Word: rye
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Before the Roman came to Rye...
...more" reaction leading to chronic alcoholism, and this one could be left out. Meanwhile, Carroll noted that vodka is lowest in congeners; next purest is gin, then Scotch, then bourbon. Blended whiskies vary according to their proportions (and there are differences among brands). The drink with the most: rye...
Backgammon & Rye. Daily, Dulles got up at 6:30 a.m., bathed, shaved, read the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post (the New York Times and Herald Tribune were brought in later), began to maneuver through an Ellery Queen. Breakfast was at 8 o'clock on the patio, with Dulles decked out in sports shirt, slacks and the hat. At 9:30 Army Captain Edward J. Kamin, an internal medicine specialist who had flown down in the presidential Columbine with Dulles and wife Janet from Washington, gave his patient a checkup. At 10:30 Dulles' capable personal assistant Joseph...
...afternoon, Dulles dozed in the sun or prowled on through his mysteries. ("The detective must put his mind to work. My mind is relaxed as I read of his deductions.") Five-thirty was the cocktail hour for the Dulleses, "Jerry" Greene and Dr. Kamin-one shot of Old Overholt rye with a splash of water for Dulles, for Mrs. Dulles a martini. In the evenings the Dulleses dined alone (typical menu: consommé, chipped beef on toast, cake), afterward played backgammon. Since 1932, Janet and Foster have kept a notebook record of their backgammon scores. Last week Janet Dulles fell...
...around the kind of man Dulles was, in a sort of commentary on the timelessness of character. Here was Dulles, devout Presbyterian elder, reading grim-voiced lessons in church. There was Dulles, lover of life, tucked away on Duck Island with wife Janet, reading aloud, or birdwatching, or downing rye on the rocks, or washing pots and pans...