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Barrel Proof

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Editor's Pick

A Garden District whiskey bar that ranks among the South's most serious, with a back shelf that runs to hundreds of bottles including barrel picks and allocated rarities you will not find easily elsewhere. This is a room for the brown-spirits curious and the brown-spirits obsessed alike: come on a weeknight when the whiskey crowd is out and the bartenders — who know the list cold — have time to walk you through it. They pour flights for the indecisive and pull off-menu bottles for anyone who asks the right question. Check what is new on the rare shelf; it changes.

$$Cocktail BarGarden District

Location

1201 Magazine St
Garden District, New Orleans
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Insider Intel

Order This

Ask for something off-menu from the rare shelf. The bartenders know whiskey better than most.

Best Time

Weeknight evenings when the whiskey nerds are out. The staff has time to guide you.

Know Before You Go

Serious whiskey bar - one of the South's best selections. Barrel picks and allocated bottles make it worth checking what's new. They do flights for indecisive drinkers.

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