Chiming in...

Today I went to the gym to do my legs and shoulders weightlifting routine. I was doing some sweet upright rows when I overheard two dudes talking about people they know. At one point, one guy mentions a girl he knows that drinks Crown Royal straight up on the rocks. The other dude was somewhat horrified and made the classic disgusted look I see on a lot of people's faces when whisky is mentioned. At this point, I had to chime in.

Me: "Dude, it's not that bad. I drink whisky straight all the time."
Dude #1: "Really? Crown Royal?"
Me: "No, that stuff is a too sweet for me. I'm more of a Jameson guy, and I enjoy a good bourbon."
Dude #2: "Jameson? My dad says that stuff is distilled like seven times."
Me: "It's probably the smoothest blended whisky I've had. I actually have a bottle of Jameson 12 year at my house right now."
Dude #1: "Wow. Straight whisky? I'd be down and out if I did that man."
Me: "Ah, you get used to it."
Dude #2: "Well, you drink like a real man. I just stick with beer."
Me: "Actually, beer tears me up worse than whisky."
Dude #1: "Really? That's weird."
Me: "Nah. Whisky just cleans me out."
Dude #2: "Wow. No hangover?"
Me: "Not really."

The conversation pretty much ended there. By the way, Jameson is distilled three times, not seven. I often forget there aren't that many whisky drinkers out there, and that the subject of it freaks a lot of people out, much less seeing someone drinking it straight up like "a real man". It's always fun for me to scare bartenders when I first order it. This just leaves me to wonder...who is this awesome chick he knows that drinks whisky straight up? She sounds dreamy!