Whiskey Woman

My thoughts on whiskey:

·         All the cool kids drink it: the dudes on Mad Men, Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love, Dave Matthews, Mark Twain, The Rat Pack…yes, I realize they are all men. OH, and my super awesome mother (who calls a whiskey and coke a Becky Special) and the ever lovely Annie Scott.

·         It has two spellings. And the origin of said liquor seems to matter heavily. ie: Canada, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ireland

·         It can be prepared many ways: neat, on the rocks, a splash or water/soda, with coke, over a sugar cube with bitters and an orange twist. Its versatile.

·         Sometimes makes me crave a cigarette, but I ALWAYS refrain. Seriously.

·         Is sometimes flavored into cigars. You don’t see Absolut Citron cigars.

·         Sour mash is good. I used to (when I first started drinking whiskey) like Jack Daniels, now I cannot drink it. Too sweet or something, its just not my thing anymore.

·         Whiskey can be added to tea and honey to make a soothing drink when you are under the weather. That’s awesome.

·         Whiskey cures what ails ya. Truthfully, I think this is true. Copious amounts of amber goodness are necessary to maintain optimum health.

·         Whiskey barrels can be used as planters after they are done aging the liquor…and are used in wood chips for grilling.

·         OH- AND GET THIS…Tabasco (my favorite condiment known to man) uses whiskey barrels to age tabasco, too.

·         You feel sophisticated drinking it. Unless its straight from the bottle- then you feel like a baddass.

xoxo