Walker Percy - Bourbon, Neat

Walker Percy - Bourbon, Neat

Author: Walker Percy
Source: ‘Bourbon, Neat,’ Claremont Review of Books
Link: https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/bourbon-neat/
Advent placement: 2025-12-22 (paired with [[22-peerless-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey]])

Theme: The aesthetic of bourbon - warming the heart against the anomie of the late twentieth century.

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