Originally Posted by Rodney Crater
At the risk of offending the modern American majority’s sensibilities, iced coffee is splendid. I have been drinking room temperature and iced coffee for twenty some years and find the flavor delectable and it does not burn. Watered down espresso? You betcha! It is my mainstay and I can sip it slowly and enjoy it immensely. Works in a standard water bottle too

My dad drank iced coffee quite a bit. It's reasonably popular in the south because it's difficult to drink hot coffee when it's 100+ degrees outside. It's not all that different from iced tea if you think about it and virtually nobody drinks hot tea around here.