OGD with a highlife back is a fairly popular choice in my experience…
OGD was going to be my bet too.
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Old Grand Dad (usually the bottled in bond expression if no other note is applied).
Right now the pound for pound winner in quality to price ratio in American bourbon.
Let me humbly suggest Rebel Yell.
Rebel lost its age statement snd doesn’t have a bib expression so it gets marked down.
I like it and would happily drink it though I’m not a wheated guy.
I'd say Wild Turkey 101 wins that by a nose. Or a beak. Nothing wrong with OGD though.
I'm more a fan of rye whiskey: at risk of going further off topic, what's the budget option of choice?
Rittenhouse or Old Overholt
I think we should differentiate between a fernet at end of shift, and what somebody orders when they go out for their birthday, etc. Maybe the same, or not.
Like, a shot of amaro would be my assumption of the modal stated bartender preference, and a shot of OGD or VOB would be my guess on the revealed preference. The bottle of beer I sort of doubt.
I wonder if this is an American/British cultural divide thing.