Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Louisville for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Louisville for grown-ups.
Doc Crow's on West Main in Louisville pours from a 2,700-bourbon library on Whiskey Row, the city's deepest bourbon list paired with smoked brisket and a raw.
DrinkKentucky bourbon flights
FoodSmoked brisket, raw oysters
TipWalk-in for the bar. The Whiskey Wednesday flight runs four pours for $24.
Down One Bourbon Bar in the basement of the Galt House Hotel pours over 100 bourbons and Kentucky cocktails, the city's largest hotel-attached bourbon room.
DrinkOld Fashioned, bourbon flights
FoodSmoked brisket sliders, BBQ plates
TipWalk-in for the bar. The Old Fashioned class runs Saturday afternoons; book through the hotel.
Old Forester Distilling on West Main runs Louisville's first-bottled bourbon tour from the brand's original Whiskey Row warehouse, a $45 million distillery.
DrinkOld Forester bourbon flights
FoodTasting plates
TipTours run on the hour; book online. The barrel-tasting program is the highlight.
Michter's Fort Nelson on West Main runs a working distillery and bar inside an 1890 Whiskey Row building, the brand's Louisville home with The Bar at Fort.
DrinkMichter's bourbon flights, classic cocktails
FoodCocktail bar bites
TipTours bookable online. The Bar at Fort Nelson takes walk-ins after 17:00.
Angel's Envy on East Main in Louisville runs distillery tours with a tasting bar called The Finishing Room, the brand's downtown home pouring port-finished.
DrinkAngel's Envy port-finished bourbon
FoodTasting plates
TipTours run every 15 minutes; book online. The Finishing Room takes walk-ins for tastings.
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience on West Main was the first distillery to open on Whiskey Row, an artisanal facility and tasting bar inside.
DrinkEvan Williams bourbon flights
FoodTasting plates
TipTours daily; last tour begins one hour before close. Book online for weekends.
Rabbit Hole Distillery on East Jefferson Street in Louisville cooks craft bourbon and rye out of a NuLu modern facility, the boutique distillery.
DrinkRabbit Hole craft bourbon and rye
FoodTasting bites
TipTours by reservation. The rooftop bar runs walk-in service in warm months.
Kentucky Peerless on North 10th Street in Louisville distills rye and bourbon downtown, the small-batch operation with a tasting bar and grain-to-glass tour.
DrinkKentucky Peerless rye and bourbon
FoodTasting plates
TipTours bookable online; the tasting bar takes walk-ins in the afternoon.
Stitzel-Weller in Shively reopened a 1935 Derby-day-built distillery as the Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, the historic Louisville bourbon cathedral.
DrinkBulleit Frontier Whiskey flights
FoodTasting plates
TipTours daily by reservation. The Garden and Gun Club is the lounge for tasting flights.
Holy Grale on Bardstown Road in Louisville pours a 30-tap Belgian and German beer list from a restored 1905 Highlands church, the city's deepest European.
DrinkBelgian and German imports
FoodGastropub plates
TipWalk-in for the bar; the Gralehaus next door runs separately. Best Krieks in the city.
Proof on Main's bar in the 21c Museum Hotel pours one of Kentucky's deepest bourbon flights paired with bison burgers. At 702 West Main Street.
DrinkBourbon flights, classic cocktails
FoodBison burger, snack menu
TipWalk-in for the bar; the dining room takes OpenTable bookings.
Lobby Bar at the Brown Hotel in Louisville pours mint juleps and bourbon flights inside the lobby where the Hot Brown sandwich was invented in 1926.
DrinkMint Julep, bourbon flights
FoodHot Brown and small plates
TipWalk-in. The bar serves the Hot Brown in the evening alongside the bourbon list.
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