depends on what you class as 'real whisky'... i drink Bourbon [usually Jim Beam... JD is overrated IMO], Scottish [I'll try pretty much anything but bells] and Irish whisky [usually Jamesons]...

a bar near my uni does a cocktail called the Four Horseman which is a mix of Johnny Walker, Jim Beam, JD and depending on your tastes Jamesons or Jose Cuervo Tequila...

I second that.

Magazines such as Esquire are so transient in their comment and content that on all but the most superficial level they are completely worthless.

In addition, list-pieces – such as this one in Esquire – are the epitome of the unimaginative, lazy journalism that has become standard in the industry. To reduce a question which holds such a level of metaphysical truth to a polarised, stereotypical, gender-entrenching list, belittles the magazine, the journalist and reader.

I mean Scottish single malt whisky, or some of the better blends. Bells? Forget it. JD? I'd sooner drink my own piss.

to each their own... personally i like Jack Daniels [ocasionally] but as bourbons go there are better... single malts, to me, attract some of the same snobbery that wine does I've seen people [though i'm not trying to imply you're one of them] go on about bouquet this and palate that in regards to whisky at which point i tend to zone out and think to myself 'just drink it already'... for me whisky [like most things] falls into 3 categories... I like it... I Like it but i wouldn't buy it [usually the more expensive stuff ends up here] and 'are you sure this isn't paint stripper?'...

Oh but I am.

don't worry... i won't hold it against you...

He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination . . .
But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me

Here's a interesting counterpoint. Being a man isn't really about what you drink. All too often discussions on this topic descend into snobbery on a variety of subjects: watches, shoes, cars, etc. Alcoholic drinks are no different. I may well enjoy drinking sugary alcohol on occasion. I may also enjoy a Coca-Cola whilst all around me are real men with a scotch in hand. Either way, it doesn't make me any less of a man.

For me, there a lots of subjective measurements, but it's the choices you make that define you - man or woman.

I am what I am.

I'm a man, and so is Lola....

Does anyone actually buy Esquire these days, or is it just issued to barber shops across the land? It's the only place I see it.

I bought FHM recently (hadn't bought it in years, but the 100 Sexiest book provokes conversation in work at least) and quite apart from the fact the mag is now remarkably thin, so much of it is taken up with wanky fashion pages!

I really detest the way young blokes are falling into the same consumer marketing trap that has up until recent years been pretty much a female endeavor - and it's not just clothes; I've been left disturbed by blokes actually bemoaning who won 'one big multi-media circus' X-Factor

Being a bloke for me personally is not f**king other people over and generally doing your best by them (unless they absolutely deserve it, but that's rare)...

huh .... wut?!

I just woke up. I like this post. Gav us right back on page one. Bur personally, never touched a bacardi, or a tequila. Puffs drinks imo.

I know exactly where my wrench, hammer, screwdrivers and saw are, I mowed the lawn before posting this, now I'm sat here watching the Super League Magic Weekend (10-6 to Salford for those interested).

I like being a man, gives me an excuse when I come in covered head to toe in mud.



>> Dave

I have noticed that I try a lot of clothes on now that are designed for males, I shan't call them men, who it would appear have pipecleaners for legs and no package to speak of.

I've tried on loads of shorts and trousers that don't make it past my knees or, if they do, try to castrate me and cut off circulation in my thighs even though the waist fits fine.

So, I surmise from this that men like me have been bred out of the gene pool and been replaced with weak, spindly "males" that have a genital region based on that of an action man.

It annoys me as well. My nephew and his friends are apparently made out of pipe cleaners. I think a vigourous course of weight lifting now would set him in good stead for the future.
I hate trouser shopping as well, although I'm in a comfy pair of Dickies at the moment that fit really nicely, and they're even a size down from my previously normal size. So the gym must be doing something right!





I've never thought of tequila as a 'puff's' drink. If you've never tried it, then that's your homework. It's a very... unique drink.
And use that well known gauge of manliness - how many shots can you do - to gauge it.