Todd & Holland Tea Merchants

Todd & Holland Tea Merchants Supplying Chicagoland with quality loose leaf tea and tea accessories for over 30 years.

As the days shorten and the air is cooler, sleeping through the night comes easier. A cup of caffeine-free tea before be...
09/11/2026

As the days shorten and the air is cooler, sleeping through the night comes easier. A cup of caffeine-free tea before bed can help. We have three pack of teas designed to do this. The package includes our Sweet Dreams, a blend of peppermint with lemon peel and ginger root, Nightfall, a blend of chamomile, peppermint, fennel, orange, lavender and rose petals, and Mediterranean Chamomile with chamomile, orange peel, and hibiscus. They are also available separately. Chamomile contains an antioxidant called apigenin that can help to calm a racing mind while peppermint can reduce physical tension and help to relax your muscles.

So we have reached the dog days of summer. This excerpt from Dog Days of Summer by Meena Alexander offers a perfect desc...
09/03/2026

So we have reached the dog days of summer. This excerpt from Dog Days of Summer by Meena Alexander offers a perfect description.

In the dog days of summer as muslin curls on its own heat
And crickets cry in the black walnut tree
The wind lifts up my life
And sets it some distance from where it was.

Stop by and check out our sale on our seasonal summer teas and Harion Cold Filter Bottles through September 7. As a fun fact, the dog days of summer actually refers to when Sirius, the dog star, is brightest in the night sky.

Saturday Aug 29 is the Forest Park Chalk Art Walk and Sidewalk Sale. The weather should be perfect. Get your creativity ...
08/28/2026

Saturday Aug 29 is the Forest Park Chalk Art Walk and Sidewalk Sale. The weather should be perfect. Get your creativity on, join the fun and make some art on the Madison Street sidewalks. Stop by Todd and Holland to sample our summer tea selection at our tea bar as well as our tea ice cream and cookies from 11-4 pm. Don't forget to vote for your favorite chalk art pieces while you sip a little tea.

Ceylon teas are black teas grown in Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon. Our Lover's Leap Single Estate Ceylon comes from ...
08/27/2026

Ceylon teas are black teas grown in Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon. Our Lover's Leap Single Estate Ceylon comes from the Nuwara Eliya area, one of Sri Lanka's highest tea-growing regions located 6,000 feet above sea level. The cooler temperatures at that elevation concentrate the tea’s forest aroma and highlight its light citrus taste and golden color. The tea’s name comes from a fable in which 2 lovers are forbidden to marry and, rather than be separated, they leapt together off the cliff above waterfall located on the estate. Special batches of this tea were said to have been enjoyed by Queen Elzabeth to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. Enjoy a cup if what is often called the Champagne of Ceylon teas as summer lingers.

Time for another tea trivia post. Honeybush, also known as Heuningbosis, is a shrub that grows in the Eastern and Wester...
08/19/2026

Time for another tea trivia post. Honeybush, also known as Heuningbosis, is a shrub that grows in the Eastern and Western Cape regions of South Africa and is related to Rooibos. It is caffeine-free and has a honey-like flavor and scent. Its leaves and stems are harvested, crushed and allowed to oxidize, either in the sun or in heated tanks to create the tea. Brewing this tea is a fragrant experience. Traditionally, the Honeybush tea was only harvested for home use but in recent years it has become a commercially cultivated product as more and more herbal tea lovers discover it. Todd and Holand has a very special blend, Honeybush Chocolate Torte, which combines the naturally sweet tea with chocolate, caramel and rosebuds for a perfect desert or an indulgent afternoon break.

If you cannot sit outside, you can at least enjoy our cocktail inspired teas inside watching the rain. We have packaged ...
08/13/2026

If you cannot sit outside, you can at least enjoy our cocktail inspired teas inside watching the rain. We have packaged three teas together and called it Happy Hour. It includes our Piña Colada, a white tea flavored with shredded coconut and pineapple bits and our Ginger Lime Rickey, a tisane made from green rooibos along with ginger, lemongrass and licorice root as well as our white tea based Champagne Raspberry.

You can make your own mocktails by brewing our hibiscus flowers to make a ½ cup of tea and then blending the chilled brew with an equal amount of orange juice and club soda or sparkling water (1/2 cup each). Add a one TBL of honey or maple syrup if you like your tea cocktail sweet. Serve over ice.

We are at the height of the summer fruit season with mangoes and figs filling produce aisles. Mangoes are available year...
08/05/2026

We are at the height of the summer fruit season with mangoes and figs filling produce aisles. Mangoes are available year round imported from tropical countries but mangoes from Florida and California are at their peak. Figs also are imported from regions around the Mediterranean but those grown in California’s Central Valley are available now. And we have two amazing teas that also contain these fruits. Our Midsummer Night is a delicate oolong tea with mango sugar cubes and the addition of rose petals while our Carmel Pear-fection offers a stronger black tea with fig and caramel bits as well as rose petals, rosemary and prickly pear. Treat yourself to summer’s bounty with one of our amazing fruit flavored teas.

Nothing works better to stir sugar into your iced tea than an iced tea spoon, but where did iced tea spoons come from? I...
07/29/2026

Nothing works better to stir sugar into your iced tea than an iced tea spoon, but where did iced tea spoons come from? It seems that flatware manufacturers saw a way to rebrand parfait spoons used to eat a popular late 1800’s desert from France made with layers of ice cream, fruit syrup and whipped cream. In the early 1900’s Americans, having ‘discovered’ the pleasures of iced tea, began to buy specialized tall glasses for the beverage as this ad from the 1950’s suggests and the need for longer spoons followed. We have our own spin on iced tea spoons with a selection of designs and colors.

The lyrics of an old Seals & Croft summer song goes, “Summer breeze makes me feel fine, Blowin' through the jasmine in m...
07/22/2026

The lyrics of an old Seals & Croft summer song goes, “Summer breeze makes me feel fine, Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind.” And one of our Steep & Sip Summer teas is Aladdin’s Love, an enticing mixture of black & green tea with jasmine flowers. Our half-gallon pouches come in a variety of flavors and are perfect for making a pitcher of iced tea to enjoy as you linger in the summer breeze.

Mosquitoes are everywhere this summer; the media suggests that Chicago is one of the worst cities in the U.S. for mosqu...
07/16/2026

Mosquitoes are everywhere this summer; the media suggests that Chicago is one of the worst cities in the U.S. for mosquito activity. Whether you use an insect spray, a portable fan, or a citronella candle, you will end up with a bite. But, you may have an itch-relieving item in your kitchen.

Teas (black and green) contain tannic acid, an anti-inflammatory compound that can restrict blood flow and relieve the itch. Simply place the tea bag on the bite for relief. Store a few used tea bags in a container in your fridge, and you can enhance the soothing effect. If you regularly drink chamomile tea, those flowers also have antioxidant and antihistamine properties and can be used in a similar way.

Address

7311 Madison Street
Forest Park, IL
60130

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(708) 488-1136

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