages efficient digestion, relieves nausea, reduces pain, and boosts skin health.

Pineapple Rind

The outer layer of the pineapple fruit can be seen as nature's multi-vitamin. Vitamin B, C, folate, and niacin, and loads of antioxidants make this an easy health choice. The rind also contains a compound called Bromelain, a powerful anti-inflammatory.

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    Water Temperature

    Preparing the perfect cup of tea begins with the water.

    • Too hot can make it taste bitter.
    • Too cold will not bring out the full flavor of the tea.
    1. Black/Herbal teas: 205° F
    2. Green/White teas: 175-180° F
    3. Yerba Mate: 160-180° F

    Quick Tip:

    If you don't have a thermometer: Boil water and remove from heat. Let it sit for 2 minutes to bring the water down to black/herbal tea steeping temperatures and 4 minutes to bring it down to green/white tea steeping temperatures.

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    Tea Serving Size

    The amount of tea you steep is as important to taste as water temperature.

    • Too little and it will taste weak.
    • Too much and it will be overpowering.
    1. 2 g of tea is enough for 16 oz (or a tall mug) of water.
    2. If you want iced tea, increase amount of tea.
    3. Everyone's tastes are different! Start at 2 g and experiment.

    Quick Tip:

    If you don't have a scale, just fill a bit less than half of a tea ball, or measure out 1 teaspoon.

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    Steep Time

    There is a thin line between an under-steeped, weak cup of tea and bitter, acidic leaf water.

    1. Green Tea: 1-2 mins
    2. White: 2-3 mins
    3. Black: 3-5 mins
    4. Yerba Mate: 5 mins
    5. Rooibos: 5-7 mins
    6. Herbal: up to 15 mins
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    Sweeten It Up!

    Don't be afraid to throw in your favorite sweetener.

    • Our teas are zero to low sugar, so there's always room for more sweet.
    • Honey goes great with our teas.

Serving you the best tea drinking experience since 2023.

At ToadStone Tea, we believe a cup of tea should be more than warm water and leaves; it should be a little ritual of joy, flavor, and maybe even mischief. Each of our blends is chef-crafted with care, designed to dance on your taste buds and surprise you with something truly unique.

We partner with Michigan local farms to source the freshest ingredients, keeping our teas rooted in sustainability and our community. By choosing local produce, we reduce our footprint and celebrate the flavors of every season. And because we care as much about the planet as we do about taste, every blend is 100% organic. No shortcuts, no nonsense.

From bright bursts of citrus tangled with spice to earthy, grounding herbal brews, our teas are unapologetically unique. They’re made to be savored, laughed over, and maybe even shared with a frog-shaped friend.

ToadStone Tea: organic, sustainable, delightfully strange, and always delicious.

Drink. Good. Tea.