Defining cheap

Last night a guy orders a drink,

"I'll take a Rob Roy."

"What Scotch would you like?"

"Hmmm." He eyes the Scotches. "Laphroaig, I'll be cheap."

Laphroaig costs $14 and a Rob Roy with Laphroaig costs $17. I tell the guy,

"It's not cheap."

"Well it's cheaper than Lagavulin."

"True." Lagavulin is a $22 Rob Roy, which is also cheaper than a Balvenie-21-year Rob Roy which is over $30.

When a $17 drink is cheap I'll know I'm doing very well for myself, or I'm traveling around Scandinavia again.

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