What Strawberry Fields Tea actually is
Strawberry Fields Tea from Bird & Blend Tea Co. combines Darjeeling and Sri Lankan black teas with sweet strawberry. That base matters for brewing: you are working with black tea, so the leaf needs enough heat and time to open up, but the strawberry side is best protected from over-steeping.
The blend is a store blend for the Liverpool shop, and 50% of profits from sales go to the store's chosen charity, Positive Futures. It comes as loose leaf in a 50g pouch, which the catalog describes as making 25 cups.
The blend at a glance
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Strawberry Fields Tea: Darjeeling and Sri Lankan black teas blended with sweet strawberry. Knowing the base is black tea tells you this is not a delicate herbal infusion; it needs a proper hot steep to taste full.
Strawberry Fields Tea
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Strawberry Fields Tea: Available as Loose Leaf in a 50g Pouch (25 Cups). The pouch size helps you plan how many cups you can brew before deciding whether to repurchase.
How to brew Strawberry Fields Tea hot
The supplied product information does not include a water temperature or steep time, so start with a standard black tea approach and adjust to your taste. Treat the first cup as a checkpoint: if it tastes thin, give the leaf more time; if it turns bitter, shorten the next steep.
- Measure the leaf: Use roughly one teaspoon of loose leaf per cup as a starting point, then adjust for the size of your mug. The 50g pouch is listed as 25 cups, so a consistent measure helps you judge how far it goes.
- Heat fresh water: Black tea generally needs water close to boiling. The product record does not state a temperature, so use your usual black tea setting and change one variable at a time.
- Steep and taste: Begin with a short steep, taste, and add time in small increments. Strawberry flavor can fade behind a long, bitter black tea steep, so stop when the cup tastes balanced rather than when a timer says so.
- Remove the leaf: Strain the tea when it tastes right. Leaving loose leaf sitting in the cup keeps extracting and can make the strawberry note harder to find.
Making an iced Strawberry Fields cup
The product record does not include a cold brew ratio or a chilled serving method, so the safest approach is to brew hot, taste, then chill. This keeps the black tea base from tasting watery.
- Brew a little stronger than usual: Make a hot brew using the same leaf, then let it cool before pouring over ice. If you usually take milk, leave it out for the iced version so the strawberry stays clear.
- Chill rather than dilute: Cool the brewed tea in the fridge before adding ice. Pouring hot tea straight onto ice waters down the cup and makes the strawberry harder to taste.
- Keep the garnish simple: A slice of fresh strawberry or a little lemon works with the berry note. Avoid adding sugar until you have tasted the chilled tea, since cold temperatures mute sweetness.
What to check before you buy
This is a black tea blend with strawberry flavoring, so it is not caffeine-free. If you are looking for an evening cup, treat Strawberry Fields as a daytime tea unless you already know how black tea affects your sleep.
The supplied information does not confirm allergen or dietary status, so check the packaging or contact Bird & Blend directly if you need to avoid specific ingredients. The record also does not list a shelf life or storage instruction; keep the pouch sealed and away from heat and moisture as you would with any loose leaf tea.
