Benedict Cumberbatch is ‘sick of camomile tea being called tea’. Is he right?

Herbal drinks aren’t tea, says the actor. So what should we call them? And why do people bother drinking them anyway?When is tea not tea? That is, inarguably, a question. According to the Sherlock actor and exceptionally unlikely sex symbol Benedict Cumberbatch, it’s when it comes in a fey little sachet and smells of newly mown lawn. “Shall I really vent now? I’m sick of camomile tea being called tea,” said Cumberbatch – sounding a little like he had drunk too