FROSTED WHISKEY

Someone's outside on the porch in December with a glass they poured to be polite and are now taking seriously. The ice hasn't melted because it's twenty degrees. Inside, through the glass, people are still eating and conversing... Forgetting about those drinking whiskey on the porch. Black Tie — Smooth whiskey, oak barrel, frosted fruit, cool air, soft musk. Aged, poured neat, sipped slow. Barn — Iced mint, warm spice, herbal woods, sweet maple syrup. Sticky and green and homemade.