Atlanta has myriad selection when you ’re looking for something niche or particular . For instance , if you wish animals , you go to Zoo Atlanta . If you like puppet , you may either go to the Center for Puppetry Arts near Spring and 17th , or you may attend a Cobb County commission group meeting when the Braves ’ fresh sports stadium is on the agenda . But if it ’s whiskey you ’re after , look no further than this extremely detail , scrupulously chosen , incontrovertible list of the good places in ATL to drink it .

Mac McGee

With a name that sounds more like a whisky brand than a measure , and a “ Book of Whiskey ” detailing its treasury of more than 150 bottle of Irish , American , Canadian , and Japanese whisk(e)y , and premium Scotch , Mac is a heavy hitter . Some , like Stranahan ’s Colorado , Powers Irish , High West Campfire Rye , and Virgil Kaine powdered ginger - instill Bourbon dynasty , are used in cocktails ; others you may taste in flights . It also hold try out outcome like single malt Scotch - paired dinners every fourth Wednesday .

Miller Union

It ’s less about the neat pour and more about the finished cocktail when it comes to MU ’s muddy - weewee abilities . The three house concoctions proving this are the Smoking Jacket ( rye , chicory , sweet vermouth , smoke tea ) , the bourbon / peach / Citrus limon Raphael Moses Sour , and the Southern Sun , with 12 - class bourbon , household vanilla extract bitters , and a maple shrub .

Red Phone Booth

It ’s rare that a brand name - new space makes a “ good of ” anything tilt in Atlanta , but we rely RPB since it ’s basically Buckhead ’s old Prohibition secret - ingress cigar lounge with the London telephone set booth front door . Those whisky - colored backlit ceilings are back , and the decor is similarly speakeasy : brick floors , fireplace , a honey onyx bar , custom Italian leather couches , a guy cable in brace , probably . It ’s even add a secret “ mob - elan ” kitchen with pool and poker table .

Bourbon Bar

Art Smith , of Southern Art , lie with that most artists drink A LOT of whiskey … or live you do , because he put a bourbon Browning automatic rifle across from his restaurant and go to call it Bourbon Bar , as Art Smith gives zero fucks . And we ’re happy he did it . You ’ll find more than 70 bourbons at the taproom , and there are six featured pours on the computer menu that they urge you sip while pick fruit , en , or chocolate , ranging from $ 10 Rebel Yell Reserve to $ 21 Blanton ’s single - barrel .

Proof & Provision

The feeling of tope in a brick - columned basement underneath one of ATL ’s fancier historic hotels will be nice enough to take out you in . The strength of the whiskey cocktail will be enough to keep you there . Whether you go drum - of age or opt for hired man - craft drinks like the Firm Handshake with Redemption Rye and fernet ; The Truth , which uses its private label Edgar ’s Truth Bourbon dynasty and pineapple - citrus sour ; or the Southern 75 , which substitutes Four Roses Bourbon dynasty and SweetWater IPA for the Gallic 75 ’s cotton gin and Champagne , it ’s inconceivable to prefer awry .

Little Alley Steak

slight Alley is unbeatable in terms of sheer quantity . When you walk in and see blackboard scribbled with more than 200 whiskeys , Scotches , and Bourbon , you ’ll think of why you ’re drinking in the North Fulton County field . The top - shelf stuff include Johnny Walker Blue , 21 - year Macallan , 23 - year Pappy Van Winkle ( side short letter : notcheap ) , and cask - strength 138 - proof George T. Stagg bourbon . All pleasant-tasting options , but in more ways than one , you might want another drinking after you ’ve paid for your first .

White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails

The paries , chandelier , and 360 - degree stripe are all crafted of white - oak tree wood , which has the effect of making you feel like you ’re drinking whisky inside a gargantuan whiskey drum . Plus you have almost 80 choices in the brown spirits department . There are sight of big - time bourbons including Old Blowhard Orphan Barrel 26 - yr , 14 whisky , 24 ryes , and lots of Scotch , including – but not specify to – a fine 25 - year Glenlivet .

Local Three

You ’ll find an impossibly long and respectably unequalled list of extremely rated Brown here , categorized from ultra - premium Japanese whisky ( like Yamazaki 18 - year , which is noted for spiced smack of toffee , walnut , chocolate , and dried apricot ) , to “ Wheat , Corn & Clear ” ( Woodford Reserve Straight Malt ) . You ’ll also comment unbowed rye like Jefferson ’s 21 - year , an amazing load of Kentucky - made Bourbon , and even a few from GA , including Savannah 88 , made with grain supplied by local husbandman .

Kimball House

Though it ’s more traditionally known for absinthe serving ( big ) and a recent tilt towards rum drinks ( also groovy ) , the former train store known as KH can utilize those tint and droplet of strangely wonderful bitterness and tonics to make a topnotch - mean Sazerac , whisky bash with lemon vinegar , and the Room Key , which is a mixture of rye , strawberry quina ( it ’s an aperitif ) , vermouth , semillon verjus , and virulent orange liqueur .

The Pinewood

Obviously a place with a $ 90 rye whiskey on the menu takes its whiskey seriously . That specific brand is the 100 - proof Rittenhouse 25 - yr Single Barrel , and has long , fluid annotation of coffee , cherries , and chocolate – $ 90 - long . Too rich for your line / budget ? examine the $ 16 Japanese Nikka Coffey Grain , any of the Canadian , Irish , or American whisky , or one of four - dozen bourbons include Russell ’s Reserve 1998 , of which only 2,000 bottles were made . take care , adept whisky cost money , but do n’t worry . Whiskey Wed are there for you , when half - priced whiskey cocktail at the bar are around $ 5 for each one .

The Bookhouse Pub

This no - frills , literary - ish waiting area is down - to - earth and plenty affordable . regular remark about it being one of those “ dark , woody spaces with lineament , ” and although we ’ve seen plenty of this with moving picture likeNatural Born Killers , in actual biography , TBP is much more approachable . Not only is there a all-inclusive selection , but all pretense is drop along with price . Here , $ 25 will get you Johnny Walker Blue , Macallan 18 - year , and Yamazaki 18 - class .

Seed Kitchen & Bar

The food for thought here is delicious , and if you ’re drinking glasses of whisky , you should run through . But first , enjoy the natural lighting permit in by the floor - to - cap windows and tally out the spirits menu , which has 22 bourbons ( Basil Hayden , Woodford Reserve , Jefferson ’s Ocean , etc . ) , 11 rye whisky include Whistle Pig 15 - year , eight portmanteau like Parker ’s Heritage Wheat , and a dandy grouping of individual malts admit France ’s banana / crème brûlée / cauterize buff - tinged Brenne .

Steinbeck’s

If you ’re into wassail alone , but feeling somehow not alone , you should probably obtain a friend to make trusted you ’re not going off the recondite end . Then take them to Steinbeck ’s . The smaller setting is ideal for the strong stuff and nonsense , and its two - page menu of chocolate-brown spirits goes from everyman tastes ( “ Poor Man ’s Pappy ” house blend ) , to Willett XCF ( Exploratory Cask Finish ) rye , which was get on in curacao cask ( kind of like Grand Marnier , apparently ) and has notes of sugar molasses , much like you used to go by to your middle - school day press before the world crushed you and you started toast expensive whiskey in bars , alone .

The Lawrence

ginmill manager Taylor Blackgrave put together a stellar program of earth - hued disembodied spirit , separating Japanese , Irish , Scotch , and other malts into “ Blended ” ( Compass Box Hedonism from Scotland ) , “ Soft & Elegant ” ( Highland Park 15 ) , and “ Rich & Robust ” ( you , until you spent all your money on whisky ) . The American selection starts at George Dickel and become ( thankfully ) up into Hillrock ’s Solera fuse bourbon from New York , and High West ’s A Midwinter ’s Night Dram , which boasts an aroma reminiscent of red-faced wine-coloured .

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Little Alley Steak

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Miller union

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Edgar’s Proof & Provision

Edgar’s Proof & Provision

Little Alley Steak

Little Alley Steak

White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails

White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails

Local three whiskey

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The Pinewood

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Seed Kitchen & Bar

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