80 proof is the TTB whiskey floor (40% ABV), not a flavor ranking. A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink. Jim Beam White and Basil Hayden print 80. Maker’s Mark and Buffalo Trace are 90 — not this class. No invented ranking.
Macallan is Speyside; Lagavulin is Islay. Macallan Sherry Oak 12 US is 43%. Lagavulin 16 is typically 43% on Diageo/Malts tiles — FLAG, read the neck. No winner.
Buffalo Trace prints Mash Bill #1 and Mash Bill #2 without grain percentages. Mash bill is a recipe, not a TTB class. Weller is wheated. Allocated bottles have no street price here.
Lagavulin 16 is typically 43%. Laphroaig 10 is 40% or 43% by market — FLAG. Two Islay single malts. Not a score.
Bartenders make well drinks by default using the liquor they think is best and easily accessible – unless you request a particular brand of spirit. Well whiskey brands…
There is no official best pecan whiskey. Pecan is a flavoring, not a TTB class. Standard Proof Texas Pecan Rye prints 40% / 80. Other pecan SKUs unread. No ranking.
Official 1856 is 100-proof whiskey; 1884 is 93 proof. 100 ≠ BiB. Class FLAG on 1856. No street.
Leftover flavoring English, unused as a 5.143 barrel. Leftover 5.143 charred new oak containers. Unused homemade still. Unused recovered fire-pit / mason-jar folklore as TTB.
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Bottled in bond is a defined TTB term: 100 proof, one DSP, one season, ≥4 years. Single barrel is not a TTB class — it means one barrel. A 1.5 oz bonded pour is 1.25 drinks.
