Posted on 02/16/2021 12:41:00 PM PST by mylife
Now, before we dive into things, there are more than a few presidents who won’t be making an appearance because they either never had a drink or resisted the urge to imbibe until they left office. The Sober Collective includes Abraham Lincoln (big water guy,) noted Diet Coke enthusiasts Donald Trump and George W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison (a teetotaler with a thing for tea,) as well noted ice cream aficionado Joe Biden
We’re also excluding Jimmy Carter, who occasionally had a sip of white wine when partaking in a toast but who had all liquor removed from the White House once he moved in. When you consider he’s 96 years old and still helping build houses for Habitat for Humanity, it seemed to work out pretty well for him (and his brother Billy did enough drinking for the both of them.) Finally, there’s Rutherford B. Hayes, which surprised me, because I sort of assumed a dude with that name would be a fan of throwing back a few.
That leaves us with 38 presidents, so without further ado, let’s do some ranking.
38. Richard Nixon
Nixon was a red wine guy, and as someone with the same taste in vino, I figured we’d get along swimmingly—at least at first glance.
It turns out Nixon was shady AF, and no, I’m not talking about anything related to Watergate. What I am talking about was his tendency to uncork an expensive bottle of wine for himself while entertaining and directing the White House staff to only serve his guests the cheap stuff.
That, my friends, is some bullshit, and as a result, Nixon finds himself in the basement here.
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Churchill.
Grant!....................
party with Presidents? Didn’t Obama do lines of coke and smoke weed in the WH?
Does Joe eat the ice cream himself or does he use it to lure young girls?
33. Andrew Jackson
Again, we’re keeping politics out of this, but policies aside, Jackson still had a reputation as a raging asshole with a preference for whiskey. Based on my experience, whiskey is the alcoholic equivalent of a lit match dropped onto a gasoline-soaked pile of old newspapers; you’re just asking for trouble.
Even if you like whiskey, there’s a zero percent chance you’re having some with Jackson without getting into a fight with someone, and unless you like getting whacked with a cane, it seems like it’d be best to avoid finding yourself in that situation in the first place.
“Roosevelt had a special way of doing things when it came to making a Mint Julep, and his signature recipe involved:
10 to 12 fresh mint leaves muddled with a splash of water and a sugar cube,
2 to 3 oz. of rye whiskey,
.25 oz.
A sprig or two of fresh mint for garnish”
We’re missing what that .25 oz is. For science’s sake.
“What I am talking about was his tendency to uncork an expensive bottle of wine for himself while entertaining and directing the White House staff to only serve his guests the cheap stuff.”
I don’t have a problem with this. I don’t mind the President having a nice, expensive bottle for himself, but not everyone else on our dime.
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Brandy. The 1/4 oz in Teddy’s recipe was brandy.
Churchill was self-medicating. There’s no way a normal human being can drink as much as he did and still function.
Amazing how many of the guys drank vino and champagne.
You are both a Gentleman and a Scholar. Thank you.
The writer is obviously a liberal. Having Obama on any list other than the docket in a court of law is a no brainer.
Dude, you need a drink...
In 1758, George Washington changed his position on treating and instructed his campaign manager, Colonel James Wood, to treat the voters. According to Douglas Freeman, 160 gallons of alcohol were provided to 391 voters. This included 28 gallons of rum, 50 gallons of rum punch, 34 gallons of wine, 46 gallons of beer and 2 gallons of cider royal. Writing to the Colonel on July 28, 1758 Washington was concerned that they did not spend enough saying “my only fear is that you spent with too sparing a hand.”
Putting the party in politics!
You might be right. And a vacation in a make believe town like Mayberry.
My favorite drinking companion was a teetotaling attorney who loved to socialize in bars. He was also the designated driver as we went from bar to bar.
Heavens to Murgatroid! Grant was a champagne guy!!
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