Quotes About Drinking Whisky

#1. 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

#2. There is no such thing as a bad whisky. Some whiskies just happen to be better than others.

William Faulkner

#3. Willy, one of the guys at the distillery, comes up with what Oliver and I agree is the best definition of what a 'dram' actually is: 'A measure of whisky that is pleasing to both guest and host.

Iain Banks

#4. Scotch whisky is made from barley and the morning dew on angel's nipples.

Warren Ellis

#5. Whiskey is by far the most popular of all remedies that won't cure a cold.

Jerry Vale

#6. Gin and whisky cost so much more. Oblivion and courage could no longer be purchased for the price of an old song.

Norah Hoult

#7. Some scientists find, or so it seems, that they get their best ideas when smoking; others by drinking coffee or whisky. Thus there is no reason why I should not admit that some may get their ideas by observing, or by repeating observations.

Karl Popper

#8. Becoming a writer is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.

Joe Ducie

#9. She wished it were evening now, wished for the great relief of the calendar inking itself out, of day done and night coming, of ice cubes knocking about in a glass beneath the whisky spilling in, that fine brown affirmation of need.

Michelle Latiolais

#10. In wine was truth, perhaps, but in whisky, the way Hoffman sluiced it down, was an army of imaginary rats climbing your legs.

Ross Macdonald

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

William Faulkner

#12. I don't make cocktails with whisky. I'll always drink it with a little bit of water. I love Negronis early on, but for me drinking whisky is something I do at the end of an evening. It's a midnight-to-3-a.m. drink for me.

Patrick Grant

#13. When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours.

W.C. Fields

#14. 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