Senator Marino's Dewar's on the Rocks

Amber Scotch whiskey—Dewar's blended smooth—chills in a low rocks glass packed with two jagged ice cubes, condensation racing down the chilled exterior as the waiter slides it across the scarred bar wood toward Senator Marino. Toby Ziegler glances sidelong, jaw set, while Marino claims the drink amid his principled abstention bombshell, the liquid sloshing faintly with each emphatic gesture that torpedoes the treaty push.