[Grammar] It was the best I've ever had vs It was the best I ever had

[finwing]

I'm non-native speaker and need your help with this.
If I mean something best to me so far, though I experienced it in the past, which one will be correct?
And 'It is the best I've ever had' can also be acceptable to mean the same?

 

[probus]

You can use either. There is no practical difference in meaning.