In a review published in the journal Nutrition, individuals regularly imbibing tea were found to have fewer cavities than those who do not.
But we did get to drink moonshine, see lots of tits, fondle handguns, eat fried chicken for almost every meal, and imbibe sweet tea so pungent that it makes you feel sick on your first sip.
As someone who would sooner imbibe creek water than tea-bag tea, I could only commiserate.
And because of what happened at the Seoul Games in 1988 – when he tested positive for pseudoephedrine after a 200m heat but was allowed to keep his 100m silver medal on an 11-10 vote by the disciplinary committee which gave him the benefit of the doubt that the substance had been unwittingly imbibed when drinking ginseng tea – his critics' mistrust will never be assuaged.
Saakashvili drank lemon tea, which he imbibes in large quantities, and checked the responses to his Facebook post about the sacking of Crook: 13,724 likes, 4,269 shares and 1,194 comments.
Water's not the only option however: Imbibe magazine make a spice-infused tea as a base for their chai rum toddy, Drambuie suggest apple juice for a rusty hot apple toddy, and a recipe from bourbon producers Woodford Reserve mixes the hot water with red wine.
The Hearth is a visionary art gallery that features live jazz music and provides a tea lounge where visitors can imbibe in herbal tonics whilst absorbing the sights and sounds of art and music.
The only recipe I try using any other spirit is an intriguing tea-based rum toddy from Imbibe magazine: the sweetness works well with the honey it also uses, but I miss the slightly salty, savoury edge even a softer bourbon brings with it.
Whether eaten whole or imbibed as a blue, tea-like infusion, the worm is a drug that numbs the user into a passive, highly suggestible trance that plausibly simulates consciousness but leaves her prey to manipulation by predatory intimates.
Whether we imbibe it or use it as a mouthwash, the evidence suggests that tea is good for our teeth.
You may occasionally decide on a cup of tea, you may reach for the occasional soda, you may even imbibe in an alcoholic beverage from time to time; but coffee will become an essential.
