“Alcohol is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing."

- Ernest Hemingway

Although alcohol has often provided a spark of inspiration for politicians, writers, generals and scientists, like all pleasures, excess of alcohol corrupts man to the deepest core of the soul. It sends man into a dark world, from where even the bravest of men have failed to return.