100 Best Bars in the South
The Hound, Auburn, Alabama
You’re Having: The Cecil, a twist on a classic whiskey sour
124 Tichenor Avenue, thehound-auburn.com
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Avondale Brewing Company, Birmingham, Alabama
You’re Having: Miss Fancy’s Tripel Belgian gold ale
201 41st Street South; avondalebrewing.com
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Good People Brewing Company, Birmingham, Alabama
You’re Having: The Coffee Oatmeal Stout
114 14th Street South; goodpeoplebrewing.com
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The Collins Bar, Birmingham, Alabama
You’re Having:
Honeysuckle Rose with Cathead vodka, Aperol, ginger liqueur, and egg white
2125 2nd Avenue North; collinsbirmingham.com
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Carrigan’s Public House, Birmingham, Alabama
You’re Having: The Morris Avenue, a mix of single-malt Scotch, Campari, nutty Frangelico, and Bell’s Two Hearted Ale
2430 Morris Avenue; carriganspub.com
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The Garage Cafe, Birmingham, Alabama
You’re Having: A from-scratch bloody Mary with eight different spices
2304 10th Terrace South; garagecafe.us
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Fisher’s at Orange Beach Marina, Orange Beach, Alabama
You’re Having:
The Necessity, a citrusy vodka cocktail with cava and caviar pearls
27075 Marina Road; fishersobm.com
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The Gulf, Orange Beach, Alabama
You’re Having: A strawberry mojito
27500 Perdido Beach Boulevard; thegulf.com
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The Hive, Bentonville, Arkansas
You’re Having:
Arkansawyer with gin and lavender and ginger
200 Northeast A Street;
thehivebentonville.com
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Capital Bar & Grill, Little Rock, Arkansas
You’re Having:
The Southern Comfortable with spiced-pear vodka, Yellow Chartreuse, and house-made pecan soda
111 West Markham Street; capitalhotel.com/cbg
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2 birds 1 stone, Washington, D.C.
You’re Having:
The Darkside made with gin, Barolo Chinato fortified wine, and Peychaud’s Bitters
1800 14th Street Northwest; 2birds1stonedc.com
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The Arsenal at Bluejacket, Washington, D.C.
You’re Having: The Cashmere—a Belgium quadruple that is rich, malty, and intense, yet silky on the palate
300 Tingey Street Southeast; bluejacketdc.com
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Mockingbird Hill, Washington, D.C.
You’re Having: The Carson—inspired by famed Columbus, Georgia, author Carson McCullers, who loved to drink sherry with tea
1843 7th Street Northwest; drinkmoresherry.com
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The Passenger, Washington, D.C.
You’re Having:
The Scarlet Ibis with Rittenhouse Rye, Averna, dry vermouth, bitters, and an orange twist
1021 7th Street Northwest; passengerdc.com
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The Rye Bar at Capella Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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Flora-Bama, Pensacola, Florida
You’re Having:
The legendary Bushwacker—milk, rum, Kahlúa, Amaretto, and crème de cacao
17401 Perdido Key Drive; florabama.com
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2nd Street Speakeasy, Gainesville, Florida
You’re Having: Spaghetti Western—High West Double Rye, Fernet Branca, sherry, local honey, and bitters
21 West 2nd Street; 2ndstreetspeakeasy.com
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Dos Gatos, Jacksonville, Florida
You’re Having:
Winter in Jalisco—reposado tequila and house-made spice syrup
123 East Forsyth Street; dosgatosjax.com
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No Name Pub, Big Pine Key, Florida
You’re Having: Anheuser-Busch’s “No Name Amber” on draft
30813 Watson Boulevard; nonamepub.com
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The Regent Cocktail Club, Miami, Florida
You’re Having: A classic sidecar
1690 Collins Avenue; galehotel.com/nightlife/regent-cocktail-club
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The Broken Shaker, Miami, Florida
You’re Having:
A Capirihna de Guayaba with fresh guava, lime juice, herbs, and Leblon Cachaça
2727 Indian Creek Drive; thefreehand.com/venues/the-broken-shaker
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Restaurant Michael Schwartz, Miami, Florida
You’re Having: The Jack Rudy with Charleston-made Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. tonic, Jack Daniels, and cardamom
1775 Collins Avenue; raleighhotel.com/dining
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Ice Plant, St. Augustine, Florida
You’re Having: A Lincolnvillan with bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and mole bitters
110 Riberia Street; iceplantbar.com/ice/
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Normal Bar, Athens, Georgia
You’re Having:
Killer Bee—Bulleit, lavender, honey, lemon juice, and soda
1365 Prince Avenue; 706/548-6186
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The World Famous, Athens, Georgia
You’re Having:
The bright Robert Van Winkle with Prairie hand-crafted gin, Madagascar-vanilla simple syrup, and Prosecco
351 Hull Street; theworldfamousathens.com
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The National, Athens, Georgia
You’re Having: Cold Weather Mojito—Prichard’s Tennessee rum, Steen’s cane syrup, mint, and ginger beer
232 West Hancock Avenue; thenationalrestaurant.com
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One Flew South, Atlanta, Georgia
You’re Having: A Georgia Brown with rum, toasted anise, and honey syrup, topped with Sweetwater 420 beer
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport/Terminal E; oneflewsouthatl.com
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The St. Regis Bar, Atlanta, Georgia
You’re Having: The Piedmont with Woodford Reserve St. Regis Atlanta Special Selection bourbon, Bar Keep Baked Apple Bitters, and a Laphroaig wash
88 West Paces Ferry Road; stregisatlanta.com/the-st-regis-bar
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The Bookhouse Pub, Atlanta, Georgia
You’re Having:
Audrey Horne with Yerba Mate tea and mint-infused gin
736 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE.; 404/254-1176
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Monday Night Brewing, Atlanta, Georgia
You’re Having: The bright and spicy Fu Manbrew Belgian-Style Wit
670 Trabert Avenue NW.; mondaynightbrewing.com
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Argosy, Atlanta, Georgia
You’re Having:
New Holland Brewing Company’s Dragon’s Milk Bourbon Barrel Stout
470 Flat Shoals Avenue SE.; argosy-east.com
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H. Harper Station, Atlanta, Georgia
You’re Having:
A Stinger with Pierre Ferrand cognac and Marie Brizard white mint
904 Memorial Drive SE.; hharperstation.com