Twinings Earl Gey, also their Blackcurrant - sorry, all of you purists. I cut them back to half strength with an ordinary/unflavoured tea.

I tried to be patriotic and drink the Australian tea called Narada, but it somehow creates a mild hayfever like allergic reaction in my nose. It might not be the tea, it might be something to do with the chemicals they may or may not be using. Anyway, even though their green tea was very nice I couldn't drink it and still have 2 almost full packets - one gree tea in bags, one loose leaf black tea.

I have this gripe, long running and still relatively unsatisfied: why is it that coffee shop/cafe proprietors wouldn't be seen dead serving instant tea but they have the gall to serve a "pot" of tea made on tea bags - with the tea bag string hanging out blatantly. It's almost like a contempt for tea drinkers. Sorry, but for quite a while now I have been wondering why people don't open proper tea shops as an alternative. Certainly not common in Oz, I haven't ever seen on here, although there probably are some somewhere.

Helen