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Aristus

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16. I buy all my distilled spirits either from producers overseas, or from right here in Washington State.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 02:57 PM

Dec 2025

I drink whiskeys from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Japan. I won't buy red state swill (which sucks anyway, and is fit for consumption only by hillbillies and rednecks). Washington State produces excellent bourbon, and vodka that rates from dreadful to pretty good.

I still have the right as a consumer to choose the products I buy. These are the choices I'm making.

I thought about choosing not to drink.

After I stopped laughing, I thought: yeah, no...

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