rotguts
Bottom-shelf liquor
Rotguts is the plural of rotgut, cheap or inferior liquor notorious for its harsh taste and unpleasant aftereffects.
The name suggests alcohol so bad it damages your insides: They were drinking rotguts that would strip paint.
The term implies bottom-shelf whiskey, moonshine, or any spirits of questionable quality.
Watery refuse for pigs
- hoochIllicit liquor, slangily
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- plonkInexpensive wine, informally
- bathtub ginAmateur-made illegal liquor
poteen · low-grade · jug wine · box wine · firewater · bum wine · thunderbird · mad dog
Damage by heat
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- roughUneven in surface
- rawIn original state
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
acrid · biting · fiery · searing · turpentine · unrefined · unaged · white lightning
Toxic one-carbon alcohol
- wood alcoholMethanol from timber
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- lethalCausing or capable of death
bootleg · contaminated · adulterated · blindness · deadly · hazardous · tainted · unregulated
Offensive or illegal
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- stomach-churningCausing visceral disgust
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
repulsive · putrid · rancid · sickening · unpalatable · swill · slop · undrinkable
Impaired by alcohol
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- wastedUsed without good result
- sloshedVery intoxicated
blotto · three-sheets · blind drunk · stupor · blackout · hangover · morning-after · bender
swill
Watery refuse for pigs
bathtub gin · poteen · low-grade · jug wine · box wine · firewater · bum wine · thunderbird · mad dog · night train
burn
Damage by heat
caustic · acrid · biting · fiery · searing · turpentine · unrefined · unaged · white lightning · unfiltered
methanol
Toxic one-carbon alcohol
- wood alcoholMethanol from timber
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
lethal · bootleg · contaminated · adulterated · blindness · deadly · hazardous · tainted · unregulated · lead poisoning
foul
Offensive or illegal
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- stomach-churningCausing visceral disgust
disgusting · repulsive · putrid · rancid · sickening · unpalatable · swill · slop · undrinkable · nasty
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
sloshed · blotto · three-sheets · blind drunk · stupor · blackout · hangover · morning-after · bender · spree
rotgutssingle malt
Unblended Scotch whisky
champagne · premium vodka · Dom Pérignon · Macallan · sipping whiskey