Originally Posted by
1OldGI
"Pollutants" in my case are merely to prime the pump for the first round and we're not talking about a carefully measured single shot with the rest of the glass being topped off with pollutants. I clearly said "a spritz of ginger ale" meaning 3 fingers of bourbon with about a tablespoon of ginger ale for the first round. After the first round it becomes a 5 fingers: 1 teaspoon affair. By the third and subsequent rounds (when I'm fully in the spirit of celebrating life in my own special way) it usually becomes a glass of bourbon and to hell with the spritz :)
I think Scotch is likely my next big step in the spirits world. I had a very good friend that would drink absolutely nothing except coffee in the morning and Glenfiddich any other time of day. As a younger man, despite near heroic consumption of most any other spirit that was available (ah...Cuervo Gold) I never took to Scotch. I'm not sure why that's so but perhaps its time to re-evaluate that through the filter of much more life experience. If I've learned anything in my near half century of being alive, it's that sometimes you just have to insist on pampering yourself. If you wait for others to pamper you, you are often times disappointed. Sometimes a simple indulgence such as a nice straight razor shave, an antique pipe full of a delicious codger burley, basking in the aroma of a good cigar or enjoying a wonderful adult beverage (in moderation of course) is just what the doctor ordered.