Tommy agrees with advice from the dean of an institution of higher learning, almost. Dram number 6 on the single malt whisky bucket list.

Dean Vernon Wormer summarizes Flounder's academic achievements in the great movie, Animal House, by saying, "Dorfman, fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life son." But if you had to choose one, why not be drunk enjoying a dram or three of Highland Park 30 year old single malt whisky, dram number 6 on the single malt whisky bucket list. Distilled on the Island of Orkney in the North Sea where workers watched the German Nazi Navy scuttle their fleet towards the end of World War II against a brilliant sunset, this whisky is a beautiful reddish gold. The bouquet expresses thirty years of oak maturation with choclatey fudge. Uncut, there is nuttiness, toffee, and honey. The finish is sweet, unusual for an old whisky lingering idlely for thirty years in an oak barrel. While I encourage responsible drinking, and deplore drunkenness and debauchery, it will be hard to turn down another dram of this whisky if offered. Unfortunately, it may be difficuly acquiring this whisky as well as costly so be persistent. It's not over until the fat lady sings and remember nothing is over until we decide it's over. Don't forget Bluto's inspiring speech in the same classic movie when he said, "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!" Slainte, Tommy Maaltman