On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:24:14 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>The best advice I ever heard about drinking Scotch was on the Mary Tyler
>Moore Show. Lou Grant told Mary that you get a nice bottle of Scotch,
>pour a good shot of it into a nice glass and add a little ice. Swirl it
>around and take a sip, then do that a few times until it is just right
>and knock it back.

"What does scotch taste like, Doc?"
"Hmmm..."
"You know what it's always tasted like to me?"
"No, what?"
"It's always tasted a little like iodine...."
"Perfect! One drop of iodine for flavor..."

(Mr. Roberts and the ship's doctor, concocting ersatz scotch for
Ensign Pulver, in "Mr. Roberts". Apologies for any misquotes.)

Terry