# You are granted three magically bottomless liquor bottles. What are they?
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**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [August 1, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044 "2013-08-01T01:38:18Z")
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### Author:  [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/1 "2013-08-01T01:38:18Z")
Ground rules:
[ul]
[li]It has to be liquor. 35% alcohol or greater. No wine or champagne.[/li][li]The bottles will look like actual bottles with labels, etc.[/li][li]They magically never drop below half empty. Even if you upend it over a bucket.[/li][li]If you try to profit from your endless supply, the magic stops. Try to trade so much as a drop for something as inconsequential as a single matchstick, the magic stops. You may give away as much as you like, as long as there is no quid pro quo arrangement.[/li][li]Any or all the bottles may be a liquor no longer in production if you so choose.[/li][/ul]
So, what three liquors do you choose?
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/2 "2013-08-01T01:41:57Z")
No beer? :mad:
😉
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### Author:  [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/3 "2013-08-01T01:44:03Z")
1. 18 year old Dalwhinnie
2. A really mature Laphroaigh
3. I don’t know the name, by my landlord recently shared an _amazing_ bourbon with me. I want more of that.
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/4 "2013-08-01T01:47:14Z")
BTW, good username/topic combo.
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/5 "2013-08-01T01:48:37Z")
Stranahans Colorado Whiskey
The Macallen 12 SM Scotch
Milagro Anejo Tequila
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/6 "2013-08-01T02:24:35Z")
Stolichnaya vodka
Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia (that will be good enough, it doesn’t have to be the best tequila ever)
Bacardi Rum (also doesn’t have to be the best)
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### Author:  [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/7 "2013-08-01T02:27:06Z")
Bourbon, vodka, and rum.
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### Author:  [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/8 "2013-08-01T02:30:14Z")
Can I choose pure ethanol and run my car on it?
Plus: Bailey’s and Rumplemintz
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### Author:  [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/9 "2013-08-01T02:37:40Z")
1. I’m still getting into whiskey, but some of the peaty scotches really kick ass, so I’d take one of those. Lagavulin or Laphroaig perhaps.
2. Tequila–perhaps Herradura
3. Glenfiddich scotch
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/10 "2013-08-01T02:40:56Z")
> [@Broomstick](#):
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> 1. 18 year old Dalwhinnie
> 2. A really mature Laphroaigh
> 3. I don’t know the name, by my landlord recently shared an _amazing_ bourbon with me. I want more of that.
I’ve never wanted a long distance relationship before.
Wait, you’re female, right?
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### Author:  [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/11 "2013-08-01T02:52:39Z")
> [@gonzoron](#):
>
> Can I choose pure ethanol and run my car on it?
Yes. Brilliant!
> [@gonzoron](#):
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> Plus: Bailey’s and Rumplemintz
No go on the Bailey’s at a wimpy 17%.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/12 "2013-08-01T02:53:01Z")
Vodka, Gin, Tequila…and maybe some Tylenol.
If I had to call them,
Ketel One or Tito’s
Beefeater (there’s other ones I like, but this is a perfectly acceptable goto brand)
Cabo Wabo Blanco (I like my tequilas clean and crisp not smokey and bourbony and Cabo Wabo is pretty good)
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### Author:  [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/13 "2013-08-01T02:59:06Z")
Glenlivet, Bombay Sapphire, Knob Creek
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### Author:  [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/14 "2013-08-01T03:05:14Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#):
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> No go on the Bailey’s at a wimpy 17%.
D’oh! In that case, Goldschlager. (no, not to filter out the gold and profit. I just like it.)
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### Author:  [@unusualsuspect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unusualsuspect)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/15 "2013-08-01T03:07:05Z")
The Official rum of the British navy; I forget the name.
The scotch I used to steal from my Dad, Doer’s, I think.
That Absolut that tastes like lemon, whatever that is…can’t remember.
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### Author:  [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/16 "2013-08-01T03:19:39Z")
[Pappy Van Winkle 20](http://oldripvanwinkle.com/pappy-van-winkles-family-reserve-20yr/)
Martell XO Cognac
Haig Dimple 15 year old scotch
I mainly drink vodka but it’s so cheap and available I’d rather have these three.
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### Author:  [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/17 "2013-08-01T03:20:45Z")
Tequila: Patron
Gin: Tanqueray
Rum: Bacardi 151
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### Author:  [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/18 "2013-08-01T03:24:29Z")
[Germain-Robin](http://craftdistillers.com/index.php?action=brandsite.brandDetail&id_top=4&id=3&tab=subBrand4) Anno Domini. I’ve only had the 2001, so let’s go with that.
[Lagavulin](http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_lagavulin_distillery.html) 16-year before they changed the recipe, whether it was actually due to a warehouse fire or not. At least it tastes different to me now, and I don’t know what changed.
Riesling Eau-de-Vie from the Weinhotel Ayler Kupp in Ayl, Germany.
I’d throw Junipero Gin in there if I could have 4 bottles.
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### Author:  [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/19 "2013-08-01T03:25:35Z")
For regular drinking, I require a gin and a bourbon. Though Tanqueray and Maker’s are normally enough for me, I’m upping the ante.
1. Bourbon: **Black Maple Hill 16-Year-Old Small Batch**
2. Gin: \*\*Hendrick’s
\*\*
3. I’ve played it too safe with the first two. Even though I can’t turn a profit, I have to go all out. \*\* Legacy by Angostura\*\* retails for $25,000 a bottle. I could not resist pouring $2,000 rum and Cokes for my friends (lips sealed on the price tag of course).
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/20 "2013-08-01T03:35:40Z")
Wow, 35% or stronger? That pretty much rules me out, since I never drink that kind of thing. However, if I must:
1. High-end Vodka, whatever the smoothest is.
2. High-end Rum.
3. Qingdao Dark Beer. Yes, I cheated and added this. I’ve only had it in China and miss it, so I deserve it. 🙂
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