Short Par 4 The Magazine Issue #2 October 2020 | Page 27

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE PUBLIC COURSE WHISK ( E ) Y . SAY IT OUT LOUD .

SAY IT AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES TO SOUND FUNNY .

What does it sound like to you ? What does that word mean to you ? To me , the word whiskey conjures power and elegance . A rich celebrated history with roots as deep as an old oak . Whiskey is a culture . It ’ s a fleeting memory of a time and place . It echoes nostalgia like an old book in a worn leather chair .

The word literally translates into “ Water of Life ”. In preanglicized old Gaelic , ‘ usquebaugh ’. The chicken v . egg question of it ’ s debatable origins in Scotland or Ireland has little bearing on today ’ s tipplers . Whiskey isn ’ t just for the well heeled high falutin ’ elitist anymore . It ’ s more democratic now , being