"Boot Scootin' and Breaking the Bank: Uncovering the True Cost of a Whiskey Shot in the Wild West. The image of a rugged cowboy sipping on a whiskey shot in a dusty saloon is an iconic one, but how much did these rough riders really have to shell out for a drink? Historians have long romanticized the idea of cowboys sipping on cheap whiskey, but a new investigation reveals that prices varied widely from saloon to saloon, and even from town to town. From the high-end watering holes of San Francisco to the rough-and-tumble bars of Texas, we take a closer look at the surprising prices that cowboys paid for a shot of whiskey, and what it reveals about the economics of the Wild West."
Whiskey is synonymous with cowboy culture, but shot prices varied by saloon. We dug into the history to find out what cowboys actually paid for a shot.
