Nick names for bourbons

[Alden]

Recently I heard some one refer to drinking "kickin' chicken" when he was talking about Wild Turkey.

What are some other nick names you have heard?

[loki993]

Recently I heard some one refer to drinking "kickin' chicken" when he was talking about Wild Turkey.

What are some other nick names you have heard?

You'd never heard that before? Thats the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

[kickert]

Could be Fighting Cock as well. (although probably WT)

[Alden]

You'd never heard that before? Thats the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

No, I never have.

There must be some others.

[kickert]

Virginia Gentleman is sometimes called "The Fox" because of the picture on the bottle.

[PaulO]

I've also heard WT referred to as bird, or the bird. A lot of stuff is also known by initials.

[Alden]

When I was a teenager it seemed like there were only two American whiskeys available, Jack Daniels or Early Times.

We used to call JD "Black Jack Shellac".

Our neighbor across the street was always tipsy on Canadian Club or Seagram's 7. He just called it "I'll have another one."

[cowdery]

"Black Jack," for Old No. 7 brand, is a nickname. So is just calling Jim Beam, "Jim," though it's not particularly clever. I've heard Southern Comfort called "The Old Leg-Spreader." Van Winkle Special Reserve is generally known in these parts as "Lot B." We use initials here constantly, but even the general public calls Canadian Club "CC." Most of the common nicknames are just shortenings, like "Crown" for Crown Royal, or "Knob" for Knob Creek. I can't think of anything else really comparable to "Kickin' Chicken." Maybe "Old Overcoat" for Old Overholt Rye is similar.

[Alden]

"Black Jack," for Old No. 7 brand, is a nickname. So is just calling Jim Beam, "Jim," though it's not particularly clever. I've heard Southern Comfort called "The Old Leg-Spreader." Van Winkle Special Reserve is generally known in these parts as "Lot B." We use initials here constantly, but even the general public calls Canadian Club "CC." Most of the common nicknames are just shortenings, like "Crown" for Crown Royal, or "Knob" for Knob Creek. I can't think of anything else really comparable to "Kickin' Chicken." Maybe "Old Overcoat" for Old Overholt Rye is similar.

That it is!

[ethangsmith]

I've heard of Old Grand Dad called "The Dad." Maker's Mark often seems to be referred to simply as "Maker's" as well.

[FlounderinDC]

In college we drank a lot of Wild Turkey...we always called it "Gobble Gobble".

[fishnbowljoe]

How 'bout "Old Croak" referring to Old Crow?

[straightwhiskeyruffneck]

My family has always called old grandad "OGD"

witch also stands for "oh god damn!" Witch makes sense lol

[tmckenzie]

for some reason, my daddy, who I wish I had a nickel for every half a gallon of ten high he drank, would call all bourbon, devil juice. Imagine me a 5 year old kid, going to the devil juice store with him. Stay in the truck he said. I imagined all sorts of things going on in that store. But he also drank it with coke and stirred it with the handle of a hair brush. So I should not have expected better.

[Alden]

for some reason, my daddy, who I wish I had a nickel for every half a gallon of ten high he drank, would call all bourbon, devil juice. Imagine me a 5 year old kid, going to the devil juice store with him. Stay in the truck he said. I imagined all sorts of things going on in that store. But he also drank it with coke and stirred it with the handle of a hair brush. So I should not have expected better.

That is interesting.

[Alden]

My father's family was pure John Knox/Calvinist/ TeeTotallers. He never drank, yet was irritable enough most of the time that if he had been a drinker, I expect both my mother and myself would have grown accustomed to regular beatings.

He was a WWII veteran. He wasn't a physically violent man, but he had the "potential", if you know what I mean.

I sometimes wonder how he would have ended up if he had been a drinker, like most of the dads in the neighborhood were. He died from series of heart attacks when he was 42. Maybe a little alcohol would have been good for him.

[squire]

I've heard a fair number of descriptive terms, Panther Juice, Who Hit John, Bottled Courage, that sort of thing . . . phrases which may in fact say more about the speaker than the product.

[Josh]

Red Gag for Red Stag is a popular one around here. Baby Saz for the standard Sazerac Rye. Some dusties have nicknames too. BUB or Butt Ugly Bottle is the nickname for the old bottles of Elmer T. Lee.

And let's not forget Cheesy Gold Foil/Label, Wild Turkey 12 y/o and Cheesy Gold Chain Rock Hill Farms. And Split Label for the Wild Turkey 12 with a two-piece label.

Edited April 7, 2013 by Josh

[OscarV]

Red Gag for Red Stag is a popular one around here.

Is it popular or does it have good shelf presence and it just looks like it is popular?

[Josh]

Is it popular or does it have good shelf presence and it just looks like it is popular?

I meant the nickname is popular. I can't speak to how well the stuff is selling.

[Alden]

Is it popular or does it have good shelf presence and it just looks like it is popular?

The young un's probably like it. I know some 20-somethings that love all kinds of super sweet drinks.

[JB64]

Back in my college days when we had money we drank JD black. When we were low on money which was most of the time we bought EWB. At the time we thought EWB was a cheap attempt to copy JD. We called it Jack Junior. Now I prefer EW over JD even though it is half the price.

[Restaurant man]

Back in my college days when we had money we drank JD black. When we were low on money which was most of the time we bought EWB. At the time we thought EWB was a cheap attempt to copy JD. We called it Jack Junior. Now I prefer EW over JD even though it is half the price.

'i was so much older then, I'm younger than that now'. BD

[luther.r]

My buddy and I call Kentucky Gentleman "Eight Buck Kentuck."

[loki993]

Is it popular or does it have good shelf presence and it just looks like it is popular?

I think its pretty popular....I try it and it makes my teeth hurts. Dont know kinda like SoCo......hey there's another one lol