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Sorry to hear about your Dad."
He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him."
"Heart attack?"
"He was hit by a Pizza Express truck.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels #1))
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I wish I was like that. More carefree."
"Anyone can be. People aren't carved out of marble. We're all works in progress. The trick is to define ourselves, rather than let outside influences define us.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels #1))
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Sitting on a bar stool and sipping a shot of Jack Daniel's washed down by a cold bottle of beer is an impeccable routine. I cannot think of a better ritual.
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John E. Quinlan (Tau Bada The Quest and Memoir of a Vulnerable Man)
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Johnnie Walker is my celebratory drink,” I explained. “But when I’m out, I typically only drink whiskey. My dad only drank whiskey. His preference was Jack Daniels. And long before I was ever able to drink, I overheard my dad say that whiskey was like my mom. Rich, bold, sweet, fiery, full-bodied and multilayered.
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Danielle Allen (Autumn and Summer)
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Mothers shouldn’t be allowed to get old and fragile.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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People aren’t carved out of marble. We’re all works in progress. The trick is to define ourselves, rather than let outside influences define us.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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I followed all the advice my mind could compute and digested it to the best of my ability. I’d run, work out, eat healthy, and then swallow a fifth of whiskey. The man cave below my home began to look like a recycling center for Crown Royal and Jack Daniels distilleries. I discovered that empty whiskey bottles made an eerily satisfying thud when stacked up like cordwood. The sturdy glass was much thicker and stronger than my own skin, and I admired their resilience to outside forces.
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Kenton Geer (Vicious Cycle: Whiskey, Women, and Water)
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Take whiskey. Why do some people chose Jack Daniel’s, while others choose Grand Dad or Taylor? Have they tried all three and compared the taste? Don’t make me laugh. The reality is that these three brands have different images which appeal to different kinds of people. It isn’t the whiskey they choose, it’s the image. The brand image is 90 per cent of what the distiller has to sell. Researchers
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David Ogilvy (Ogilvy on Advertising)
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A Southern Vegetarian’s Story
By Erin Stewart, Alabama Grits
It wasn’t easy being a vegetarian in Huntsville, Alabama, but I managed it throughout my high school years. At least I thought I did. I remember one trip with my parents that threw everything into doubt.
It was a Saturday, and we had reservations at Miss Mary Bobo’s, the famous restaurant in Lynchburg, Tennessee, the home of Jack Daniel’s whiskey. Miss MaryBobo’s is known for serving at least one item cooked in Jack Daniel’s at every meal: this time it was the apples. What really interested me, though, was the greens. I think they were mustard greens. I was just eating my third bite when a large man next to me turned to our hostess, who was watching us all eat at one communal table, and said, “Miss Mary Bobo, these are the best greens I’ve ever had. What’s your secret?”
Without a second thought, she replied, “Why, real lard, of course.” I must confess: I took one more bite before I put my fork down! (Don’t tell anyone!) To this day, those are some of the best greens I’ve ever tasted.
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Deborah Ford (Grits (Girls Raised in the South) Guide to Life)
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Well, I Declare!:
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7, the South’s most famous whiskey, is distilled in a dry county. Isn’t that just so Southern--a little bit of piety hides a whole lot of sin.
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Deborah Ford (Grits (Girls Raised in the South) Guide to Life)
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Mitä muuta baarit muka ovat kuin kirkkoja? Whiskey Barin hyllyssä on J&B:tä, Jack Daniel’sia, Xantea, vermuttia. Samat pullot, ympäri maailman, joka kulman takana. Ihmiset puisissa penkeissään, toteuttamassa samaa seremoniaa. Jopa maail- man vanhimmassa tarinassa, Gilgameshin eepoksessa, on baari: Gilgamesh juoksi kuolemaa karkuun ja päätyi maailman laidalle, jossa oli tietenkin baari. Siellä työskenteli Jumalatar Shiduri, joka kertoi Gilgameshille, että kaikkien kuolevaisten on kuoltava, joten tämän kannattaisi vain nauttia elämästään.
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Ville Verkkapuro (Pete)
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I was overworked, underpaid, and socially retarded. But
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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The same goes for other humble American whiskey brands utilizing similar overseas marketing strategies—Four Roses Yellow Label sits on the top shelves of Spanish and Eastern European bars, as does Jack Daniel’s, which flies off shelves at the Dubai Airport duty-free shop. It’s yet another reminder that we taste and judge as much with our minds—susceptible as they are to outside signals of quality and value—as with our senses.
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Reid Mitenbuler (Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America's Whiskey)
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To satisfy McIlhenny Co.’s need for a steady supply of casks, E.A. signed a deal with Jack Daniels, the Lynchburg, Tennesseee–based whiskey distiller whose roots date back to 1866, a year before Tabasco sauce debuted. Under the agreement, still in existence today, McIlhenny Co. has bought tens of thousands of Jack Daniels’s used barrels, which arrive at Avery Island smelling of hard liquor and charred from years of storing sour mash whiskey.
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Jeffrey Rothfeder (McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire)
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Men got all the comfortable clothing trends.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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That’s why I refused. But after the media
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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the wine for a moment, as he knew it was Lois’ favorite. Finally, he grabbed the strong stuff in the back, a bottle of “Jack Daniel’s Old Tennessee Whiskey.” He struggled with the sealed cap like
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Jonathan Sturak (Clouded Rainbow)
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You’re the total of all the choices you’ve made in your life, Jack. This is what you have because this is what you chose.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey
They know me and Jack Daniels got a history
There's a party downtown near Fifth Street
Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy
Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy
Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy
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shaboozey
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Benedict nodded, finishing his coffee. “You look like a bowl of crap, Jack.” “That’s the poet in you, fighting to get out.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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Melissa Booster answered after the first knock, apparently having seen our approach. She was robust—add a hundred pounds to Rubenesque and you’d have her figure. I suppose the PC term would be glandularly imbalanced or calorically challenged. She wore a red housedress that hung on her like a set of drapes. Her makeup was simple and expertly applied, and her brown eyes crinkled at us through the layers of doughy skin that made up her face. Her three chins waggled in a cheerful smile and she invited us in.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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I’m a grown woman, and I can fend for myself. Now help me put on my pants.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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The order, for completists, is WHISKEY SOUR, BLOODY MARY, RUSTY NAIL, DIRTY MARTINI, FUZZY NAVEL, CHERRY BOMB, SHAKEN, and STIRRED. She’s been the subject of many shorts (JACK DANIELS STORIES, BURNERS, FLOATERS) and has appeared as a supporting character in many of my other novels (SHOT OF TEQUILLA, THE LIST, SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT, BANANA HAMMOCK, FLEE, SPREE, THREE, TIMECASTER SUPERSYMMETRY). Due to popular demand, she’ll be back again in another novel, LAST CALL, being co-written with Blake Crouch.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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Take whiskey. Why do some people chose Jack Daniel’s, while others choose Grand Dad or Taylor? Have they tried all three and compared the taste? Don’t make me laugh. The reality is that these three brands have different images which appeal to different kinds of people. It isn’t the whiskey they choose, it’s the image. The brand image is 90 per cent of what the distiller has to sell.
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David Ogilvy (Ogilvy on Advertising)
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DYING BREATH COCKTAIL ½ ounce Jack Daniel’s Whiskey ½ ounce Jägermeister Digestif ½ ounce Bacardi Black Rum ½ ounce Don Julio Reposado Tequila ½ ounce Cointreau Orange Spirit 2 ounces orange flavor 5 Hour Energy Drink
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J.A. Konrath (Dying Breath (Jack Daniels #12))
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I tried counting backward from ten thousand. I tried deep breathing and relaxation exercises. I tried to imagine myself asleep. Nothing worked. Time marched forward, taking me with it. By the time I was feeling the slightest bit drowsy, the sun peeked in through the blinds and I had to get up to go to work.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))
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When I was twelve, my mother taught me the two skills essential to my adult life: how to use a liner pencil to make my thin lips look fuller, and how to group my shots from forty feet away with a .38.
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J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels, #1))