The Record · Louisville, KY · Cocktails
Cocktails in Louisville, KY, ranked by the locals who eat there.
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Editorial picks
Top 5 Cocktail & Bourbon Bars in Louisville
Top Tier EditorialSourcesLEO Weekly
- №1
Neat Bourbon Bar & Bottle Shop
Highlands
“LEO's top bourbon pick and USA TODAY's inaugural Best Bars of America honoree — National Geographic has called Neat the No. 1 bourbon bar in the world, with 160-plus vintage pours.”
- №2
North of Bourbon
Germantown
“LEO's Germantown bourbon-forward anchor — New York Times-ranked among the country's top 50 restaurants for 2024, with 300-plus bourbons and James Beard nominee chef Lawrence Weeks in the kitchen.”
- №3
Pretty Decent
Clifton
“LEO's Frankfort Avenue micro-cocktail bar pick — a 20-seat room from John and Jeanne Douglass awarded 2 PINs in the Pinnacle Guide, one of only 12 bars worldwide.”
- №4
Bourbons Bistro
Clifton
“LEO's 15-best bourbon bars list — Whisky Magazine's Gold Medal for 'Whisky Bars of the World' and an Imbibe 100 southern drinks pick, 130-plus bourbons in a historic 1877 building.”
- №5
Hell or High Water
Whiskey Row
“LEO-era downtown speakeasy under Whiskey Row — a subterranean 1920s room with a focused cocktail list and an extensive bourbon program accessed through a hidden entrance.”
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