Sonia from Australia

Whoever knew I would be emailing an unknown face about tea.

Yet I had too, you see, I don't drink tea. I almost hang my head as I type this but I fall into the group of die hard coffee lovers.

However life never hands us what we expect, and after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis six years ago and ending up on my own with two children I realised that I had an obligation to the two of them to take the very best care of my health. I took an immediate interest in what steps I could take to maximise my health. Even though I have been financially limited I know that getting to know my body and nurturing it is vital.

So too, has my knowledge, and it was with a little sob that I continued to read over and over that coffee really isn't the best thing to be drinking copious amounts of. My mother made me a real chai tea the last time I saw her. I sat at her bench and was so soothed watching her warming my soy milk in the saucepan along with the loose chai mix. She strained it into a beautiful little mug and poured some raw honey into it. Maybe it was all the love that went into that cup, but I was instantly won over to chai tea.

However, in the day to day bustle of life with two children and juggling work and now study, I don't have time to watch a saucepan as many times as I want a cup of tea!

I have tried several brands of chai tea bags and was bitterly dissapointed when they never tasted right. I actually gave up hope a little and was thinking I may have to make up a mix myself and just have a cup on the weekends.

Can I be honest and say I picked up your box of sultry chai for 3 weeks in a row and read every side of the container.

I liked the fact that the tea was organic, but still found myself putting it back as it seemed frivoulous spending money on 18 tea bags that week.

Yesterday I stood arguing with myself in the tea isle, and finally caved.

An hour ago, I went and opened the box. That in itself was an experience, as your note made me feel that finally I may be able to have chai as I remembered it.

The bags are too beautiful to be called bags, and even infuser pods doesn't do them justice to be honest.

I filled half the cup with boiling water and left it for 5 as I warmed up half a cup of soy milk in the microwave. I added my honey and held my breath.

This is it, you have made my day.

Never did I think that a cup of tea would have me standing at my bench with big happy tears rolling down my cheeks and dripping on my bench!!

I know these will be my little luxury treat, but I wanted to say thank you.

This is truly the very best feeling and you know you were right. It is a very small thing, but today your small thing made a very big difference and I am grateful.

I wish Madame Flavour all the very best of success.