Two store blends, two very different cups
Surrey Hills Tea and Brummy Custard Tea both celebrate a place—Guildford and Birmingham—but they part ways at the first sip. Surrey Hills is a blackberry-forward blend with grassy, rolling-hills imagery. Brummy Custard is a green tea built around velvety custard and a banana kick. One is fruity and bright; the other is creamy and dessert-like. Here is what the catalog confirms, and how to decide which to open first.
What the catalog tells us about each blend
- Surrey Hills Tea: Surrey Hills Tea is a loose leaf blend with juicy blackberries and grassy rolling hills, inspired by the Surrey Hills area of outstanding natural beauty. The tasting notes point to a fruit-forward cup rather than a creamy dessert tea.
Surrey Hills Tea - Brummy Custard Tea: Brummy Custard Tea is a green tea that contains caffeine, described as a velvety smooth homage to custard with a banana kick. It is the creamy option, and the green tea base means it is not caffeine-free.
Brummy Custard Tea
Flavor, caffeine, and format side by side
The biggest split is flavor family: fruit versus creamy dessert. The second is caffeine: Brummy Custard is confirmed as green tea with caffeine, while the supplied information for Surrey Hills does not state caffeine content. If caffeine matters to you, treat that as an open question for Surrey Hills rather than assuming either way.
- Flavor direction: Surrey Hills: blackberry and grassy notes. Brummy Custard: custard and banana.
- Tea base and caffeine: Brummy Custard is green tea and contains caffeine. Surrey Hills' base and caffeine status are not confirmed in the supplied information.
- Pack size: Both are offered as a 50g pouch, described as making about 25 cups.
- Charity angle: Surrey Hills is a store blend: 50% of profits from sales go to the Guildford store's chosen charity, The Guildford Institute. Brummy Custard's listing does not mention a charity contribution.
How to choose your first pouch
Pick Surrey Hills Tea if you want a fruity, berry-led cup and like the idea of a blend tied to a place and a local cause. Pick Brummy Custard Tea if you want a creamy, dessert-style green tea and are comfortable with caffeine. Neither is a substitute for the other—they solve different cravings.
If you are buying for a household with mixed tastes, start with the 50g pouch of each and compare them side by side. Both are loose leaf, so you will need a strainer or infuser. The catalog does not provide specific brewing temperatures or times for either blend, so follow the guidance on the pouch when it arrives rather than guessing.
Value and practical details
- Surrey Hills Tea: Surrey Hills Tea is available as a 50g pouch (25 cups) at a catalog price of USD 10.22, compared with a catalog comparison price of USD 14.00. The 50g size gives you about 25 cups to decide whether the blackberry profile suits you.
- Brummy Custard Tea: Brummy Custard Tea is available as a 50g pouch (25 cups) at a catalog price of USD 9.38, compared with a catalog comparison price of USD 14.00. It is the lower-priced of the two at the catalog price shown, and the same 25-cup format makes comparison straightforward.
What we cannot confirm from the supplied information
The supplied records do not include allergen statements, full ingredient lists, or storage instructions for either blend. They also do not give brewing temperatures or steep times. This is a gap in the evidence we have, not a suggestion that the products lack that information on their packaging. Check the pouch label for allergens and brewing guidance before you brew, especially if you are serving guests with dietary restrictions.
