Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16

by Moshe Kasher

Here’s Leotis’s Talmudic treatise on the wisdom of cheap drinks: Malt liquor is standard alcoholic drinking fare, but there are levels. First, there’s Mickey’s—known as “white boy drink,” reserved for chicks and people who are still employed. In the middle of the spectrum is Olde English, a drink for Shakespearean alcoholics. And then there’s the bang-for-the-buck favorite, St. Ides. Ahh, St. Ides, the patron saint of cirrhosis. The only thing better than St. Ides is Crazy Horse, a true rarity, but if you ever see it on the shelf, you have to go for it. You know a drink is strong when, without any self-consciousness or irony, it is named after a leader of a culture that’s been decimated by alcoholism.