The Tippling Tuesday column was started by our own War Gawd, Jeremy Stafford. We were originally going to call it “Thirsty Thursday” and run it on that day of the week, but Jeremy demurred.
“Thirsty Thursday sounds like something from a low brow beer-guzzling, cheap booze whorehouse throwdown,” he said. “We need to be writing for Renaissance Men and Warrior Poets.”
He was right of course.
Tippling is, in short, drinking.
That does not mean (at least in this context) some crass swilling of rotgut whiskey and cheap busthead, nossir!
We’re talking about something that involves a deep appreciation of taste and comradeship.
There’s not much more to say about it. The Official Drink of Breach-Bang-Clear is a traditional Old Fashioned (q.v.) but we like many other libations.
If you share that enjoyment you’ll like reading this column.
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Jeremy “the War Gawd” Stafford – the progenitor of Tippling Tuesday.
Grunts: progenitor
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