Decided I was going back to my roots today. Went to the store and got a bottle of Scotch. I asked the urban yout at the customer service for a bottle of Dewars. She asked "What's that-wine?" I said no....it was Scotch. She asked "What's Scotch?". I said "Whisky" and directed her to the area where the bottle of Dewars was staring her in the face. She brought it to me and remarked that she had never seen it before I politely told her it was what old white guys drank which seemed to satisfy her
Then she asked me for my ID!

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At least you can buy liquor there on the 4th. It's not legal in Tennessee. I may be moving to LA.

I guess you got a good laugh anyway.

I have always thought you had impeccable taste.

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My wife and I are visiting our daughter in Calgary, Canada. In a few days we are flying down to Seattle to spend several days with our other daughter. When one of her clients heard we were visiting and that I enjoyed bourbon, he bought a bottle of Crown Royal and gave it to her and said, "here, I am sure your Dad will enjoy this". I can't wait to get to Seattle!!!!

I love scotch, it's not just for old white I guys. Its for young white guys as well. (I'm 26)

I have a bottle of 18 year old Johnnie Walker Black Label a friend of mine gave me when my son was born. That was over 5 years ago and I haven't broke the seal on it yet. I know it doesn't age anymore, it only ages in the cask, but I think it's pretty cool to have it. I'm saving it for that special occasion. What that occasion is I don't know yet, I'm sure I will know it when it gets here.

Why the change up from Boone's Farm wine? It may have thrown them out of sorts, just sayin

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She is really clueless!

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Hey, look at it this way - you're probably lucky she didn't ask: Do you want fries with that?

Did you inquire where they kept the paper umbrellas?

I didn't know you liked Boone's Farm.....

I bet you liked gettin' carded! I got asked for my ID in Hawaii about ten years ago and I am still laughin' about it! (Brings back the memories of gettin' the nerve to strut up to the counter with the fake draft card back in the day, huh? )

I was in the Atlanta airport not long ago and they card everybody. Last week at Wrigley, we were going to walk in through the bleacher entrance and they card everybody going in that door. You either get a bracelet or you don't.

I've never been asked for ID when buying alcohol. But I'm only 62, so there's time yet.

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Is this girl even old enough to sell booze?

Maybe she's related to the one who asked me about a sterling silver Parker pen that she saw me writing with.

She asked how much it'd cost.

I told her that it was discontinued, but that I'd paid about $150 some ten years ago, and that the model that replaced it sells for about the same.

"That's way too much to pay for just a pen!" she exclaimed. "Doesn't it hurt some when it runs out of ink and you have to throw away something that expensive?"

I explained that some ballpoints are refillable, and soon brought her a spare T-Ball Jotter and a refill. Soon, I'll explain fountain pens...

The girl isn't dumb and is one of my favorite waitresses. But kids today just don't experience the same world as most of us did.

Dewar's is a good scotch and popular enough that I hope your young lady learned something useful from that exchange. I enjoyed the story.

T-Star

For many years the union gave me a bottle of Scotch at Christmas. I was an old white guy manager, so they assumed I drank the stuff. In fact, when ever I want to drink something that tastes like a burning garbage dump smells, I always have a big ol' glass of Scotch. I know, I know...I have no taste. I'll stick with bourbon and branch.

I ended up with about nine bottles of pretty good Scotch in the pantry. I tried to give it away, but most of my friends are my age and truth is none of us drink very much any more. Bad for the triglycerides and doesn't mix well with the heart pills.

Finally last summer a friend married off his granddaughter to a brand new USN butterbar. Big huge wedding, big huge reception. Talk about your serious sticker shock. When he said the booze alone was going to set him back $2K, the light bulb went on. They were giving the stuff away, so it didn't matter where it came from. Those nine bottles didn't last thirty minutes!

Sounds like your local liquor store is inside McDonald's

No one sings in rap music about Dewars.

I of course use the term "sings" very loosely when the word "rap" is followed by the word "music"...

Jameson Irish Whiskey: smooth liquid sunshine

Scotch? Surely you jest.

The word is Bourbon. Good old Kentucky Bourbon.

John

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Kids today have no appreciation for some of the more civilized things in life, such as good scotch or a high quality writing implement, its’ kind of sad.

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Caje, the truth is that to disconnect you have to be at one time be connected and for us old white guys, that ain't a happenin. They are out there in the land of youth, inexperience and ignorance. AND there is no saving them. My daughter included !!

I thought of this when I read the post about the refillable pen one poster paid $150.00 for and the ypoung lady thought it wa sexpensive to throw that much money away when it ran dry.

Anyway, at my local pawn shop, I always look at the watches they have for sale, since I've picked up some really nice ones, especially the old Bulova Accutron models that come through every once and again. Anyway one day, they had a 1961 model that was dead on for time, really nice shape and I wanted it. I got the attention of the young red headed lady (who is a looker by the way) and she came over and got it out for me and I was telling her how much I like them and asked if she knew what was different about them. She of course said no and then I showed her the tuning fork symbol on the dial and she looked at it and then at me and said,"you mean because it's a Honda" Well, that was it for me, no decorum, no apologies, I just howled and she stands her very pretty self there in front of me with "what, what?" all over her face and it took me ten minutes to get to the point where I could talk without laughing. I had tears in my eyes. Then I explained the finer points of a tuning fork to her as it relates to watches. Oh my, oh my.

So no Caje, you too old to be connected to any young person. Sorry.

In my younger days I worked in a liquor store for a couple years until I found something better. I sure got an education in spirits. All I'd ever heard of was Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey and Southern Comfort!! I didn't even know what vermouth was!!!! First time I was asked about vermouth, I said, "HUH?!?!" (BTW.... I'm in mid-50's)

Anyway, after about 6 months I knew my stuff pretty good. The owner took is first vacation in 10 years because he said he could trust me with the store.

Anyway, speaking of scotch... my ex father-in-law was a big scotch drinker (old white guy), and a big shot executive (VP) with an office in the Chrysler Building. Before I married his daughter, the first time I met him, I brought him a bottle of Chivas Regal. He really liked that. Said later I was his favorite son-in-law.

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Maybe she thought you said crotch!
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I don't need ID; I'm over 21.

Don't ask those kids what this is:

Or this

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"Rap music" is kinda like "Hip Hop Culture."

Both define the term "Oxymoron."

When I was drinkin' I had a taste for the single malt. Well... I had a taste for anything with alcohol, really. Main reason I don't partake today...

At least you got carded. I can't remember the last time someone asked me for my ID, and they all call me sir.

Next time you see her ask her where the closest drug store is that has a tube tester 'cause your TV is on the fritz.

Speaking of which, I happen to have a nice, unopened fifth of my favorite Kentucky thirst quencher, Maker's Mark, at my girlfriend's house. Felt safe leaving it there; she's not a bourbon drinker. She only likes those fruity, frozen things.

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Certainly if you had asked her for a bottle of Jagermeister she would have known exactly where to find it. She has probably even drank several shots of it a time or two but probably could not tell you what type of liquor it is. But after all, with the "youts" it's all about name recognition.

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If anyone cares, Ian Fleming had James Bond drinking I.W. Harper in a book when he ordered bourbon. I'm guessing that it was a brand that the author knew from London or from his summer home in Jamaica.

Bond didn't always drink those shaken, not stirred, vodka martinis.

The late custom knife maker R.W. Loveless liked Maker's Mark. He suggested it to me and I agreed that it's pretty good. But I really prefer the highland malt scotches, on the whole, like The Glenlivet.

I didn't know that about James Bond and IW Harper. It is a fairly popular bourbon in Japan, and the one that I usually order. It sells for less than Makers Mark, which is also popular here. I, too, prefer bourbon to scotch.

Sounds like she has no "id" about whiskey.

I have really fond memories of a bottle of 12 year old straight rye ($17 with no federal taxes in 1968!). Unfortunately, I can't remember the brand. I kinda thought it was Old Overholt, but if they did make it, they don't anymore. Suggestions?

Good boy!!!

Four Roses-I've dranked a lot of that back in my youth Brings back memories

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Perhaps you will share it with your son when his firstborn is introduced to the world.

After sharing a can of Alpo with my companions I prefer the delicate boo kate of Old Smuggler Scotch. Aged in the liquor delivery truck on the way to your liquor emporium. It really ain't bad. Helped me thru my marriage and divorce.

Old Smuggler Blended Scotch Whisky | Wegmans

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Mmmmmmm....

German cough medicine of the gods....

I always have a bottle in my freezer!

Shame that stores employ people like that. With so many older people with knowledge and experience of real life looking for work, it would be logical to employ one of them. I have often been asked "What's that?" when asking for something that us mature people take for granted. I remember telling a young guy that when we were young we would go down to a local stream with a net and catch sticklebacks. He hadn't a clue. Kids don't do things like that these days. Most youngster these days seem to spend all day sending text messages in a strange new language on their mobile phones. Ask them what grammar is and they would probably say dad's mother. And a sentence is what the court hands out. Ask them to define a noun, verb, adjective, preposition, etc and they would be stumped. Try asking for a contra-rotating woffle sprocket. You could keep them guessing for hours, or at least until they receive their next text message.

Getting back to the subject, I have a bottle of Jamesons next to my bed, and often pour a glass last thing at night. Most times I then fall asleep without finishing it. I may be white, but I am not old - just 60 something! They used to say that life begins at 40. Now they say 60 is the new 40. I go along with that. I'm looking forward to middle age, but don't want it to come too soon. Still got too many things to do.

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My beautiful wife got carded in bars until she was 35, and if she had her hair up in doggie ears, they wouldn't serve her, anyway. Lucky me!

That stuff is real good as a digestive aid when one has made a glutton of himself.Also try Fernet Branca from Italy.Even better!

To your health,

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No telling when you're going to be carded. In New Mexico for a while they had to card EVERYBODY. I'm 77 and got carded; my friend who's 88 and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, got carded. You just grin and bear it until the liquor arrives.

Seeing the Rebel Yell reminds me of the first crime I ever committed. When I was about ten, me and a couple other kids were skulking around in Huntington, WV. Used to be a place called "Gobblers Knob" makeout place I guess. Don't know if it's still there. Anyway, yes we saw a bottle of Rebel Yell in a parked car and swiped it. Drank it, puked it and got our axxes kicked when we got home. That was pretty much the end of my life of crime. Ah, memories...