While other parents were waiting for their children to sleep through the night, use the toilet, drive a car, and clean their rooms, we were waiting for our son to turn 21 so we could enjoy fine beverages with him…legally. However, we taught him the nuances of fine wines and spirits much earlier as he was allowed to taste whatever we were having from whatever age he showed an interest. We always told him that life was too short to drink the crappy stuff so try to avoid it. Alcohol was never a mystery in our house, and I’m convinced that’s why he never tried/needed to sneak it. At 27, like his father, he is a connoisseur of whiskeys and bourbons, not much of a beer drinker. He has a well-stocked bar (several Christmas gifts from us) and knows his way around the accoutrements. ChoatieCPT knows his Colonel Taylor from his Blanton’s, as every well-heeled officer should. 
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