Cuppa provides comfort

A QUARTER of people have drastically upped their tea intake since March, according to research.

A poll of 2,000 tea drinkers found a third turn to a brew when they want a little comfort, while one in 20 put the kettle on to help them cope in a crisis.

More than one in three (36 per cent) admit they are not adventurous when it comes to the drink, while a third have enjoyed their tea the same way all their life.

One in five simply have it the same way as their parents. Ed Eisler, tea expert and founder of London-based JING Tea, which commissioned the research, said: “Britain is known as a nation of tea drinkers but we’ve traditionally been very unadventurous in our drinking.

“While there’s a time and place for teabags, making the switch to loose leaf opens up a world.”