Context is everything, Raggy. Take one Canadian winter, add 80 feet of driveway, a snow shovel and a pair of leaky boots, and you have an excellent recipe for Whisky Mac receptivity.

I doubt very much that the keelies who brew the stuff behind the bird label are putting even very much effort into it, let alone heart and soul. For that, I look elsewhere ... Speyside, anyone? One is also very fond of an Irish product called Writers' Tears.

Again, very relaxing.