100 Best Bars in the South

In the South, there are plenty of places to pull up a barstool or sidle up to the counter for a cold one. Here is a list of the South’s best bars. Places like Napoleon House, Branch, and Taste are all places you’ll want to linger over that drink and really get to know the locals. If you choose a bar by its name, visit Captain Foxheart’s Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge in Houston, Texas. If you prefer a bar named after where you park your car, you’ll love the Garage Bar in Louisville, Kentucky. Imbibe and bowl at Pinewood Social. What the South’s best bars all have in common is great service, amazing drinks, and that sense of down-home welcome that makes you stay a little longer. You should. You won’t find the South’s best bars anywhere else.

1 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Hound

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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2 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

Avondale Brewing Company, Birmingham, Alabama

You’re Having: Miss Fancy’s Tripel Belgian gold ale

201 41st Street South; avondalebrewing.com

3 of 100 Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

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

5 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

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

6 of 100 Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

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

8 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

The Gulf, Orange Beach, Alabama

You’re Having: A strawberry mojito

27500 Perdido Beach Boulevard; thegulf.com

9 of 100 Photo: Ball & Albanese

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

12 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

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

13 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Scott Suchman/Mockingbird Hill

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

14 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Jim Webb/The Passenger

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

15 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Robert Reck/The Rye Bar at Capella Hotel

The Rye Bar at Capella Hotel, Washington, D.C.

You’re Having: A barrel-aged Manhattan

1050 31st Street Northwest; thegrillroomdc.com/rye-bar-en.html

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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

20 of 100 Photo: Diana Zalucky

The Regent Cocktail Club, Miami, Florida

You’re Having: A classic sidecar

1690 Collins Avenue; galehotel.com/nightlife/regent-cocktail-club

21 of 100 Photo: Diana Zalucky

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

26 of 100 Photo: Ralph Anderson

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

27 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

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

29 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Bookhouse Pub

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

30 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

Monday Night Brewing, Atlanta, Georgia

You’re Having: The bright and spicy Fu Manbrew Belgian-Style Wit

670 Trabert Avenue NW.; mondaynightbrewing.com

31 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Argosy

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

32 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

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

33 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Kimball House

Kimball House, Decatur, Georgia

You’re Having: Pecan Old Fashioned with Medley Brothers Heritage bourbon and Elliott pecans

303 East Howard Avenue; kimball-house.com

34 of 100 Photo: Rob Culpepper

Paper Plane, Decatur, Georgia

You’re Having: The Permanent Collection—Fernet-Branca, cognac, Bénédictine herbal liqueur, and bitters

340 Church Street; the-paper-plane.com

35 of 100 Photo: Imke Lass

The Sparetime, Savannah, Georgia

You’re Having: The Caucasian, a coffee cocktail with vodka, Leopold Bros coffee liqueur, and espresso syrup

36 MLK Jr. Blvd.; sparetimesavannah.com

This bar has since closed.

36 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Pinkie Master’s Lounge

Pinkie Master’s Lounge, Savannah, Georgia

You’re Having: A PBR

318 Drayton Street; pinkiemasters.net

37 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Bluegrass Tavern

Bluegrass Tavern, Lexington, Kentucky

You’re Having: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

115 Cheapside;
thebluegrasstavern.com

38 of 100 Photo: Ryan Kurtz

St. Charles Exchange, Louisville, Kentucky

You’re Having: A Van Dyke Parks Swizzle with 12-year El Dorado rum, Oloroso sherry, and coconut liqueur

113 South Seventh Street; stcharlesexchange.com

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The Silver Dollar, Louisville, Kentucky

You’re Having: Hello Trouble—Buffalo Trace, St. Elizabeth Allspice dram, green Chartreuse, Angostura bitters, and house-made vanilla syrup

1761 Frankfort Avenue; whiskeybythedrink.com

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Garage Bar, Louisville, Kentucky

You’re Having: Bourbon-spiked pumpkin cream soda

700 East Market Street; garageonmarket.com

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Bourbons Bistro, Louisville, Kentucky

You’re Having: Manhattan, straight up

2255 Frankfort Avenue; bourbonsbistro.com

42 of 100 Photo Courtesy of MilkWood

MilkWood, Louisville, Kentucky

You’re Having: The MilkWood with nigori sake and chartreuse

316 West Main Street; milkwoodrestaurant.com

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Proof on Main, Louisville, Kentucky

You’re Having: The Bulleit-Vardier—Bulleit bourbon, Fonseca port, Aperol, and bitters.

702 West Main Street; proofonmain.com

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Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette, Louisiana

You’re Having: Jameson Hot Toddy

215 East Convent Street; bluemoonpresents.com

45 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Carousel Bar & Lounge at Hotel Monteleone

Carousel Bar & Lounge at Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana

You’re Having: A Vieux Carre, said to have been invented at the Carousel

214 Royal Street; hotelmonteleone.com

46 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Napoleon House

Napoleon House, New Orleans, Louisiana

You’re Having: Pimm’s Cup—a classic for the 217-year old bar

500 Chartres Street; napoleonhouse.com

47 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Jenn Farrington/French 75

French 75, New Orleans, Louisiana

You’re Having: The Contessa, a gin-based cocktail with house-made cranberry cordial

813 Rue Bienville; arnaudsrestaurant.com

48 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Kevin O'Mara/Cure

Cure, New Orleans, Louisiana

You’re Having: Madame Devalier, a reimagined Negroni with hints of rose petal, pine, and quinine

4905 Freret Street; curenola.com

49 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

Cane & Table, New Orleans, Louisiana

You’re Having: A Derby Daiquiri with spiced rim, orange juice, simple syrup, and lime

1113 Decatur Street; caneandtablenola.com

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Brothers III Lounge, New Orleans, Louisiana

You’re Having: A High Life and a shot of Jameson

4520 Magazine Street; 504/897-9912

51 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Maurepas Foods

Maurepas Foods, New Orleans, Louisiana

You’re Having: The Swallowtail with Pisco, Hum liqueur, lime, and fennel

3200 Burgundy Street; maurepasfoods.com

52 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

Shoo-Fly Diner, Baltimore, Maryland

You’re Having: A Black Russian with Green Mountain organic vodka, house-made coffee liqueur, pecans, brandy, and rum

510 East Belvedere Avenue; shooflydiner.com

53 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

Branch, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’re Having: The Necessary Means with rum, citrus, curacao, cinnamon, and Cherry Heering

3810 Hardy Street; branchcocktailbar.com

54 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

The Apothecary at Brent’s Drugs, Jackson, Mississippi

You’re Having: A Doc Noble cocktail, named after a 1960s Brent’s pharmacist

655 Duling Avenue; apothecaryjackson.com

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Altamont Brewing Company, Asheville, North Carolina

You’re Having: The winter seasonal Altamont Stout

1042 Haywood Road; altamontbrewing.com

56 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Blood & Sand

Blood & Sand, St. Louis, Missouri

You’re Having: The No Rain with gin, Velvet Falernum, Champagne, fresh grapefruit, and orange cream bitters

1500 St. Charles Street; bloodandsandstl.com

57 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Bullock Room at Planter’s House

Bullock Room at Planter’s House, St. Louis, Missouri

You’re Having: The Ghost Ships with El Dorado 15 Year Old Rum, El Maestro Sierra Oloroso sherry, plum shrub, and Scrappy’s Lime Bitters. Pair it with the truffle popcorn

1000 Mississippi Avenue; plantershousestl.com

58 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Taste

Taste, St. Louis, Missouri

You’re Having: The savory Like a Thief with gin, grapefruit, celery shrub, and green pepper

4584 Laclede Street; tastebarstl.com

59 of 100 Photo: David Hanson

Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, North Carolina

You’re Having: A hoppy Freak of Nature IPA

91 Biltmore Avenue; wickedweedbrewing.com

60 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Ben’s Tune Up

Ben’s Tune Up, Asheville, North Carolina

You’re Having: The full-bodied Kikusui yellow-can sake

195 Hilliard Avenue; benstuneup.com

61 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Crunkleton

The Crunkleton, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

You’re Having: The Roycroft with rye whiskey, Benedictine, Chartreuse liqueur, Cherry Heering, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, and sugar cane syrup

320 West Franklin Street; thecrunkleton.com

62 of 100 Photo: Robbie Caponetto

Mateo Tapas, Durham, North Carolina

You’re Having: The Ferdinand with Maker’s Mark, ginger-apple shrub, and ginger beer over crushed ice

109 West Chapel Hill Street; mateotapas.com

63 of 100 Photo: Jennifer Davick

Poole’s Downtown Diner, Raleigh, North Carolina

You’re Having: The Sir Isaac Newton—house-made apple-cinammon syrup, lemon, Angostura bitters, and apple brandy

426 South McDowell Street; ac-restaurants.com/pooles

64 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Valkyrie

Valkyrie, Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’re Having: A Buenos Aires Mule—an Argentinian take on the Moscow Mule with Fernet Branca

13 East M.B. Brady Street; valkyrietulsa.com

65 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Peter Frank Edwards/Básico at Mixson Bath & Racquet Club

Básico at Mixson Bath & Racquet Club, Charleston, South Carolina

You’re Having: Spicy Grapefruit Margarita with Charleston hot peppers grown in-house

4399 McCarthy Street; basicombrc.com

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The Bar at Husk, Charleston, South Carolina

You’re Having: The Copperhead—whiskey-based with absinthe, fresh lemon juice, wormwood bitters, and a muddled sugar cube

76 Queen Street; huskrestaurant.com

67 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Gin Joint

The Gin Joint, Charleston, South Carolina

You’re Having: A Bittered Holland Sling with barrel-rested Cardinal Gin, Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey, finished with Ron Zacapa 23-year-old rum

182 East Bay Street; theginjoint.com

68 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Belmont

The Belmont, Charleston, South Carolina

You’re Having: Belmont Manhattan with rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Czech Republic Fernet, and house-made coffee-pecan bitters

511 King Street; thebelmontcharleston.com

69 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Griffon

The Griffon, Charleston, South Carolina

You’re Having: A PBR and a shot of whiskey

18 Vendue Range Street; griffoncharleston.com

70 of 100 Photo: Andy Cebulka

Fig, Charleston, South Carolina

You’re Having: The Guest Room with Old Overholt Rye Whiskey, The Rare Wine Co. Charleston Sercial Madeira wine, Cardamaro, and grenadine

232 Meeting Street; eatatfig.com

71 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Velo Fellow

The Velo Fellow, Greenville, South Carolina

You’re Having: A Dogfish Head Chicory Stout

1 Augusta Street, Suite 126; thevelofellow.com

72 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Cove

The Cove, Memphis, Tennessee

You’re Having: A Mai-Tai with rum, curacao, Pama liqueur, and orgeat

2559 Broad Avenue; thecovememphis.com

73 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Mollie Fontaine Lounge

Mollie Fontaine Lounge, Memphis, Tennessee

You’re Having: The Violet Velvet cocktail

679 Adams Avenue; molliefontainelounge.com

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Music City Tippler, Nashville, Tennessee

You’re Having: Mule Variations—a refreshing mix of vodka, fresh lime, and ginger beer

1922 Adelicia Street; musiccitytippler.com

75 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Robert’s Western World

Robert’s Western World, Nashville, Tennessee

You’re Having: A local Yazoo Pale Ale

416 Broadway;
robertswesternworld.com

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No. 308, Nashville, Tennessee

You’re Having: Harvest Moon with Popcorn Sutton moonshine, sweet tea, lemon, ginger, and hibiscus

407 Gallatin Avenue; bar308.com

77 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Patterson House

The Patterson House, Nashville, Tennessee

You’re Having: Juliet & Romeo with Beefeater, mint, cucumber, and rose water

1711 Division Street; thepattersonnashville.com

78 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Pinewood Social

Pinewood Social, Nashville, Tennessee

You’re Having: Easy Like Sunday Morning—a cortado with Fernet and demerara

33 Peabody Street; pinewoodsocial.com

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Oak Bar at The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

You’re Having: A $5 Bombay gin martini

231 Sixth Avenue North; capitolgrillenashville.com/oak-bar.aspx

80 of 100 Photo: Art Meripol

Midnight Cowboy, Austin, Texas

You’re Having: Smoke & Mirrors with single-malt Scotch, orange sherry, and Bénédictine liqueur

313 East 6th Street; midnightcowboymodeling.com

81 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Contigo

Contigo, Austin, Texas

You’re Having: The Vineagroon with tequila, mezcal, sage shrub, and a Herbsaint rinse.

2027 Anchor Lane; contigotexas.com/austin

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Qui, Austin, Texas

You’re Having: The Saucy Jack with Laird’s Bonded AppleJack, Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Rum, Luxardo Maraschino, dark maple syrup, and bitters

1600 East 6th Street; quiaustin.com

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Windmill Lounge, Dallas, Texas

You’re Having: A dry martini

5320 Maple Avenue; windmill-lounge.com

84 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Bar Smyth

Bar Smyth, Dallas, Texas

You’re Having: Whatever your bartender dreams up

4513 Travis Street; 214/520-0900

This bar has since closed.

85 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Cedars Social

The Cedars Social, Dallas, Texas

You’re Having: The Diki Diki with Calvados, Batavia arrack, and grapefruit juice

1326 South Lamar Street; thecedarssocial.com

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The Standard Pour, Dallas, Texas

You’re Having: The Brimstone with whiskey, citrus spiced tea-infused vermouth, Bénédictine, and root beer bitters

2900 McKinney Avenue; tspdallas.com

87 of 100 Photo Courtesy of John T. Floore Country Store

John T. Floore Country Store, Helotes, Texas

You’re Having: Cold beer and hot tamales

14492 Old Bandera Road; liveatfloores.com

88 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Julie Soefer/Anvil

Anvil, Houston, Texas

You’re Having: Rye or Georgia Mint Julep

1424 Westheimer Road; anvilhouston.com

89 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Captain Foxheart’s Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge

Captain Foxheart’s Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge, Houston, Texas

You’re Having: The Riverboat Bobsled with bourbon, walnut liqueur, and orange bitters

308 Main Street; Twitter: @BadNewsBar

90 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Julie Soefer/Pastry War

The Pastry War, Houston, Texas

You’re Having: Bala de Cañón with Blanco Tequila, seeded cantaloupe puree, honey, and lemon juice

310 Main Street; 713/226-7770

91 of 100 Photo: Stephanie Granada

Alice’s Tall Texan Drive-Inn, Houston, Texas

You’re Having: A long, cold Lone Star Beer

4904 North Main Street

92 of 100 Photo Courtesy of West Alabama Ice House

West Alabama Ice House, Houston, Texas

You’re Having: A Saint Arnold Elissa IPA

1919 West Alabama Street; 713/528-6874

93 of 100 Photo: Jody Horton

The Brooklynite, San Antonio, Texas

You’re Having: The Missionary with gin, cucumber, blueberry sipping vinegar, and grapefruit

516 Brooklyn Avenue; thebrooklynitesa.com

94 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Jennifer Whitney/Esquire Tavern

The Esquire Tavern, San Antonio, Texas

You’re Having: Midnight in Mexico with mezcal, Fernet-Branca, and ancho chile pepper liqueur

155 East Commerce Street; esquiretavern-sa.com

95 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Scott Suchman/TNT Bar

TNT Bar, Alexandria, Virginia

You’re Having: Oh, I Actually Like Coldplay—Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or, Bärenjäger, pear mixture, and lemon bitters

2413 Columbia Pike; eamonnsdublinchipper.com/tnt

96 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Stacy Zarin Goldberg/PX Restaurant

PX Restaurant, Alexandria, Virginia

You’re Having: The Golden One— Applejack, Yellow Chartreuse, apple cider, and celery bitters

728 King Street (find the blue light); eamonnsdublinchipper.com/visit/px/

97 of 100 Photo: Courtesy Drew Bergman/Whiskey Jar

The Whiskey Jar, Charlottesville, Virginia

You’re Having: The Shallow South with Virginia-made A. Smith Bowman bourbon, Laird’s Apple Brandy, and peach and cherry bitters

227 West Main Street; thewhiskeyjarcville.com

98 of 100 Photo Courtesy of Heritage

Heritage, Richmond, Virginia

You’re Having: The Bitter About My Hot Friend—tequila, Campari, and habanero pepper tincture

1627 West Main Street; heritagerva.com

99 of 100 Photo Courtesy of The Roosevelt

The Roosevelt, Richmond, Virginia

You’re Having: Southern Gin Fizz, with gin, pecan orgeat, buttermilk, lime, orange bitters, and soda

623 North 25th Street; rooseveltrva.com

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Irish Pub on Washington Street, Lewisburg, West Virginia

You’re Having: The Almost Heaven Amber Ale from Mountain State Brewing Company

109 East Washington Street; irishpubonwashingtonstreet.com