The Two Churchills

We can all recall (sober or otherwise) the stern image of Mr. Winston Churchill glowering into the camera with an air of the stiff upper lip - that same air that got our gin swilling royalists from across the pond through some trying times.

That stoicism of which he is famous is matched only by his prodigious appetites - food, cigars, and of course, gin. My recollection of his favorite Martini recipe was to use only the finest English gin, ice cold, then bow in the general direction of France where the best Vermouth is produced.

Anyone with such an appetite surely smiled at some point. Indeed, during the photo shoot that produced the indelible image above, another was taken - between poses.

It revealed the Man as a man.

And the discovery of that wee bit of mirth was enough for me to produce this Gin advertisement in his honor.Cheers.