well if you want to be a man, there really is only one truly acceptable drink. scotch. neat.
get a bottle of Glendronach 25 or Ardbeg. there are a few cask strength Glen Garioch bottles that will knock you to the floor.
or, just get a bottle of glenfiddich or glenlivet 12, as thats probably what you can afford, and they are great introductions to the scotch world.
if you want a blend, as mentioned before Johnnie Walker is a great option, black is probably in your price range, but green and gold are great too, blue if you can afford it. most people tend to like the black and green straight, and red for mixing.
whiskey, Jack Daniels Single Barrel gets great reviews, and is a solid drink. if you can get a bottle where you are, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey is amazing, but overpriced at 55 a bottle in colorado, so I don't know how much it is out of state.
or just sack up and save yourself some money and buy some Wild Turkey 101.