Name some common top shelf alcohol

JEDI

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Vodka: Grey Goose
Tequila: PAtron
Bourbon/Whisky: Makers Mark
Cognac: Hennessy
Gin: Bombay?
Rum: ?
Scotch: ?


Others?
 

Gibsons

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There are many high end scotches, probably hundreds. Maybe more than any other type of liquor. They can differ by quite a bit, too.

But to name one, how about Balvenie.

edit: oh, for common, Glenfiddich or Glenlivet, or if you want a blend, Johnny Walker.
 

mizzou

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i tried to wake my dad up to ask him but I think he's still hungover






j/k

Is Beefeaters a good brand of gin? I used to always see that in the top=shelf as a kid. Top shelf usually meant, out of hand of children, not necessarily, the best of the best
 
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i tried to wake my dad up to ask him but I think he's still hungover






j/k

Is Beefeaters a good brand of gin? I used to always see that in the top=shelf as a kid. Top shelf usually meant, out of hand of children, not necessarily, the best of the best

no

a top shelf gin would be Bombay Sapphire or Tanqueray
 

IronWing

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Beefeaters is lighter fluid. Tanqueray is much better.

However, you still shouldn't drink. You''ll end up like your mom, laying there in bed spooning with some nasty drunk guy.
 
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GagHalfrunt

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no

a top shelf gin would be Bombay Sapphire or Tanqueray


Beefeaters and Tanqueray are pretty equivalent. So is Bombay. Bombay just spends more on advertising these days, so it's the preferred gin of 12 year old Maxim magazine readers who have never tasted anything stronger than light beer and even that made them puke.

Rum go with Bacardi, it's the only name that rum drinkers will know other than Captain Morgan and that can't be substituted for plain rum.

Scotch is a world unto itself. If you're looking to have one good bottle on hand go with Johnnie Walker Black. It's got the best chance of being acceptable to any scotch drinker.
 

shortylickens

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Vodka: Grey Goose
Tequila: PAtron
Bourbon/Whisky: Makers Mark
Cognac: Hennessy
Gin: Bombay?
Rum: ?
Scotch: ?


Others?
Grey Goose is only top shelf because it costs a lot.
For good drinking I use Belvedere.
 

JulesMaximus

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Beefeaters is lighter fluid. Tanqueray is much better.

However, you still shouldn't drink. You''ll end up like your mom, laying there in bed spooning with some nasty drunk guy.

No it isn't...they are both top shelf as far as gin goes.

<--Not a gin drinker.
 

Red Dawn

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Beefeaters and Tanqueray are pretty equivalent. So is Bombay. Bombay just spends more on advertising these days, so it's the preferred gin of 12 year old Maxim magazine readers who have never tasted anything stronger than light beer and even that made them puke.

Rum go with Bacardi, it's the only name that rum drinkers will know other than Captain Morgan and that can't be substituted for plain rum.

Scotch is a world unto itself. If you're looking to have one good bottle on hand go with Johnnie Walker Black. It's got the best chance of being acceptable to any scotch drinker.
Bacardi?? Johnnie Walker Black??

Stop posting in this thread, you obviously know nothing.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Bacardi?? Johnnie Walker Black??

Stop posting in this thread, you obviously know nothing.

Other than working my way through college as a bartender and getting liquor knowledge from the real world instead of magazine ads like the kiddies here, yep, absolutely nothing.

If people order a rum and Coke they get well rum. If they specify a brand it's ALWAYS Bacardi or Captain Morgan. Period. Nobody walks into a bar and orders Cruzan and Coke. Or any other brand. NOBODY. EVER. You can run a bar with your cheap-o well rum, Bacardi and CM and you can go years without getting an order that you can't fill.

As for Scotch, if you really want to cater to the scotch drinker and can only carry a single bottle, Johnnie Walker Black is the most logical choice. It's the name that the casual drinker will know and it's a good enough scotch that the single malt snob will accept it. The single malts are too strong for the neophyte and the other affordable blends will turn off the poseur. JW Black is the one that straddles both ends of the market and will be ordered in the real world.

Now let's hear your expert opinions on better choices. Everyone gather round, this ought to be hilarious.