How come in westerns, when a man ordered whiskey in a bar, he got the whole bottle?

by didbygraham

Question by Critical_rationalist:

How come in westerns, when a man ordered whiskey in a bar, he got the whole bottle?

Didn't they go through a LOT of whiskey that way?




Best answer:

Answer by wayfaroutthere
Yeah, but if it was X whiskey and not XXX, then it was watered down.

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