I love the idea of drinking whiskey or scotch to kick-start the weekend.
The reality of that, though?
I drink half an ounce, my eyes close, and I wake up with a blinding headache.
But I still do romanticize the idea of being a whiskey drinker.
Before we dive in though, I’ll offer a quick note on spelling that I always questioned.
Whiskey with an “e” is American or Irish. Whisky without the “e” is Scottish, Canadian, or Japanese. If you’re looking at a bottle of Scotch and it says “whiskey,” something has already gone wrong.
Scotch specifically has to be made in Scotland, aged a minimum of three years in oak barrels, and can’t drop below 40% ABV. Bourbon has to be made in the US, from at least 51% corn, and aged in new charred oak containers. Tennessee whiskey is basically bourbon but filtered through maple charcoal first — which Jack Daniel’s insists makes it something entirely its own.
All of that said — every person on this list understood one thing: life is better with a glass of the good stuff in hand.
I’ll hop to join these legends one day.
Until then… happy weekend!
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