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How do you like your brew?

How do you drink your tea? We all have difference preferences when it comes to the nation's favourite drink, but Twitter users have been outraged at a brew so milky it has been labelled a 'criminal offence'.

Posted on the NoContextBrits account, the extremely milky and watery tea was photographed in a black mug on a wooden table with the caption: "Making tea like this should be a criminal offence."

There were over 800 comments on the image, with one person saying: "Isn't it some juice from the dishwasher." While another added: "Looks like it's been scooped out of a puddle." Others likened the tea to "paint brush rinse water" and "bath water", saying that this is the incorrect way to make tea.

Making tea like this should be a criminal offence. pic.twitter.com/FV63CLMpLY

According to the Queen's official tea supplier, Twinings, there are few simple steps to follow when it comes to making the perfect cuppa. Stephen Twinings, the brand's director, said that the best way to enjoy a black tea is to warm the teapot first, put the milk in before, and then leave it to brew for four minutes.

"You must enjoy it the way you like it. In tea, colour is not flavour," he told Town and Country. "When adding milk, pour it into the cup before adding your tea. This allows the milk to cool the tea, rather than letting the tea heat the milk."

Take a look at his tips below...

1. First, warm your teapot with hot water. Pour this water away once the pot is warm.

2. Then, fill your kettle with water and bring it to boil. Next, fill your teapot or cup with hot water, pouring the water over the tea bag.

3. You can leave it to brew for as long as you like. The company recommend four minutes is long enough.

4. If you are having milk, pop this in the cup first. If you are drinking herbal teas, there is no need for milk.