# You are granted three magically bottomless liquor bottles. What are they? **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/61 "2013-08-02T16:16:49Z")
> [@oft\_wears\_hats](#): > > Oh, I know that. I was asking with respect to the OP’s magical endless bottle rules. If I wanted single malts in my big three, would I get one batch or would it change over time to reflect the most recent batch? If I didn’t specify a batch, what would I end up with? It won’t change over time. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/62 "2013-08-02T18:48:37Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > You might like Grappa, as it’s made the same way. As are other [Pomace Brandies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomace_brandy). Take the pomace—all of the stems, seeds and skins left over after you press wine grapes—let it sit and ferment, then distill the liquid that’s left. MdB is just done with pomace from Burgundy grapes. It can be rather pricey. I didn’t know [the DRC made one](http://www.wine-searcher.com/wine-85236-0001-domaine-de-la-romanee-conti-marc-de-bourgogne-france), until I looked it up. Anyway, it’s usually a pretty fiery, rough, clear spirit, but some of the better Grappas have a lot of finesse. I like the ones from [Jacopo Poli](http://www.poligrappa.com/ita/), but there are other good ones too. The Moscato Grappa from Inga is quite distinctive. An unfortunate, for me anyway, thing about higher end Grappas is that you’re paying for the fancy, hand-blown bottle and other packaging a lot of the time, not just the spirit. I just want to drink the stuff, not stare at it in the liquor cabinet. Others differ. Uuhgh… grappa. \<_Shudder_\> ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/63 "2013-08-02T19:57:27Z")
1. Copper Fox Rye, not that rare or expensive, but IMHO the best rye out there for Manhattans. 2. Hendrick’s Gin 3. Oban, 18 y.o. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/64 "2013-08-02T20:50:13Z")
1. Either The Macallan Cask Strength (if I consider the wishes of my wife) or Highland Park 20 2. Pappy 20 3. Whichever one I didn’t choose for #1 ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/65 "2013-08-02T21:00:48Z")
[ol] [li]Capt. Morgan Private Stock rum[/li][li]Ketel One vodka[/li][li]Gentleman Jack whiskey[/li][/ol]Now I’m set for life. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/66 "2013-08-02T21:12:21Z")
Gotta put [Louis XIII cognac](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIII_de_R%C3%A9my_Martin) at the top of any list like this. It seems as if at least two previous posters agree with me. As for Scotch, 25-year-old Bowmore is the one I enjoyed (and savoured) the most. So, it’s number two. But no list of good booze (especially one of bottomless bottles) can be complete without the Macallan 30-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/67 "2013-08-02T22:45:03Z")
1. Midleton 26 Year Old Pure Pot Still 2. Some type of Balvenie, I’m not picky 3. Maker’s Mark probably. I’m not very imaginative. I’d be dead in a year if I had even one bottomless bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/68 "2013-08-03T00:20:40Z")
1. Fernet-Branca, this is my favorite thing on the planet 2. Louis VIII cognac (like cognac and it sounds delish) 3. The Macallan Fine and Rare 1926. if you are going to do do it might as well swing for the bleachers. **Capt** ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/69 "2013-08-03T00:38:25Z")
1. Pisco - Torontel or Albilla, Mosto Verde, 4 Gallos. 2. Rum - Añejo Reserva - Brugal 3. Whisky - Johnnie Walker Blue (I don’t like whiskey, but I’ve got friends) ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/70 "2013-08-03T03:20:05Z")
1. White rum. Probably Havana Club (the Cuban kind), or barring that, Mt. Gay Eclipse Silver. 2. Gin. Leopold Bros. Navy Strength. 3. Whiskey. Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve or Elijah Craig 18 yr. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/71 "2013-08-03T03:27:27Z")
A bottle of Powers Irish whiskey. Just plain Powers, no single-malt or extra-aged or anything, just plain Irish whiskey. A bottle of Laphroig 15-year old. Lovely. A bottle of gin. Nothing fancy, Gordon’s will do just fine. That should pretty much cover it for me. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/72 "2013-08-03T11:22:40Z")
Kahlua Amaretto \*ummmmmmmm \*- dunno what else. I don’t drink much. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/73 "2013-08-03T13:22:44Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Kahlua > Amaretto > \*ummmmmmmm \*- dunno what else. I don’t drink much. [http://michaelvenske.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Willy-Wonka-You-Get-Nothing-560x420.jpg](http://michaelvenske.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Willy-Wonka-You-Get-Nothing-560x420.jpg) Liquor, not liqueur. Neither are 35% alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![born\_too\_late](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/74 "2013-08-03T13:32:01Z")
Glenlivet Los Azulejos tequila One of the [Yahara Bay](http://www.yaharabay.com/AboutUsPartners/OurProducts/tabid/56/Default.aspx) bourbons for whiskey-sours ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/75 "2013-08-03T14:43:46Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > 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 I like the cut of your jib. 1. Herradura Anejo 2. Glenfiddich 18 3. This 30 a shot scotch that this bartender in Rochester gave me right before I moved. He told me I would never forget it, but alas, I have forgotten the name. I was already buzzed when he broke it out, so I may be an unreliable narrator, but I swear, I remember it as the nectar of the Gods, dancing on my tongue like a prima ballerina. Kayaker, what is it about us and forgetting 30 dollar scotch shots? Maybe they put something in it to make us forget!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/76 "2013-08-03T16:42:06Z")
Bombay Sapphire El Tesoro de Don Felipe reposado tequila …and the third one would either be Maker’s Mark bourbon if I’m thinking more about myself, or Stolichnaya vodka if this is more about friends ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/77 "2013-08-03T18:08:31Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I only need one: Jack Daniel’s. Really? 3 bottomless liquor bottles, and you’d pick Jack Daniels? Out of all the bourbons and Tennessee whiskies out there, that’s the one you’d pick if price is no object? That’s akin to someone offering you unlimited lifetime hamburgers from anywhere, and choosing McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/78 "2013-08-03T18:17:08Z")
1. Canadian Club Reserve 2. Stolichnaya 3. Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum I thought about going high-end, but ultimately these are what I drink, not because they’re affordable, but because it’s what I like. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/79 "2013-08-03T18:24:34Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Really? 3 bottomless liquor bottles, and you’d pick Jack Daniels? Out of all the bourbons and Tennessee whiskies out there, that’s the one you’d pick if price is no object? > > That’s akin to someone offering you unlimited lifetime hamburgers from anywhere, and choosing McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. Perhaps they want to cook. Jack Daniels makes some excellent sauces and marinades. Even if not, Jack may be inexpensive, sure, but it’s a strange and beautiful thing. The world is richer for its existence. Not quite like McDonald’s. Still, do you have any recommendations for Tennessee whiskies? Always good to expand one’s horizons. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044/80 "2013-08-03T18:30:07Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Really? 3 bottomless liquor bottles, and you’d pick Jack Daniels? Out of all the bourbons and Tennessee whiskies out there, that’s the one you’d pick if price is no object? > > That’s akin to someone offering you unlimited lifetime hamburgers from anywhere, and choosing McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. If someone really loves the taste of Quarter Pounders over all other burgers, then it makes perfect sense. Thelma’s answer I understand. I don’t understand posters who are saying, “It doesn’t have to be the best, I’ll just take…” If they mean that the ‘best’ is the best in their own opinion, I can’t understand not going with that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-three-magically-bottomless-liquor-bottles-what-are-they/665044.md?page=5)