I was a senior in high school when, with my Dad, we were visiting my brother who was a senior at Carolina.
Brother ordered a bourbon and coke. Dad said “son, don’t ever ruin good bourbon with anything other than branch water.”
I’ve been drinking Jack and water ever since (water being primarily ice)
I used to make bourbon and water for my Dad and bourbon and Coke for my Mom. They didn’t drink very often, but that’s what they had when they did.
You were a senior in high school and began drinking bourbon and water? Your dad is definitely my kind of guy!