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And while the list leans toward American expressions, there's also a fair showing from our friends in Japan, Scotland, Ireland, and the Great White North. There's also a bevy of hand-selected barrels bottled exclusively for L&E to make you feel special. 1, Benchmark Bourbon, Eagle Rare Single Barrel L&E) that lets noobs get a peek of the same whiskey at three different age points and Van Winkle, That's Who, which gets you three Pappy pours (15-, 20-, and 23-year, respectively) for a single Benjamin. Flights are a favorite here, with educational lineups like It's All About the Barrel (Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash No. The food is amazing, of course, but we're here to talk booze, which means over 400 labels of the good stuff.

Case in point? This beloved Logan Square corner bar and restaurant where eye-pleasing hipster aesthetics (read: whitewashed brick, exposed beams, vintage bar stools, slate grey walls, framed geometric art) meet a whiskey program that'll knock your waxed mustache off. Just because a place gets a Michelin nod doesn't mean it loses its cool. Like they're going to pass on featuring a dish Kentucky-yaki. The dish was intended as a one-off for an event, but come on. They're also always experimenting with whiskey-tinged food, like the smoked rack of lamb with a Kentucky bourbon and teriyaki glaze. But if you go, you'll definitely want to save room for food - especially if they're hosting a dinner featuring Pappy pours (which they do sometimes!). Cocktail highlights include the Blackberry Sage Old Fashioned with Chattanooga 1816 Reserve and sage from their garden. Wood is a major design element, with ghost wood walls from a textile factory, and sugar maple from the Jack Daniel's distillery repurposed into beautiful chandeliers. Because it's not only important which whiskey you're drinking (there are 120+ bottles of primarily bourbon and single malts), it's where you're drinking it. White Oak isn't just a smooth sounding name for this ATL-based bar/restaurant: there's also an enormous floating white oak barrel above its barrel bar.

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And unlike its Missouri counterpart, a full kitchen whips up inspired eats, like a Scotch & Soda queso paired with chips that've been rinsed with Laphroaig. Taylor Four Grain, and single barrels from Eagle Rare and Four Roses. For those lucky enough to visit Bentonville with an expense account, there's plenty to blow your company's money on, including rare pours like Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, Parker's Heritage, E.H. You'll find a brick-walled, dimly lit joint sporting a whiskey library with 150+ fine Scotches, 100+ bourbons, and rye, Irish whiskey, and international selections. Now? It's wetter than a water park in Seattle. A few years ago, Bentonville (home to Walmart HQ) was a dry country. But then again, we're talking about Arkansas' largest whiskey bar here, with over 300 bottles. And normally a second location of a whiskey bar doesn't warrant inclusion in one of our best-of lists. The original Scotch & Soda location is in Springfield, Missouri, about a two-hour drive northeast of this location in Bentonville.

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