The Best Cocktail Bars in Louisville
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The best cocktail bars in Louisville, according to the experts: The Pinnacle Guide, Wildsam, and the Spirited Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Pretty Decent comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Pretty Decent
Latin Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 2 Pins
- Wildsam Wildsam: The 50 Most Essential Bars in America
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- Wildsam The 50 Most Essential Bars in America
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Rank 2. The Bar at Fort Nelson
Cocktail Bar
The cocktail program here was curated by David Wondrich, which tells you something. This is a whiskey bar on the second floor of the Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery, and it leans into that setting without apology: classic whiskey cocktails, a deep roster of bottles, modern riffs, and a handful of alcohol-free options, all served in custom glassware. The room is warm and unhurried, the kind of place that makes bourbon tourism feel less like homework.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery