Yeah, **** and vinegar was my second thought.
My third thought was "according to me, or dad"?
Instead of answering, at all, tho, I investigated a bit further. After some digging I got the all important hint I needed.
"You know, what's he made of. Like, how was he breeded?"
AHA! He's made of Tennesee Walkers.
(again assuming he's not really looking for actual specifics on how he was breeded...)