Jacques Bezuidenhout

Love all things Spirits, Wine, Food & especially a cold Gin Martini 🍸 South African by birth. Living in the US. Bartended in London & San Francisco.

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Another trip with @united Plus Points request again not coming through. Now United will take them away. Thanks for your loyalty. Here are Plus Points that never go through and then we take them back. Thanks United. #fail 👎🏻

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

More @united Delays. 3rd flight in a row. Hours spent at the airport. Need to find another airline. Costs $22K to make 1K status at United and it’s not worth it. @thepointsguy

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

@Uber @Uber_SF I reserved a ride to the airport tonight. I was quoted a $109 fare. You did not include a $23 Booking fee in that quote. If this is a new policy by you I will take all my rides to @lyft from now on.

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Dear @KamalaHarris You need to please choose @OfficialJLD as your running mate. She is the Veep the country needs!

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

@VancouverGuero Different bottle, same shit tequila.

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Well played Joe Biden. You weaponized the Justice system to take down Trump and your own son. You play chess like no other.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: President Biden's son Hunter convicted of three felony charges related to a gun purchase, including making a false claim by saying he wasn't a drug user. https://t.co/gyCkRupZc2

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Just had a sneaky taste of the Pear Eau de Vie distilled by @LeopoldBros and it is gloriously delicious @DavidWondrich
For a moment i wondered how fast a could run with one of those filled demijohns.

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Miss you Brother Liles ❤️

[Eater SF @eatersf]

Liles spent more than a decade bartending at legendary tiki bar Smuggler’s Cove https://t.co/C7ugmwE5K5

[Eater SF @eatersf]

Liles spent more than a decade bartending at legendary tiki bar Smuggler’s Cove https://t.co/C7ugmwE5K5

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Please, Please can we get a weekly news show hosted by @jonstewart & @amanpour The world needs you both right now. Give the people what they need 🙏

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Lovely memories at Cafe Pacifico @anguswinchester
Worldwide Cocktail Club ❤️
Lovers, Not fighters
@kingcocktl

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Headed to London on @united Should be hitting 1.5 Million miles on this trip. 🍾

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Awe, all that stuff about Twitter and the most free speech platform, until it doesn’t support your narrative 😭 Let’s shut down free speech. Not so cool anymore more for the people that want to control Free speech.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Elon Musk to Don Lemon: "Don, the only reason I'm doing this interview is because you're on the X platform and you asked for it. Otherwise, I would not do this interview."

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:

1. Enough with Both-sides-ism

When one side lies intentionally and repeatedly, they are no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt. They should be held to account, right away. Do not simply repeat the narratives they spew.

2. Prioritize Live Fact-Checking

Rigorous and robust fact-checking is the best defense against misinformation, intentional lies, and deflection.

If Trump says the sky is green, the story isn’t that the sky is now green; the story is that the sky is still blue and Trump got it wrong.

3. Ask Lawmakers Hard Questions

Ask about the fundamental principles of democracy. Push them to go on the record that Biden won the 2020 election.

Ask if they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

This writing is not to offer any claim of knowing it all. Your correspondent has made his share of mistakes, but after more than seven decades I believe I have picked up a few useful guideposts.

Good journalism is always worth it. Our democracy depends on it.

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For the rest of my list, please see my the latest post of my independent newsletter – the link is in my Twitter biography.

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

A Rose cocktail never disappoints. The kind of Rose @DavidWondrich likes to be gifted.

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

Dear @RoundTableRye & @winedogboy With all due respect, Gooooooooooo Niners 😎

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

@united As a 1K member and having flown on United for 20years I find your loyalty program disappointing. You give us PlusPoints that hardly ever clear and then you take them away at the end of the year. How is that rewarding Loyalty?

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

@DavidWondrich So sad. Why mess with such a great bottle as Powers. Alas we will have to drink our sorrows away with @RedbreastUS

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

@DavidWondrich You need to do better. Please get back to the Pub and let’s get this turned around.

[The Spirits Business @spiritsbusiness]

Irish whiskey exports declined by 14% to €875 million (US$959m) in 2023 https://t.co/syQSPo3YtE

[Jacques Bezuidenhout @LoveTequila]

@rexgoldsmith All the best. I love following you and get very envious for your dedication for what you do. We live in Sonoma, California and wish we had a quality fishmonger here. One day we will visit you in London. I look forward to that. Cheers to you and your hard work. 🙏