I wouldn't avoid drinking the yin/yang water. Master Lin recommends that we drink it every day. As stated above, you don't have to add honey to the water; it is primarily for taste. The main benefit in yin/yang water is that it helps to balance your energy. This balancing is seen in the mixing of the hot water (yang) with the room temperature water (yin).
Master Lin said we can also make tea with the yin yang water. I like tea, so I usually add a bag of green tea. I also usually add about a quarter teaspoon of sea salt per quart of water.
By the way, I'm pretty sure that Master Lin recommends adding room temperature water to the hot water, rather than actual cold water that one would get from the refrigerator. I have a water heater that keeps water at boiling temperature, and next to it I keep a container of room temperature water.
