Grumpy at Jimmy Fallon

I understand that not everyone loves tea...or even likes it. I'm actually okay with that. I think they are seriously misguided, but I accept it. What I don't accept is random attacks on my love.
Last night I (completely foolishly) stayed up late and flipped on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Now, I happen to like Jimmy Fallon. He always amused me on SNL - his utter lack of composure, self-deprecating humor, goofy smiles, fantastic musical covers....I want to like him on Late Night. But, then, he committed the ultimate error. He mocked tea.
He was reporting on the new green tea-flavored Coca Cola that has been released in Japan. Then it happened. He said that green tea tasted like it had cigarette butts in it...That he HATED green tea. Grumble. Then I was grumpy. I actually turned off the TV.
Why do we do this? Tea has been consumed by countless cultures throughout the world for thousands of years. Yet, we find it so easy to dismiss as an eccentricity. We have a long way to go as a tea-drinking culture.
Besides, I reserve that crack about the cigarette butts for Moxie.