I’m going to a rather “uppety” Christmas party Friday night. Today I’ll go to the liquor store and buy 2 bottles of scotch, a nice 18+ year-old bottle and a much cheaper 10 y.o. bottle of single malt. I will come home and pour the nice bottle into my decanter and the pour the cheap stuff into the expensive bottle.
I will take the cheap stuff in the expensive bottle with me Friday night as a gift for the host (a friend of mine) and I’ll be greeted with the customary “Oh you shouldn’t have! Just take in there and sit it on the bar…”
I then just socialize and enjoy the show, I’ll witness several folks partaking of the “fine scotch” and my friend telling each of them that I brought the nice bottle of scotch, they’ll all comment on how smooth it is and make statements such as “you can’t hide money”, etc.
it works every year.
Merry Christmas y’all.