What dram is in your quaich?

[DyerStraits]

Old Grand Dad 114, with a bit of ice. No, not Scotch, but a barrel strength " High Rye" Kentucky "Straight" Bourbon, still produced by the descendants of Scots-Irish-Welsh emigrants, with as much sweetness and spice as any Highland lady, and more than enough fire to light your candle on a cold Midwinter's night anywhere--here in Chicago we are expecting a daytime high temperature of negative 20 degrees or so Fahrenheit in a day or so (and our kilted brothers in Canada are rightly rolling their eyes at that). If you can't find the 114 Proof, the 100 Proof Bonded is equally fine and usually an even more outstanding value. Water Of Life, Indeed.