Quotes & Sayings About Scotch Whisky

His political and social speeches were cataracts of anecdotes and "loud laughter"; his bodily health was of a bursting sort; his ethics were all optimism; and he dealt with the Drink problem (his favourite topic) with that immortal or even monotonous gaiety which is so often a mark of the prosperous total abstainer. The established story of his conversion was familiar on the more puritanic platforms and pulpits, how he had been, when only a boy, drawn away from Scotch theology to Scotch whisky, and how he had risen out of both and become (as he modestly put it) what he was. Yet his wide white beard, cherubic face, and sparkling spectacles, at the numberless dinners and congresses where they appeared, made it hard to believe, somehow, that he had ever been anything so morbid as either a dram-drinker or a Calvinist. He was, one felt, the most seriously merry of all the sons of men. — Wilkie Collins

Whiskey is by far the most popular of all remedies that won't cure a cold. — Jerry Vale

The proper drinking of Scotch whisky is more than indulgence: it is a toast to civilization, a tribute to the continuity of culture, a manifesto of man's determination to use the resources of nature to refresh mind and body and enjoy to the full the senses with which he has been endowed. — David Daiches

An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky. — Abigail Padgett

I've been on the whisky diet - I've already lost three days! — Tommy Cooper

How to Be a Man Step One: Eat a steak, preferably raw. If you can find a juicy steer and just maw a healthy bite off of its rump, that's the method that will deliver the most immediate nutrition, protein, and flavor. Make sure you chew at least three times. Step Two: Wash it down with your whisky of choice, preferably a single-malt scotch. — Nick Offerman

The light music of whiskey falling into a glass - an agreeable interlude. — James Joyce

There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and the other one is Malt Whisky — R. H. Bruce Lockhart

Scotch whisky is made from barley and the morning dew on angel's nipples. — Warren Ellis

I was brought up to believe that Scotch whisky would need a tax preference to survive in competition with Kentucky bourbon. — Hugo Black

Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak. — Johnny Carson

There is no such thing as a bad whisky. Some whiskies just happen to be better than others. — William Faulkner

Cuban cigars are an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky. If you're not used to them, you'll get a headache, you'll find them much too strong. But to a cigar connoisseur, a longtime smoker, if you have a well-made, well-aged one, there is nothing like a Cuban cigar. Getting them is the ultimate mission; any cigar lover would do anything — Marvin Shanken

Scotch whisky bring out a real you. — Vivek Thangaswamy

Hunter's father had a passion for single malt Scotch whisky. A passion that, frankly, Hunter had never understood. He found whisky, any type of whisky, way too overwhelming for his palate. — Chris Carter

Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's a heavy mist before my eyes. — James Stewart

My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whisky. — William Faulkner

Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast. — Compton Mackenzie

My God, so much I like to drink Scotch that sometimes I think my name is Igor Stra-whiskey. — Igor Stravinsky

After all, Christmastide is the time of year for warming brandies, for assertive burgundies and meaty Medoc wines, and for gladsome whiskies. And an Islay malt: well, this is the octave of St Andrew, and you will doubtless recall that he is not only the patron saint of Alba, of Scotland, but was also a fisherman. How better to toast my favorite apostle (he being all the things I personally am not, starting with humble and self-effacing) than with the sea-salty dram of an Islay whisky? — Markham Shaw Pyle

The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it. — Winston Churchill

I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch. — George Burns