Originally Posted by
Sweet Willie
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The above said, I have enjoyed warm tea on occasion (especially in Istanbul) and like you wondered why I don't enjoy it more often, it couldn't be easier to make seeing as we have a hot water dispenser in the house.
Hot water dispensers make horrible tea. Even if your goal is iced tea, for full flavor the water needs to be freshly boiled, or just under boiling, depending on the type of tea.
Dedicated tea drinker here. Like
BigRedBears I have a substantial collection of teas, but only proper Camellia Sinensis, none of that herbal muck.
Ceylon teas are my favorite. I always look around for tea shops, i.e. sellers of fine teas, when I travel as a packet of tea makes a nice lightweight souvenir.