ah think ah recawl that down in ol kaintuck, th' home o' that deelahtful nectaar known as th' mint julep, ain't nobody would waste thar tastebuds on a silly ol' "tea!.

As one old Kentucky Colonel said, explaining why he always closed his eyes while imbibing, "The sight of a good bourbon makes mah mouth water -- and suh, I will not stand to have mah drink diluted!"