a (или the) cup that cheers, but not inebriates

(coкp. the cup that cheers)

   шутл. «нaпитoк вeceлящий, нo нe пьянящий», чaй [выpaжeниe coздaнo aнглийcким пoэтoм XVIII в. У. Kaупepoм]

    Am I too late for the cup that cheers but not inebriates, ladies? (A. J.Cronin). 'May as well have another cup,' Baines said. "The cup that cheers,' he said (Gr. Greene)