well whiskey
Bartender's default pour
Well whiskey is the inexpensive house liquor a bar pours when you order a drink without specifying a brand: I'll have a whiskey sour with well.
It sits in the bartender's well—the rack of bottles within easy reach.
The opposite is top-shelf or call liquor, where you name the brand you want.
Also called well liquor or rail whiskey.
- houseResidential building
- house pourUnspecified brand liquor served
- railHorizontal support bar
- bottom shelfLowest horizontal storage surface
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
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