chef-crafted tea blends
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.
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.
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.
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.
Let customers speak for us
from 46 reviewsI drink a lot of tea, especially toadstone and this is by far the finest tea I've ever had!
This Green Rooibos tea helps relieve the pain from my psoriatic arthritis. It's been a God send. Thank you.
The UP Chai tea is very good. I really like this mixture, and it makes for a nice afternoon pick-me-up.
This will be my go-to tea from now on! So happy with my purchase
Wonderful, full of flavor, and very tasty! Love all I have tried so far. A little goes a long way, so this is a win all the way around! Great gift as well!
Very high quality, full-flavored and fragrant. So hard to decide which to buy next! Just click add to cart and start enjoying! I love to mix Fullfill-Mint and Sol Blend with some honey to start my day!
If you only like straight tea, give this one a try. The flavors are all natural ingredients, not mystery "natural flavors". I like to boil it for a long time to get maximum flavor, then add some milk.
Absolutely no bitterness to this tea, and the sweet and tart flavors from the fruit really come through. It's very enjoyable to drink!
Spices are fresh and very aromatic, yet do not overpower the tea. Leaves your palate with a pleasant tingling sensation. Best chai blend I've tried.
I love this tea. I’m always on the lookout for new flavors and am very happy with Toadstone Teas.
I tried a sample at the Frankfort farmers market over the weekend and I’m hooked! Just as delicious brewed at home. A perfectly balanced, beautiful cup of tea. I bought a sample set of more flavors also and can’t wait to give those a go too.
I was lucky enough to get a sample of this tea (Tiki Tea). I was immediately greeted by the scent of fresh fruit and that wonderful green tea scent that only comes with a fresh, quality tea. I brewed conservatively with about a tablespoon per 10 oz of water, at 185 for 3 min. It has a delightful natural sweetness in the front, and back end as well. The fruit flavors are vibrant but not overwhelming and the wonderful green tea isn't shadowed by it. It's light, but not in a bland way, rather a refreshing way. I plan on using the remaining tea to make an iced cup. I'm sure it will not disappoint! I'm very happy to have been introduced to these blends and am excited to trying other blends of theirs.
It smells like when you run through strawberry fields and end up having grass and vines tangled up in your dress.
I was apprehensive about drinking this because yerba mate is not my favorite. I've only had it a handful of times in my life so I'm not quite sure what it's supposed to taste like. The last few times I had it tasted like yeast, or something funky, and it was horrendous.
This blend tastes bread-y, fruity (probably the strawberries/melon), and grassy. It has a hint of a pastry-like flavor with a lingering sweetness, but it isn't actually sugar sweet. More of a natural sweet, like sucking on a grass blade when you are a child. Overall, this is probably the best yerba mate blend I've had in a long time.
This was a lovely blend - the assam black was extremely sharp in flavor, blueberries, a hint of light cinnamon, which I was surprised by. I thought the cinnamon would come through more strongly, as seen in other blends, but the cinnamon settled lightly on my tongue (this is a good thing!). The overall result was fruity, malty, but very strong and bitter. I think a splash of cream or milk will be great for a morning cup.
Got the sampler and loved every one of them!!!
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
Tea Collections
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Yerba Mate Blends
Flavorful organic yerba mate blends, the perfect coffee alternative.
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Rooibos Blends
Try our organic red rooibos blends for a perfect cup of decaf...
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Herbal Tea Blends
Flavorful and aromatherapeutic herbal tea blends, un-caffeinated and full of antioxidants.
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Black Tea Blends
Flavorful organic Assam black tea blends, high in caffeine and full of...
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Green Tea Blends
Flavorful organic green tea blends, light on caffeine and full of antioxidants.
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White Tea Blends
Organic white tea blends, low caffeine and full of antioxidants.
Why drink it?
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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How to make the perfect cup of tea:
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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.
- Black/Herbal teas: 205° F
- Green/White teas: 175-180° F
- 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.
- 2 g of tea is enough for 16 oz (or a tall mug) of water.
- If you want iced tea, increase amount of tea.
- 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.
- Green Tea: 1-2 mins
- White: 2-3 mins
- Black: 3-5 mins
- Yerba Mate: 5 mins
- Rooibos: 5-7 mins
- 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.