AN OLD MAN WALKS INTO A BAR

AN OLD MAN WALKS INTO A BAR and asks for a

bottle of 40-year-old Scotch. The bartender, not

wanting to give up the good liquor, pours a shot

of 10-year-old Scotch and figures that the man

won’t be able to tell the difference. The man

downs the Scotch and says, ‘This Scotch is only

10 years old! I specifi  cally asked for 40-year-old

Scotch.’

Amazed, the bartender reaches into a locked

cabinet underneath the bar, pulls out a bottle of

20-year-old Scotch, and pours the man a shot.

The man drinks it down and says, ‘That was 20-

year-old Scotch. I asked for 40-year-old Scotch.’

So the bartender goes into the back room, brings

out a bottle of 30-year-old Scotch, and pours the

man a drink. By now a small crowd has gathered

around the man and is watching anxiously as

he downs the latest drink. Once again the man

states the true age of the Scotch and repeats his

original request for 40-year-old Scotch.

The bartender can hold off no longer and

disappears into the cellar to get a bottle of

prime 40-year-old Scotch. Soon, the bartender

returns with the bottle and pours a shot. The 41

man downs the Scotch and says, ‘Now this is

40-year-old Scotch!’ The crowd applauds his

discriminating palate.

An old drunk, who had been watching the

proceedings with interest, raises a full shot glass

of his own and says, ‘Here, take a swig of this.’

The man takes the glass and downs the drink in

one swallow. Immediately, he chokes and spits

out the liquid on the fl  oor. ‘My God! That tastes

like piss,’ he yells.

‘Great guess,’ says the drunk. ‘Now, how old am I?’