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Behind the backbar

Cody Wheat
August 25th, 2024

^{Happy Sunday, and welcome behind the backbar, where we end the week with a quote regarding wine and spirits. Some quotes and authors are better known than others, but all shed light on the attitudes this liquid inspires.}

“I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.”

Marilyn Monroe

Keeping it G-rated, there’s kids around. via Bert Perry

Marilyn Monroe is known as one of the greatest female legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was the top-paid actress for more than a decade, and I don’t need to tell you that she continues to be a pop culture icon.