Sir, you are most sensibubble! Only those who have become one with sugar have experienced true humanity.
I, too, appreciate those aspects of tea, but I also adore the unassuming medley of flavours it provides.
I tend to prepare loose-leaf tea in a cup; 2/3rds of a sugar for flavoured blends, none for others; no milk (out of necessity rather than choice).
However, when I need to stave off the effects of sleep deprivation, I have been known to use six tea-bags at once, brewed for a quarter of an hour. It is truly a unique experience. I'm told this makes me mad beyond a shadow of a doubt, and it certainly puts a rather worried expression on my friends' faces.