79 Scotch Whiskey Quotes

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Famous Scotch Whiskey Quotes

Scotch whisky is made from barley and the morning dew on angel's nipples. — Warren Ellis

Give me a scotch, I'm starving. — Sayings

Well, between Scotch and nothin', I suppose I'd take Scotch. It's the nearest thing to good moonshine I can find. — William Faulkner

My God, so much I like to drink Scotch that sometimes I think my name is Igor Stra-whiskey. — Igor Stravinsky

I was brought up to believe that Scotch whisky would need a tax preference to survive in competition with Kentucky bourbon. — Hugo Black

The whisky bears a grudge against the decanter. — Samuel Beckett

Whisky making is an act of cooperation between the blessings of nature and the wisdom of man. — Masataka Taketsuru

What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for. — Proverbs

The only thing better than one of my songs is one of my songs with a glass of scotch. — Jackie Gleason

I'm a beer man. I tried to drink whiskey and Scotch but I don't get it. It smells like a girl who didn't shower and just splashed a lot of perfume on. — Mads Mikkelsen

Whiskey is by far the most popular of all remedies that won't cure a cold. — Jerry Vale

Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch. — W. C. Fields

It is true that whisky improves with age. The older I get, the more I like it. — Ronnie Corbett

I always take Scotch whiskey at night as a preventive of toothache. I have never had the toothache; and what is more, I never intend to have it. — Mark Twain

Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over. — Mark Twain

Scotch Whisky Quotes

I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch. — George Burns

There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and the other one is Malt Whisky - R. H. Bruce Lockhart

There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and the other one is Malt Whisky — R. H. Bruce Lockhart

Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak. — Johnny Carson

Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's a heavy mist before my eyes. — James Stewart

The light music of whiskey falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude. — James Joyce

I've been on the whisky diet - I've already lost three days! — Tommy Cooper

Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast. — Compton Mackenzie

Whiskey, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it's time to drink. — Haruki Murakami

There is no such thing as a bad whisky. Some whiskies just happen to be better than others. — William Faulkner

Scotch Quotes

You're getting into some kind of shape, cop." Aw, come on, now." Butch grinned. "Don't let that shower we took go to your head." Rhage fired a towel at the male. "Just pointing out your beer gut's gone." It was a Scotch pot. And I don't miss it. — J.R. Ward

I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten. I am very happy when people have worn out my books, or that they're held together by Scotch tape. — Richard Scarry

Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish provenance. People recognise the Scottish brand. They associate the country with quality food and drink, and clearly other Scottish sectors, such as dairy, can benefit from that, too. — Nicola Sturgeon

Someone is putting brandy in your bonbons, Grand Marnier in your breakfast jam, Kahlua in your ice cream, Scotch in your mustard and Wild Turkey in your cake. — Marian Burros

What, then, is this new man, the American? They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. From this promiscuous breed, that race, now called Americans, have arisen. — J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

I don't mind growing old. If I have to go before my time, this is how I'll go-- cigarette in one hand, glass of scotch in the other. — Ava Gardner

Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger. — Victor Borge

If you want to feel less sexy put scotch tape on your nipples. — Demetri Martin

We could say that people who eat grits, listen to country music, follow stock-car racing, support corporal punishment in the schools, hunt 'possum, go to Baptist churches and prefer bourbon to Scotch are likely to be Southerners. — John Shelton Reed

If there's a God out there, then i would hope he has more important things to attend to than my drinking scotch or eating pork. — Khaled Hosseini

Whiskey Quotes

There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn't fool with booze until he's fifty; then he's a damn fool if he doesn't. — William Faulkner

As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn't in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics. — Willie Nelson

Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world. - Wilhelm II

Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world. — Wilhelm II

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games. — Casey Stengel

Good friends, good whiskey, and good lovin', I want to thank you Lord. — Hank Williams, Jr.

Suggested remedy for the common cold: A good gulp of whiskey at bedtime-it's not very scientific, but it helps. — Alexander Fleming

Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough. - Mark Twain

Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough. — Mark Twain

Men are nicotine soaked, beer besmirched, whiskey greased, red-eyed devils. — Carry Nation

Men are nicotine soaked, beer besmirched, whiskey greased, red-eyed devils. — Carrie Nation

It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics dope and all of that stuff. It is a thousand times better than whiskey. It is an assistant and a friend. — Louis Armstrong

Whisky Quotes

Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting arrested. — Hunter S. Thompson

I wish to live to 150 years old, but the day I die, I wish it to be with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other. — Ava Gardner

May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whisky, but be tormented with itching without benefit of scratching. — Irish Proverbs

That's Delhi. When life gets too much for you all you need to do is to spend an hour at Nigambodh Ghat,watch the dead being put to flames and hear their kin wail for them. Then come home and down a couple of pegs of whisky. In Delhi, death and drink make life worth living. — Khushwant Singh

My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whisky. — William Faulkner

Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of another... There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results. — Harper Lee

I like the Whisky old an the women young — Errol Flynn

It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world, the history is fascinating, the men are handsome and the whisky is delicious. But don't eat the macaroni pies. — J. K. Rowling

The feminine in the man is the sugar in the whisky. The masculine in the woman is the yeast in the bread. Without these ingredients the result is flat, without tang or flavor. — Edna Ferber

You know these love letters mix with whisky, just don't light a match when you kiss me. — Jon Bon Jovi

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More Scotch Whiskey Quotes

Well I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when, I've been drinking bourbon whiskey, scotch and gin Gonna get high man I'm gonna get loose, Need me a triple shot of that juice Gonna get drunk don't you have no fear I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, one beer. — John Lee Hooker

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 of man's determination to use the resources of nature to refresh mind and body and enjoy to the full the senses with which he has been endowed. — David Daiches

I like my whisky old and my women young. — Errol Flynn

My family was a bunch of drunks. When I was six I came up missing, they put my picture on a bottle of scotch. — Rodney Dangerfield

Wild Turkey whiskey and Philip Morris cigarettes are essential to the maintenance of human life! — Herb Kelleher

An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky. — Abigail Padgett

The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it. — Winston Churchill

Come, let me know what it is that makes a Scotch man happy! — Samuel Johnson

Awesome! I'd just bullied Jesus into doing a shot with me. Nobody would ever believe it, but I didn't care. We ordered the insanely expensive stuff, seventy-five dollars for a 1.75-ounce pour of premium Irish whiskey, because if you're doing a shot with Jesus, you don't buy him scotch. — Kevin Hearne

If you take a scotch whiskey and distill out the alcohol, what is left has an amazing taste to it and can be used as a flavoring for a dessert. — Nathan Myhrvold

Everything was a trap: women, drugs, whiskey, wine, scotch, beer - even beer - cigars, and cigarettes. Traps: Work or no work. Traps: Artistry or no artistry; everything sucked you into some spiderweb. I disdained the use of the needle for the same reason that I disdained some so-called beautiful women - the price was far beyond the measure of the worth. I didn't want to hustle that hard. — Charles Bukowski

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