The Progressive Whiskey Thread

[Slow Play Ray]

Something a little different from the normal whiskey thread...I'll get it started at the bottom of the ladder:

People's Whiskey. You may not all know this specific brand, but you all know the general drink. This is the store brand whiskey you might have drunk in high school or college, or maybe in some dire financial times. It's probably all bottled by the same place - you can usually only buy it by the handle, and the bottle is plastic, but luckily it's only about $9. It's been aged for maybe 12 months, in what the taste would suggest was a half-decomposed pulpwood barrel. It tastes like it might be blended with paint thinner, and it could definitely be gargled in place of Listerine for better oral health. It burns like jet fuel on the way down, and the aftertase is not so much bitter as acidic. The one good thing about it is it still gets you drunk, and how! It's a great whiskey to blackout with, but good luck with that headache in the morning.

Okay, someone go ahead and name/describe a slightly better whiskey, and let's see where this goes...