What does 'Old Duke' mean here?
Source: Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

I managed to walk over to him. He saw me, and an expression of disgust came over his face. All he saw was a drunk that stank of piss and Old Duke.

What does 'Old Duke' mean here? Old poop, by any chance?

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What does 'Old Duke' mean here?
Source: Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

I managed to walk over to him. He saw me, and an expression of disgust came over his face. All he saw was a drunk that stank of piss and Old Duke.

What does 'Old Duke' mean here? Old poop, by any chance?

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Google suggests "Old Duke wine" when you search for it and comes up with this image:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/210039515/old-duke-red-grape-wine-growler

There's also this forum post if you go digging:

"Old Duke was the nastiest wine I ever drank. As I remember it, there was a drawing of a drunk leaning up against a street lamp as the picture on the label. If it's not made anymore, be REALLY thankful!" (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006011303497

I'm going with "cheap alcohol."

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I don't know either. I'll vote for - the name of a cheap, old-fashioned after-shave lotion!

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I am going to take a wild guess; I've never heard the expression; I'm wondering if it might be rhyming slang for "puke."

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Just a guess but is it some sort of cheap alcohol?