Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>
> Being an almost exclusive iced tea drinker, I have to say *yes* there is a
> decided difference between hot brewed and cold brewed tea. Freshly boiled
> hot water poured over loose tea or teabags causes the tea to release the
> volatile oils in the leaves that add greatly to the flavor.
>

Interesting. We often used to host a Swedish business associate who
drank only tea. He would complain that tea was never at its best here
(suburban Denver) because at out altitude, ~5800 feet at our house,
water boils at a lower(cooler) temperature (~200 deg F.) than he was
used to at sea level and the water never gets hot enough to extract
proper flavor. I always thought he was trying to find fault just to be
difficult.

gloria p