Favorite Booker Quotes

“I know bourbon gets better with age, because the older I get, the more I like it.”

“A respectable amount of bourbon to pour in a glass is about two fingers. Lucky for me, I have big fingers.”

“Outlawing alcohol was the dumbest thing the government ever did. People aren't going to go without their toddies and their pick-me-ups.”

“It takes years to make our whiskey. Fortunately, it doesn't take me long to drink it.”

“The party, it's just getting started!”

“By God…[fill in the blank]”

“Be good now!”

“Hell, I'd live in a rack house if they let me.”

“Let me think on that.”

“Tasting Booker's is like tasting the past.”

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