Originally Posted by towny

And as for whether milk goes in first or last ... putting the milk into a cup full of hot tea can scald it and ruin the flavour (makes it taste like it does out of a flask, which in turn reminds me of huddling behind a damp rock halfway up some fell in the Lake District). Putting the milk in first and pouring the tea slowly allows the milk to gradually come up to temperature as the mug fills. Much nicer that way, and nobody is going to convince me otherwise!