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A whiskey buff sat in his chair
And called the sommelier there.
"While the Grouse that I drink
Has no need to be pink,
I do like my J & B rare."
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

The traditional poets of Maigue,
Knew nothing of White Horse or Haig,
But uisce beatha hot,
Distilled in a pot,
Kept them merry, poetic and vague.
--- B O Lim

There are those who like to drink scotch
And others who don't like it much.
I like it a lot,
And if that's what you've got,
I'll drink it all up while you watch.
--- Neal Wilgus P8403

How dare you, damn Kate, make so bold
As to quaff my Laphroig 10 Years Old!
(Though not one for abjurin'
A strong, peaty urine,
So piss in my mouth, ere you fold.)
--- Anon

My brother-in-law is a Scot,
But whiskey he seldom has bought.
Pulled out a bottle of old,
Then shook off the mold,
Then poured me a one-fingered shot.
--- John Henry

If you would seek pleasures of vat,
A real POTATORY fat cat,
Would o'er Scotland crawl
To taste malt brews all,
And have nips of mostly this and that.
--- Chris Papa

Scotch drink researcher POTATORY,
In tales recapitulatory,
Were all on behalf
Of supporting staff,
Who kept nose to stone rotatory.
--- Daniel Ford

For those left behind in the lurch,
We diligently conducted a search
For best single malt
To drink in the vault
Out behind the St Andrews Church.
--- Daniel Ford

Of course, was medicinal only.
Some comfort in intervals lonely,
When I'd miss my wife
Enjoying beach life,
Hiding from winds near jetty's stone lee.
--- Daniel Ford

Though some of you may sit there and smirk
About sins that in simple joys lurk,
Please do consider
Whether forbidder
Is clearly in or outside the kirk.
--- Daniel Ford

Even the praises of Robbie Burns
Burnish the glow that single malt earns.
So hold tongue of thine
For chants Auld Lang Syne,
And kindness cups for which the tongue yearns.
--- Daniel Ford

A color-blind barkeep once said,
"I'll serve whiskey until I am dead.
But my favorite brand,
Can't remember offhand,
Is it Johnny Walker Black or Red?"
--- Tom Patton P0107

I didn't have to think twice:
That sounds like some dandy advice --
Drink's good for what ails you;
And Scotch never fails you,
So pour me another, on ice!
--- Anon

Lord, help me; put me in the brig.
Or hang me up high from a twig.
I made a mistake,
I just meant to take
From the bottle of Dewars, a swig.
--- Ken Bonnell

Don't give us those excuses rich,
And other sad stores of which,
You count as excuses;
They're only poor ruses
From tippling too much Glenfidich!
--- Chris Papa

Give me Teacher's or Vat 69,
Dewar's, Chivas Regal, Ballatyne,
Haig & Haig, Cutty Sark,
Famous Grouse (for a lark!)
You can tell I think Scotch is just fine.
--- Robin K Willoughby P8403

Scotch whisky's spelled without an "e".
The reason why's a mystery.
Scotch is oft drunk in blends,
But single malt has friends.
Scotch brewing is wrapped in history.
--- William K Alsop Jr

Oh, peerless and royal sweet Maid,
I'll defend you with my strong blade,
And bring a whole swatch
Of single malt scotch,
To drink in your private green glade.
--- Anon

Though some would find drinking it risky,
A single-malt shot of Scotch whisky
Imbibed in wee sips
By sweet tender lips,
Will make a young lover feel frisky.
--- Anon

I met a man and I asked him the time,
He said that he hadn't a dime.
He told me that his watch
Had been sold to buy scotch.
I sensed that he was well past his prime.
--- Arthur Pattaffy

A wheezing old seaman named Kotch,
Heaved ho at his hot honey's crotch.
Hearing liquor was quicker,
He withdrew his pricker,
And thrust up a bottle of scotch.
--- Kathleen A Martin P8403

To some Glenfiddich is medicine,
And heave Laphroig is dread as sin,
But Glen Livet's a pip,
Wee dram o' Sheep Dip --
Macallan fills space the head is in.
--- Daniel Ford

Here I sit in the pub with me Valentine;
We're sharing a bottle of Ballantine,
When in walks me spouse!
Sends me home! (That old louse)
And soaks up me Scotch with that gal'o'mine!
--- Anon

When I'm down at the pub for a snort,
I always quaff sherry or port,
'Cause fortified wine
Has a taste that's divine,
And two pints always make one cavort.
--- Anon

They knew Claud had gone a bit potty
When he started to hoard Aligote. (poor cheap grape)
He would cry, "Bless my soul!"
And pour some in the bowl
Of MacPherson, his favorite scotty.
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

Well lady, I really did thunkit,
Though you had decided to flunkit.
And as for the wine,
Are you still saving mine?
Or have you already done drunkit?
--- Anon

One hundred percent hydroponic,
His grapes make a wine that's like tonic.
Though the bubbles remain,
It is not like champagne,
And its nose is distinctly ammonic.
--- Sheila B

A bibulous man from Atlanta
Was in love with his antique decanter.
He kept it well filled;
The wine was well chilled.
And are you not thrilled with this banter?
--- Al Willis P9710

"My dear, have a drop of this Tawny,"
Said Charles, "Oh I do feel so horny.
I have never felt sexier.
Now excuse my dyslexia, (Brit liquor suppliers)
But I'm working for Barrow and Corney."
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

A very well-spoken young blood
Was wrestling his girl in the mud.
As they rolled in the slime,
"I'm part-time
With Berry Brothers and Rudd." (Brit wine merchants)
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

A fellow named Mortimer Cline,
Was drowned in a barrel of wine;
His corpse was a mess
And in horrid distress,
But the barrel of wine turned out fine.

(murder case in England 1478)
--- Cap'n Bean P0402

We once had a bit of a party,
Mixing Advocaat, Rum, and Frascati, (yellow Dutch drink)
With fried eggs -- a blunder --
It was frankly no wonder
That you never heard chunder so hearty.
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

Famous wine connoisseur, Stanley Kritt
Was well taught, studied hard, used his wit.
Body, bouquet and flavor,
He would expertly savor,
But he never could tastefully spit.
--- Loren Fitzhugh P0512Q

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There's a woman who lives at South Forks,
Makes a fetish of old vermouth corks.
She keeps those labeled France
In the front of her pants,
And Italy back round her porks.
--- Anon

This corkscrew is lacking in torque;
I applied it just now to the cork
Of my bottle of red,
But resorted instead
To a screwdriver, chisel, and fork.
--- Peter Wilkins

Now are you willing to share
A glass of that wine you've got there.
If I bring it to you,
A brand new corkscrew?
I've always got one here to spare.
--- Carol

Your corkscrew is great at uncorking
But mine is far better at forking.
So Cheers! Down the hatch!
Bottoms up! Open snatch!
Time for action, my sweet, not torquing.
--- Peter Wilkins

Here's to you, my friend, may your corkscrew,
Get thoroughly uncorked into
My tasty rose',
A savory bouquet;
Your palate will surely thank you.
--- Carol

There was a young female called Gay
Who was quite indescribably fey.
"Let us quaff a carafe,"
She'd suggest with a laugh,
"And then maybe a demi-bouteille." (half bottle 375 ml)
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

"Let's meet at this out-of-town diner,
'Cause I know that you're just a minor."
Instead she went home,
Got the cops on the phone;
That'll teach him to dine and not wine her.
--- Ron Lankford

I know just a little of wine;
The red and the white are divine.
And then there is Port,
The good tawny sort
That leads to a drunk driving fine.
--- Archie

Drunk driving?, You miserable sot!
You should have been home, smoking pot.
You would not be hung over
Or want the day over.
And would not have the ticket you got.
--- South of Eden

"I think you will like this Eiswein,"
Said Hans, "It is a nice wine.
I pick grapes Christmas morn,
Tooting my alpenhorn.
That's why it's a very high price wine."
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

Of my jug wines, the critics did say
In a haughty condescending way,
"We aren't contentious
But it's our consensus,
They're pretentious and flaunt their bouquet."
--- Loren C Fitzhugh P9710

A lad from Lower Slaughter --
Great palate, name of Porter.
A brilliant chap;
Knew from which tap
Had come each glass of water.
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

Well I'm about to get into the bath
And I fancy a bit of a laugh.
I fancy a tipple
And a tweak of a nipple,
With wine in a large carafe.
--- Anon

Is there room for me, too, in your tub?
It would please me to rub and to scrub
Your erogenous parts,
While the wine warms our hearts;
We'll awaken my slumbering stub!
--- Anon

An old etymologist from Calcutta,
While making notes from some old data,
Set aside his ink pen;
Instead of 'wine and women,'
Became 'inebriant and inamorata.'
--- Sivaramakrishnan

Julia Child said, "Oh, go to perdition;
When I cook I invoke one condition.
I cook with and drink wine,
As on each meal I dine,
For I starved when we had Prohibition."
--- Loren C Fitzhugh

There was a blonde boy child
Who was unmistakably wild.
When the boy grew up,
He kept wine in his cup,
And kept all those near to him riled.
--- Gaila Rae TP9806

There was an old man from the Rhine
Whose age was a hundred and nine;
When I asked him, "Pray tell
What has kept you so well?"
He snickered, "I'm pickled in wine."
--- Lims Unlimited

As Percival Plonker grew older
His bouquet quite tended to moulder.
He had much madderise, (??)
Than most other guys
And was quite often ullaged to shoulder. (spillage, loss)
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

Dining out with old Kieth Floyd
Is something we all should avoid.
Everything's fine
Till we come to the wine,
And then he's a right hemorrhoid.
--- Bill Wall

Whether you are 0+ or 0->,
If ever your spirits should fail,
You can cheer yourself up
By a good claret cup
Or even by supping so0->.
--- Harold C Bibby A

There was a young girl called Drusilla,
Who grew up in a very posh villa.
She dropped out of college
Without too much knowledge,
But gained a liking for manzanilla!

(manzanilla - a very dry sherry)
--- Arthur Pattaffy

There once was a robust koala
With a penchant for Marsala.
He would knock it back
And then make a track
For the nearest massage parlor.

(Spanish or Portuguese fortified wine)
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

When tariffs got high for the vender,
No fruits of the vine could he render.
No wine IMBIBITION
Brought on this condition;
They call mead "The Grape Pretender."
--- Gary Hallock

I suppose there are those that drink wine
Every time that they sit down to dine.
Well, that's alright, I guess,
But it leads, I confess,
To a mess after glass number nine.
--- Neal Wilgus P8403

Let loose in the royal enclosure,
Piers totally lost his composure.
After far too much Meursault, (Chateau premier white wine)
He came over queer, so
What happened? A flash of exposure.
--- Alistair Sampson Liq Lims

Try this Yuletide libation divine,
To be drunk standing, sitting, supine.
Buy a jug, open it.
Mull it over a bit.
Heat, add spices -- Mulled Wine!
--- Loren C Fitzhugh P9712

"The table's set and we wine ought,
But we've wine nought," he cried. "Why not?"
"Why not!" cried she,
"Wine nought have we.
Whine not at me. Your fist why knot?"
--- Irving Superior P8604

I've drank too much raspberry wine,
And am just about ready to rhyme,
So I shall compose,
Some fabulous prose,
Burp... maybe some other time.
--- Anon

When expecting erotic delight,
Make sure that the wine is just right.
You should always have red,
With brunettes in your bed,
But with blondes, just be certain it's white.
--- Isaac Asimov A

I sip my favorite wine
Each time that I sup or dine.
Red is the best
I've determined in test;
With all dishes it goes just fine.
--- Jim Weaver Collection

There was once a man from Flagstaff,
Who drank wine from a carafe and a half.
When advised to reduce
The bubbly juice,
He'd wink his eye and just laugh.
--- Edwin J Weinstein

The courts, Japan, give drunks no break.
If you've a yen for saki's sake,
Since yens take yen,
They fine you then
Your yen for saki you forsake.
--- Irving Superior P8403

A bloody good drink is Sangria;
It's less filling that cream ale or bia;
It's low-calorie,
Has more vitamin C,
And it knocks you flat on your ria!
--- Robin K Willoughby P8403


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