73 Scotch Whisky Quotes

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Famous Scotch Whisky 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scotch Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scotch Tape Quotes

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

I like to think of myself as some of the Scotch tape that holds things together - I'm very handy to have around. But all that actors really need is a bare stage. Lighting is just one of the luxuries of the theater. — Jean Rosenthal

Because of some defect in my motor skill, I can never COMPLETELY wrap [gifts]....If I had been an ancient Egyptian in the field of mummies, the lower half of the Pharaoh's body would be covered only by scotch tape. — Dave Barry

My kids scotch tape worms to the sidewalk and watch the birds get hernias. — Rodney Dangerfield

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and it holds the world together. — Oprah Winfrey

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I remember when your average NFL player would come to the sideline, spit out three bicuspids, Scotch-tape his humerus together and get back out there. — Rick Reilly

The way my team are doing, we could get Wilt Chamberlain in a trade and find out that he's really two midgets Scotch-taped together. — Gene Shue

If a guy has a really good success pattern, I'll go along with him if he says he can go to the moon on Scotch tape. — Raymond Herzog

I, on the other hand, believe that books, maps, scissors, and Scotch tape dispensers are all unreliable vagrants, likely to take off for parts unknown unless strictly confined to quarters. — Anne Fadiman

Scotch Whiskey Quotes

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

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

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More Scotch Whisky Quotes

Cuban cigars are an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky. If you're not used to them, you'll get a headache, you'll find them much too strong. But to a cigar connoisseur, a longtime smoker, if you have a well-made, well-aged one, there is nothing like a Cuban cigar. Getting them is the ultimate mission; any cigar lover would do anything — Marvin Shanken

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

Scotch Whisky is about the only thing left that is guaranteed to bring comfort to mankind. — Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby

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