There is no official best Irish whiskey to drink straight. Irish whiskey is a legal file, not a taste score. Bushmills Original prints 40% / 80. Jameson Original prints 40%. Neat is a serve. No ranking.
1920 is typically 115 proof. Statesman is typically 95 — FLAG. Same house. Not a score.
Brown-Forman makes Old Forester in Kentucky. Core proofs are on the US product-info sheet. 100 proof is not BiB unless 27 CFR 5.88.
Eagle Rare and Blanton’s bourbons are some of the many brands from the Buffalo Trace Distillery, so you’ll often find them pitted against the other.
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Cinnamon whiskey is usually a flavored whisky or whiskey specialty, not a TTB whiskey class. Fireball is commonly 33%. Jack Fire is 35% on the US sheet. Not a ranking.
No official best mixer. Official 101-proof Kentucky straight bourbon this run. 101 proof is 50.5%. Cola is 0%. 100 ≠ BiB.
Rum is sugarcane (27 CFR 5.151). Whiskey is grain, with oak rules by type (5.143). Most US bottles of both are ≥40% ABV. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink.
Buffalo Trace flagship is 90 proof / 45%. Maker’s Mark is 90 proof / 45% on the brand story (wheated). Different campuses. A 1.5 oz pour of either is 1.13 drinks.
Top shelf is store English, not a TTB class. Bourbon still needs 27 CFR 5.143. No ranking or street prices.
On the rocks is ice, not a TTB class. Bourbon is ≥80 proof. Ice dilutes proof; it does not change what was poured.
