Whiskey Quotes

277 Whiskey quotes by 190 unique authors

You sit back in the darkness, nursing your beer, breathing in that ineffable aroma of the old-time saloon: dark wood, spilled beer, good cigars, and… — Unknown Author
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why! — Bertolt Brecht
As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could… — Thomas A. Edison
Stories, like whiskey, must be allowed to mature in the cask. — Sean O Faolain
The giant imaginary bottle of whiskey is with me. — Rocko
The light music of whiskey falling into a glass - an agreeable interlude. — James Joyce
Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak. — Johnny Carson
Everything was a trap: women, drugs, whiskey, wine, scotch, beer - even beer - cigars, and cigarettes. Traps: Work or no work. Traps: Artistry or… — Charles Bukowski
Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil! — Robert Burns
Truth is used to vitalize a statement rather than devitalize it. Truth implies more than a simple statement of fact. "I don't have any whiskey,"… — William S. Burroughs
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… — Unknown Author
The advantages of whiskey over dogs are legion. Whiskey does not need to be periodically wormed, it does not need to be fed, it never… — W.C. Fields
So long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing, I will make mine whiskey. — W.C. Fields
We frequently hear of people dying from too much drinking. That this happens is a matter of record. But the blame is always placed on… — W.C. Fields
Come, let me know what it is that makes a Scotch man happy! — Samuel Johnson
There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and the other one is Malt Whisky — Unknown Author
Beer does not taste like itself unless it is chasing a dram of neat whisky down the gullet - preferably two drams — Compton Mackenzie
An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky. — Unknown Author
My God, so much I like to drink Scotch that sometimes I think my name is Igor Stra-whiskey. — Igor Stravinsky
Whiskey is carried into committee rooms in demijohns and carried out in demagogues. — Mark Twain
For God's sake bring me a large Scotch. What a bloody awful country. — Reginald Maudling
Great fury, like great whisky, requires long fermentation. — Truman Capote
I take the juice of two bottles of whisky. — Dean Martin
It was a place of sin, loose women, whiskey and gambling. It was no place for a good Presbyterian, and I did not long remain… — Mark Twain
"Uisce Beatha" is a compounded distilled spirit being drawn on aromatics, and the Irish sort is particularly distinguished for its pleasant and mild flavour. — Samuel Johnson

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