Some of you may not choose to imbibe the day of an Ole Miss game for health reasons or so you can savor every moment of football come hell or high water.
But then there is every other degenerate who frequents this blog the last 15+ years.
Before we delve into our cocktail of the week, to kickoff this series we revisit the famed “Whiskey Speech” by Noah “Soggy” Sweat, a one time Mississippi state representative, who spoke on the issue of alcohol prohibition in the 1950’s.
“My friends, I had not intended
to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about whiskey. All right, this is how I feel about whiskey:
If when you say whiskey you mean 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 the evil drink that topples the Christian man and woman from the pinnacle of righteous, gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, and despair, and shame and helplessness, and hopelessness, then certainly I am against it.
But, if when you say whiskey you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and laughter on their lips, and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer; if you mean the stimulating drink that puts the spring in the old gentleman’s step on a frosty, crispy morning; if you mean the drink which enables a man to magnify his joy, and his happiness, and to forget, if only for a little while, life’s great tragedies, and heartaches, and sorrows; if you mean that drink, the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of dollars, which are used to provide tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitiful aged and infirm; to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am for it.
This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise.“
It doesn’t get much better than that in the world of speeches given.
Also, we’ve got a ballgame against Louisville this week which sits in the epicenter of bourbon, so the “Whiskey Speech” seemed appropriate for this series. With that in mind, our cocktail of the week is damn simple and damn good.
COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK – LOUISVILLE
- Short glass
- Crushed or cubed ice
- Bourbon of your choice
- Pour bourbon into short glass and add crushed or cubed ice to your liking and enjoy
What will you be sipping on come gametime on Sunday evening? Share in the comments below. Cheers!
