I’ve deduced from recent conversations with people a tad younger than I that an older gentleman of means like myself is expected to have opinions about things like cocktails. Thankfully for my readers — and for this article — it just so happens that I have many.
A man of class never wants to be seen as stingy or miserly, and at the same time, he also never wants to appear to be ostentatious or a spendthrift.
I’ve been asked to contribute a column that helps younger people to understand the components of becoming a cultured person of the world. I fear I might appear smug to make the assumption that I can provide such advice, but I have had a good deal of experience, and my love of culture predates my current fiscal wealth.
