Drinking tea feels like my mouth is dry and full of cotton

[MitchT]

NB. Thread title should be: Drinking tea feels like my mouth is dry and full of cotton wool.

I live in West Yorkshire. I've given up drinking tea when I'm at home because it makes my mouth feel dried out and full of cotton wool. At my mum's, three miles away, tea is perfectly fine. Also, last Saturday I returned from Cornwall where I'd spent two weeks. I tried drinking tea there and it was perfect too. On all occasions I was drinking Yorkshire Tea. What could be different at my home? An online postcode checker suggests that all locations have soft water.

[E63eeeeee...]

Time for a new kettle?

[Ham_and_Jam]

MitchT said:

NB. Thread title should be: Drinking tea feels like my mouth is dry and full of cotton wool.

I live in West Yorkshire. I've given up drinking tea when I'm at home because it makes my mouth feel dried out and full of cotton wool. At my mum's, three miles away, tea is perfectly fine. Also, last Saturday I returned from Cornwall where I'd spent two weeks. I tried drinking tea there and it was perfect too. On all occasions I was drinking Yorkshire Tea. What could be different at my home? An online postcode checker suggests that all locations have soft water.

Is it like that just your actual home address, or at all places within the local area?

Have you tried a local cafe?

[MitchT]

E63eeeeee... said:

Time for a new kettle?

We've had three kettles while we've been living here. Same with every one and effect is there from new.

[gotoPzero]

Try with bottled water and see if its any different. If yes you know its your water.

[MitchT]

Ham_and_Jam said:

Is it like that just your actual home address, or at all places within the local area?

Just our home address.

Ham_and_Jam said:

Have you tried a local cafe?

No - good suggestion - though the town centre, where I'd find a cafe, is about half way to my mum's, so whatever issue exists at home might not apply by the time I get to the town.

[MitchT]

gotoPzero said:

Try with bottled water and see if its any different. If yes you know its your water.

Good one - I'll give that a go.