I know I'm a couple days late but this one goes out to the cuttermen. I never earned my permanent cuttermen badge, only the temporary. Here's to you who go (and have gone) to sea and serve on the great waters, be they great oceans, angry lakes, ice covered seas, or wide, muddy rivers, you put your lives on shore on hold and take to the waves. On October 18, 1974 the Cutterman insignia was established by the U.S. Coast Guard to recognize the service, accomplishments, and sacrifice of those who have served at least five years of cumulative sea time and earned all qualifications for their specialty. Drinking a dram of @bunnahabhain Stiùireadair Islay Single Malt. This Scotch is a tribute to the sea. Gaelic for helmsman it's the perfect dram for a cutterman with a blend of ages and just the right amount of sea brine. Smoking a @myfathercigars Flor de las Antillas. This cigar represents Cuba, the largest island in the Antilles...do I need to go any further? "There is a witchery in the sea, its songs and stories, and in the mere sight of a ship, and the sailor's dress, especially to a young mind, which has done more to man navies, and fill merchantmen, than all the pressgangs of Europe." ~ Richard Henry Dana, Jr. #cutterman #cuttermen #sailors #quotes #quote #cigar #cigars #cigarphotography #cigarlover #cigarsnob #cigarafficionado #cigarlife #cigarlifestyle #tapthatash #uscg #uscoastguard #cutterlife #sailor #cigarsandwhisky #whiskyphoto #whiskylover #whiskyafficionado #whiskylife #whisky #scotchwhisky #islaywhisky #whiskylife #whiskyphotography #whiskylifestyle (at San Pedro, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B33DKzeh30T/?igshid=1cjwyx271wejf
