What do you consider to be ‘bottom shelf’?

[Bourserker]

As others have stated to me the bottom shelf stuff is the entry level items that are usually lower proof and/or come in plastic bottles.  

[fosmith]

Now THIS is a bottom shelf! 

[fishnbowljoe]

3 hours ago, fosmith said:

Now THIS is a bottom shelf! 

 

I bought a 1.75 ($15.99) of the Gran Legacy about 10 years ago when I first started getting into bourbon. It's not bottom shelf at all. It's basement level.  As one member here said about another crappy bourbon a long time ago, "Avoid it like the plague." I tried it on numerous occasions, and just couldn't finish it. The vast majority of my bottle became drain cleaner. 

 

Biba! Joe

 

 

[PaulO]

Of that group, the only bourbon is Old Crow.  I still wouldn't buy it.

I pass on all plastic bottles too.

[Flyfish]

14 hours ago, PaulO said:

I pass on all plastic bottles too.

Sundance: I can't swim.

Butch: Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill ya.

 

I know there are some who worry about BPA or somesuch leaching out of plastic. Perhaps. I save my worrying for things that are more likely--an asteroid collision with Earth leading to mass extinction or I will stumble across a bottle of Pappy at a Mom and Pop carryout that doesn't take Visa.

[PaulO]

Plastic is semi permeable.  Pop from plastic 2L bottles always seem flat to me.  Also, I've seen 1.75L plastic liquor bottles start to cave in.