A Scotch-Fueled Talk With Nick Offerman

If there’s one thing Nick Offerman and Ron Swanson, his breakout-role on Parks and Recreation can agree on it’s this: the inherent joy of kicking back a quality glass of scotch. Of course, they agree on much more: While wildly different personality-wise (the real Offerman is affable and open-minded compared to the stubborn-curmudgeon Swanson), both have an affinity for wood-working, nature, and steak. But it’s the scotch that burns, literally and figuratively, warmest in their bellies. Over a glass of his very own libation, Offerman spoke to Esquire about topics one absolutely should—must?—speak about while swirling a glorious glass of brown-hued heaven: his passions, scotch, farm-culture, and the author Wendell Berry.   [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [A Scotch-Fueled Conversation With Nick Offerman]( [A Scotch-Fueled Conversation With Nick Offerman]( If there’s one thing Nick Offerman and Ron Swanson, his breakout-role on Parks and Recreation can agree on it’s this: the inherent joy of kicking back a quality glass of scotch. Of course, they agree on much more: While wildly different personality-wise (the real Offerman is affable and open-minded compared to the stubborn-curmudgeon Swanson), both have an affinity for wood-working, nature, and steak. But it’s the scotch that burns, literally and figuratively, warmest in their bellies. Over a glass of his very own libation, Offerman spoke to Esquire about topics one absolutely should—must?—speak about while swirling a glorious glass of brown-hued heaven: his passions, scotch, farm-culture, and the author Wendell Berry. [Read More](   [5 Bed Frames Built, Tested, and Approved by Esquire Editors]( [5 Bed Frames Built, Tested, and Approved by Esquire Editors]( We tried the modular, upholstered, and modern choices to figure out what's really worth the money. [Read More]( ['Bones and All' Is—Excuse Us—a Feast]( ['Bones and All' Is—Excuse Us—a Feast]( Luca Guadanigno and Timothée Chalamet's latest is a road movie in cannibal's clothes. [Read More](     [Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America, 2022]( [Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America, 2022]( "Are we celebrating anything this evening?” I love it when a server asks this question, because I get to answer, “Just life.” It’s jokey, but genuine. Who doesn’t feel fortunate to be seated in a nice restaurant, to share a special experience with friends or family, to be asked, “Gin or vodka?” when ordering a martini? Dining out is such a wonderfully easy way to feel alive. But the more I dine, the more I realize it’s the lives of the folks behind the food and drink that we’re celebrating. We get asked often: What are you looking for in an Esquire Best New Restaurant? We’re always hooked when there is soul and a story to go with delicious, inventive dishes. It’s hard to deny the reflection of lived experience imbued in a menu, a wine list, a cocktail, atmosphere. [Read More](   [Five Fits With: Simon Crompton of Permanent Style]( [Five Fits With: Simon Crompton of Permanent Style]( The guy behind your favorite blogger's favorite blog breaks down his own approach to getting dressed. [Read More]( [The Swankiest Pajamas Help Make Going to Bed a Genuinely Stylish Pursuit]( [The Swankiest Pajamas Help Make Going to Bed a Genuinely Stylish Pursuit]( The right PJs make everything easier. [Read More](     [Todd Marinovich: The Man Who Never Was]( [Todd Marinovich: The Man Who Never Was]( The Fallbrook Midget Chiefs are fanned out across the field on a sunny autumn day in southern California, two dozen eighth graders in red helmets and bulbous pads. Whistles trill and coaches bark, mothers camp in folding chairs in the welcoming shade of the school building, younger siblings romp. Into this tableau ambles a tall man with faded-orange hair cropped close around a crowning bald spot, giving him the aspect of a tonsured monk. He is six foot five, 212 pounds, the same as when he reported for duty twenty-one years ago as a redshirt freshman quarterback at the University of Southern California, the Touchdown Club's 1987 national high school player of the year. The press dubbed him Robo Quarterback; he was the total package. His Orange County high school record for all-time passing yardage, 9,182, stood for more than two decades. Now he is thirty-nine, wearing surfer shorts and rubber flip-flops. He moves toward the field in the manner of an athlete, loose limbed and physically confident, seemingly unconcerned, revealing nothing of the long and tortured trail he's left behind. [Read More](   [Win a 4-Night Getaway to Rincon, Puerto Rico ($2,000 Value)!]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection]( esquire.com ©2022 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019