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Celyn, much as bottled mineral water tastes wonderful compared to tap water, it isn't good for making tea because its calcium will build up in your kettle and transfer any scum straight to a hot beverage or a pot of tea. This is why a jug with a filter plugged in is best: For making tea, coffee, even when used in an essential oil diffuser, the latter smelling much purer.

When visiting the UK we used water filters from Lidl, but found them no way as effective as Brita, though Brita was expensive it lasted us 3 months, far outweighing the cost of bottled mineral water which is atrociously expensive.

Evian, incidentally, is pumped from south-east France in the Pyrenees mountains, but is very cheap when bought in bulk from a French hypermarket (hence my sack troley!) ...And you may be interested to know that the Belu brand is sourced in Powys, mid-Wales and only sold in the UK, is also a lovely drink when chilled straight from the fridge and lots cheaper than Evian

Out of principal we will not buy Italian San Pellegrino as it's owned by Nestlé. We dislike that company as it has swallowed up smaller firms unable to maintain their pricing. Acqua Optima is another keenly priced water filter. That will remove tap water scum and yield a lovely cuppa, morning and evening.