rail drink
Cheapest cocktail option
A rail drink is a cocktail made with the cheapest liquor a bar stocks—the bottles kept within easy reach on the bartender's rail or speed rack rather than displayed on shelves.
Ordering a vodka tonic without specifying a brand gets you the rail vodka.
Also called a well drink.
Rail drinks cost less than those made with premium or top-shelf spirits.
- beverageLiquid for consumption
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
- wellDug water source
- house pourUnspecified brand liquor served
- tippleAlcoholic beverage, or imbibe
libation · dive bar · no frills · plastic cup · spirits · mixer · bartender · well liquor · bottom shelf · upselling · top shelf · pub · vodka · happy hour · last call · gin and tonic · vodka tonic · cash bar
rail drinktop-shelf
Highest quality available
craft cocktail · call liquor · single malt · bottle service · small batch
rail, drink, rails, railed, railing, railings, railway, railways, railroad