I don't drink tea often, but I have developed a taste for Earl Grey, especially with a bit of lemon juice mixed in. I don't have anything fancy, just a pot that holds four or five mugs worth of water, plenty of mugs, and a few japanese-styled cups (you know, no handles, calligraphy-style painting on the side), but I don't drink from those since they are so small.
Iced tea is pretty much the definitive taste of summer for me, my mother makes a mix of peppermint and black tea, sweeten to taste (sweet tea is the one true tea).
edit: Oh, I always drink tea from bags, I think I had leaf tea once, but that was when I was four or five, don't remember it other than how we finally got a use out of that funny-looking utensil in the drawer.