top-shelf
Best you've got
Top-shelf describes something of the highest quality, from the practice of placing premium liquor on the uppermost shelf behind a bar: top-shelf whiskey, a top-shelf performance.
The term implies excellence worth paying extra for.
In hockey, top-shelf refers to the upper part of the goal: He went top-shelf with a wrist shot.
Expensive nonessential comfort
- deluxeSuperior in quality
- high-endPremium quality tier
- first-rateOf superior quality
- finestSuperlative in quality
superior · choice · prime · select · best · premium · gourmet · upscale
Made manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- refinedPurified or cultured
meticulous · masterwork · quality · durable · impeccable · flawless · precision · skilled
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- deluxeSuperior in quality
- high-endPremium quality tier
- first-rateOf superior quality
finest · superior · choice · prime · select · best · premium · gourmet · upscale · prestige
handcrafted
Made manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
refined · meticulous · masterwork · quality · durable · impeccable · flawless · precision · skilled · heirloom
spirits
Liquor or apparitions
vodka · gin · tequila · rum · cognac · brandy · single-malt · aged · reserve · small-batch
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
top-shelflow-grade
Of poor quality
inferior · low-quality · second-rate · substandard · shoddy
top, shelf, tops, topped, topping, shelves, topmost, treetop, desktop