Word: scotches
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...life-threatening Addison's disease. Kennedy succeeded Dwight Eisenhower, whose presidency was much afflicted by heart trouble and ileitis. Lyndon Johnson, following J.F.K., had a history of heart attacks and a Rabelaisian appetite for all sorts of things that were not good for his coronary arteries, including quantities of Scotch. He abdicated the presidency in 1968, went home to the ranch and smoked himself to death...
Garment builds the case for Sears on circumstantial evidence, and on points of personal style. Bob Woodward has said that Deep Throat smoked a lot of cigarettes and drank a lot of Scotch. Woodward and Bernstein wrote: "He was, incongruously, an incurable gossip, careful to label rumor for what it was, but fascinated by it. ... He could be rowdy, drink too much, overreach. He was not good at concealing his feelings, hardly ideal for a man in his position...
...merged Seagram, based in Montreal, would also shed some assets, bidding adieu to its wine and liquor empire, which features brands like Captain Morgan rum and Chivas Regal Scotch and could fetch anywhere from $5 billion to $10 billion. Bottled spirits are much too ancien regime--and besides, you can't download rum. The likely buyer: Britain's Allied Domecq...
...looked like scotch and soda in his hand, but he did not remain long...
...Directoire style make up the core of the building. Beyond this resplendent salon are the ivy strewn walls that surround the Somerset’s garden and terrace, known as “the Bricks,” where members and their guests can relax and sip single malt scotch in utter tranquility. The Somerset has traditionally been the haughtiest and most prestigious of clubs, one in which social pedigree is, ehem, de rigueur...