Whiskey

[Tribunus]

WHISKEY

In 1952, Armon M. Sweat, Jr., a member of the Texas House of Representatives, was asked about his position on whiskey. What follows is his exact answer (taken from the Political Archives of Texas):

"If you mean whiskey, the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean that evil drink that topples Christian men and women from the pinnacles of righteous and gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness, and hopelessness, then, my friend, I am opposed to it with every fiber of my being.

However, if by whiskey you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the elixir of life, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring in the step of an elderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if you mean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and to forget life's great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if you mean that drink the sale of which pours into Texas treasuries untold millions of dollars each year, that provides tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitifully aged and infirm, to build the finest highways, hospitals, universities, and community colleges in this nation, then my friend, I am absolutely, unequivocally in favor of it.

This is my position, and as always, I refuse to compromise on matters of principle."

[Jediteo]

Here here!

Nothing like a nice dram of scotch after a long day. You must be missing decent booze quite a bit over there Trib.

By the way, I've been watching this guy for quite some time. Very good and concise (and to quite an extent funny) reviews on whisky (not only scotch).

[DD_Brando]

Apparently this was said, not by Armon M. Sweat but by Noah "Soggy" Sweat , a US judge.

Strange as the mis-attribution may be, it's not nearly as confusing as the fact that he probably wasn't even extolling the virtues of real whisky - but that strange brew which Americans call Bourbon.

[Bucky]

"Your'e going to spend hours with your nose in this glass"

Ralfy.

for me that's the best line in the video.

[Mayhem]

I'm looking across at an unopened bottle of Kentucky Bourbon sitting on the kitchen table right now, and starting to get thirsty.

[Snacko]

What kind? I'm enjoying a shot of 1776 right now, and have a few others I have been testing the past week...

[DD_Brando]

I'll get my coat.

[Mayhem]

Oh, nothing spectacularly expensive, just some Evan Williams.