Should more properly be called “a Laird among men” if he came bearing
Glenmorangie, Kathryn. But no, it’s not too early to sample a dram of that
liquid gold. It is never too early, nor too late.
“If all be true that I do think
There are five reasons we should drink:
Good wine, a friend, or being dry,
Or lest we should be by and by,
Or any other reason why.”
—Anon. (17th century)