“Statistics – statistics – why statistics are more precious and useful than any other thing in this world, except whiskey – I mean hymnbooks.” Mark Twain, 1880 Speech
Mark Twain, the drunken father of American literature, Micky Bumbar, Lords of the Drinks
Drinking With Twain: A Rare Manuscript, Matt Seybold, Center for Mark Twain Studies
Famous Whiskey Drinkers: Mark Twain, Iain Russell, ScotchWhiskey.com