Dennis Withey of Louisville used to be a big Scotch drinker, but not any more. On Tuesday night, Mr. Withey and a drinking buddy, Bob Engle, were enjoying a $3 shot of Very Old Barton, chased by beer at the Silver Dollar, a new restaurant and bar in Louisville. By 8 p.m., every seat at the 42-foot bar, in a renovated 1890s firehouse, was taken, and Kentucky-made whiskey was flowing freely.
The Barton “was nice and smooth,” said Mr. Withey, whose allegiance has switched to Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. With over 50 choices at the Silver Dollar, he added, “I’ll be back.”
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Mr. Barton? Are you sure it was nice and smooth, Mr. Whitey? This is the bourbon poor college kids drink at 3 a.m. after finishing an igloo, not the bourbon one pays $3 for at a reclaimed Victorian firehouse. Don’t get me wrong, I have a special fondness for his oldness, but this isn’t the bourbon you want to be touting to the rest of the world.
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