To think that the choice of mug greatly affects the taste of tea

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Just that really, me and my DP disagree over it!

The worst is tea from a paper cup. Especially if it has had one of those wooden stirrers left in it. Yuk!

Yep, there is a whole science involved.

YADNBU.

Earl Grey has to be in a white china mug.

Anything else is fine.

I have to have my tea in a bone china mug. DH bravely bought me a set for Christmas without any guidance, they are not what I would have chosen but I think they are lovely.
Mug currently contains lemsip, which usually is delivered in a special Mr Men mug but it's in the dishwasher.

Size, shape, texture, colour, all so important.

This is so weird, I was thinking the exact same thing this morning as I was having my cup of tea!
It definitely tastes different depending on what mug you have it in. If it's a fine china type one, it just doesn't taste the same (ie anyway near as good) than if it's in a nice big chunky mug.
A million times better!

YANBU! Has to be thin and white inside!

I too have certain mug I use for tea. Well it's not a mug as it got a teapot with a cup under with a saucer

A friend used to serve tea in brown glass mugs, very 1970's, tasted rank.

"Size, shape, texture, colour, all so important."

Very true.

I make tea by chucking a tea bag in the cup. I have one mug from the RSC which is superior to anything else. My theory is it holds the optimum amount of water for one tea bag.

As another plus the shape and volume of it leads to the tea cooling at exactly the right rate. I may have to visit Stratford to acquire more!

I used to think this was mad until I bought one of those kilner glass jars for DDs milkshakes. One day had a full house so made mine in the glass and my mind was blown!!

Now i'll never drink tea in anything else again. And i've got my mum and gran drinking tea from glorified jamjars too

Seventeen I love your statement that bone china makes the tea too wet ha ha. Except that I completely agree with you
There just isn't enough taste in thin mugs. you need a proper builders mug for proper tea.

Your dp is wrong!

It has to be porcelain or stoneware, with a white inner.

I even have preferences over shape of cup/mug, but sometimes I let that go.

Oh I feel sooo strongly about this! Has to be a thin mug,china and has to be white inside.It ust tastes weird in a mug with colour inside.

Oh that's it Atomic-I meant porcelain.

Tea is disgusting

However I can't drink a hot drink out of a stained mug I don't care how special or antique it is. Anything with stains on the inside should be binned

China every time for me too.

Has to be white on the inside, tastes horrible otherwise.

Your DP is BTU OP. I have never said this before, but, perhaps, you should consider LTB!

It's not like he's a terrible person or anything, but how can he not notice the difference? Are you sure you have enough in common to continue a meaningful relationship?

It must be white inside, preferably thin china, and with no 'cute' butterflies or flowers below brew line to freak me out whilst drinking. Honestly, I'm not generally picky in life, but a mug with brown or blue insides is no bedfellow for tea. I'll willingly travel with my proper cup these days, I'm way too old for silliness and life is too short for unsatisfactory tea. And don't get me started on polystyrene cups...

I'm a practice nurse and we get a cuppa brought to us sometimes - which i'm grateful for BUT. . . .I cannot bear it when a mug is dark on the inside or has that 'grainy' feel/look . . .

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2337545/An-end-storm-teacup-British-scientists-work-make-perfect-cup-tea.html

I always thought bone china cup is best, but now that I think about the white mug thing, it is true, my favorite non china mug for tea is white inside.