My talents(as you are no doubt aware by now!) are relatively few. However, my super speshul tea making powerz(TM) are beyond compare!

The water has to be boiling, yes. But the worst thing people do to their tea is drown it with milk(but milk is evil incarnate, imo!). Just a smidge should be enough. If you can't see at a glance what beverage your cup contains DO NOT drink it! Coffee should look like coffee, and tea should look like tea. If the appearance is off the taste will be just wank!

My Mum makes hideously milky tea. *gip* My stomach turns just thinking about it :(