The great ‘milk first or last’ tea debate has FINALLY been settled…

When making a cup of tea - should you put the milk in before the hot water or after? This is what the rest of the UK think...

The great 'milk first or last debate' has been raging in this great nation for years, but now, finally, we may have an answer.

According to some new research, a whopping 73% of Brits add their milk AFTER the water - which we reckon puts an end to the debate once and for all.

Researchers also discovered that those living in the East Midlands are most likely to favour the water first approach, while East Anglian's buck the trend and tend to add their milk first!

Controversial!

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Aside from the whole milk debate, the survey also touched on other tea-drinking controversies - such as strength of brew.

In the battle of builders vs. milky tea, it turns out that us Brits are pretty split.

While 33% favour a darker brew, one in four like their tea heavy on the milk.

And it turns out Northern Irish tea drinkers like their brew the strongest and darkest, while those in Scotland and the North East of England are most likely to appreciate a milkier mug with a more subtle flavour.

Handily, Arla B.O.B Milk - who commissioned the research - have also created a tea-strength infographic (apparently there are 50 Shades of Tea!), so from now on, no one has to suffer through a bad cuppa!

Talking about the research, Emma Stanbury from Arla B.O.B Milk explained: "This research shows just how important tea is to the nationa.

"And with more than fifty shades of tea, everyone's favourite cuppa is a little different."

We couldn't agree more.

Now, whose round is it? We take ours strong and dark, ta.

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