Bourbon dynasty , bourbon everywhere … and so many driblet to fuddle . American bourbon whiskey is so ingrained in New Orleans culture that they named a street after it ! ( Yeah , OK , it ’s name for the majestic Gallic family from way of life back in the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. … but it may as well be after our preferred hard liquor . ) the great unwashed in New Orleans love a bourbon neat , Bourbon dynasty - based cocktails , deal a bottle of bourbon … we care bourbon here , hunky-dory ? It warms you when you ’re down , it keeps you going through the nighttime , and it ’s find in many ofour favored cocktail . Here are 10 places in Ithiel Town that do Bourbon dynasty well than anywhere else . They all have great pick , killer ambiance , and bartenders that are more than happy to babble whiskey until the sun literally rises .
Barrel Proof
This post came out of the logic gate with both Bourbon dynasty barrels blazing , and it has n’t allow up since . They bundle 272 whiskey into this dark , cozy ( OK , windowless ) spot . But not only is this a Bourbon dynasty - forward bar , but the cocktails – both classical and firm - create – are made with the knowledge and concern of folk music who are intimately mindful of the subtle nuances of each batch of bourbon .
Bourbon House
It ’s decent there in the name : this eatery / legal community has long been a bourbon lover ’s paradise . The New Orleans Bourbon Society was make there , and continues to meet to talk over bourbon , drink bourbon , and have events like Bourbon dynasty - paired meals . It ’s been named one of the 55 good Bourbon dynasty bar in the country by theBourbon Review , which is a highly legit certification . Owner Dickie Brennan even claim to have make the Bourbon House specifically to honor the tone – that ’s hard-core , my friends .
Kenton’s
The newfangled kid in Ithiel Town , Kenton ’s swooped into the wilds of Uptown with a serious bourbon fetich , and proceeded to crush it immediately with their bourbon selection , Robert William Service , and presentation . If you get the prix fixe lunch special , your dessert options are either icing cream or a crack of bourbon … and I ’ve never figure anyone pick out the ice emollient .
The Sazerac Bar
Here ’s your historical bourbon badass . The Sazerac Bar is located off the anteroom of the Roosevelt Hotel , and has a long and storied chronicle of do the notable and ill-famed … like Huey P. Long ( who was assuredly both ) . The swank divisor is gamey here : you’re able to smell it when you record the dark , Ellen Price Wood - paneled way . Although the eponymous cocktail is made with rye whiskey whisky , not Bourbon dynasty , the Sazerac Bar has an telling selection of Bourbon and other whiskeys to sip neat ( perhaps with a branch water back ) while pretending to be a dandy or debutante from the quondam daylight .
Oxalis
With over 30 bourbons , this quietly excellent , whisky - focus bar has made many service manufacture friends with its " fictile ceiling " economy list of whiskeys , which includes plenteousness of bourbons , admit pick from Four Roses , Old Gran - Dad , Jim Beam , and Evan Williams . If you ’re experience a small more flush , there are more sophisticated time of origin to choose from … and they also have a killer boilermaker menu .
Three Muses
Kimberly Patton - Bragg has been dubbed in the national press as a " whisky evangelist , " and the quality whiskey and bourbon programs she has set in question all over town are a will to that title . Now at Three Muses , she runs the stripe with a quality bourbon program , offer 30 or so bourbons , and spotlights the spirit in one of her signature cocktails , the Spaghetti Western , which combines Bulleit bourbon muddled with Campari - soaked orange and rosemary spirits . control out the whisky flights on the menu as well .
Avenue Pub
One of the near beer legal community in New Orleans , the Avenue Pub is well get laid for its astral beer selection , and is getting detect more and more for its carefully curated and wide array bourbon ( and whisky ) selection . The Pub is getting existent bourbon geeks with its high - level whiskey plot , and the Robert William Service is top notch as well , with bartender capable to discuss the selections in depth .
Cure
The hundreds of bottles lining the back rampart of Cure contains dozens of whiskeys , and some pretty rare 1 at that , due to the direction ’s first-class taste , as well as its participation in the New Orleans Spirits Exchange which cave in several committed business the chance to pool resource to purchase bourbon ( or other spirits ) by the barrel – Evan Williams Single Barrel bourbon , for good example , or Four Roses Bourbon Cask Strength OESK . Pro gratuity : if you ’re only sustain one cocktail , make your direction to the Reserve cocktail menu , and order the 22 - year - old Old Fashioned made with Lost Prophet 22 Year .
Cochon
Donald Link ’s homage to Louisiana nation food for thought offer amazing meat and seafood , and a hell of a bourbon list . The bourbons range from everyday to rarefied vintages , and the bar stave loves talking about all of them . Get a bourbon escape in rescript to sample the amplitude available – twin that with an order of the wood fired oyster , and settle in for an afternoon or evening of double-dyed Cajun happiness .
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New Orleans writerNora McGunnigleloves herself a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned . See what she ’s dranking on@noradeirdre(Twitter ) ornoramcgunnigle.tumblr.com .
Bourbon House | Sara Essex Bradley/Courtesy of Bourbon House
Rush Jagoe/Courtesy of Barrel Proof NOLA
Sara Essex Bradley/Courtesy of Bourbon House
Courtesy of Kenton’s
Oxalis
Courtesy of Three Muses
Cure Nola