As a recovering alcoholic, none of those are “bottom-shelf.”
Scrounging up change to buy a fifth of Crown Russe for the day? That’s bottom shelf living.
I’m 20 years sober
That’s bottom shelf living.
Just reach for the Aqua Velva in the refrigerated case.
I actually saw that in a store.
Karkov and Fleischman’s are bottom shelf, these are mostly top shelf in most bars. Also around here we call it rail vodka.