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THE SILVER DOLLAR Louisville, KY The Silver Dollar in Louisville, KY is a place that we'd kept hearing about time and time again. On our trip, we were invited out to come try some of their incredible food and rather impressive selection of whiskies and barrel picks. We were glad we did. The Silver Dollar is something unique. Something that defies the status quo of whiskey bars. It isn't so much of a concept as it just is. And that's a great sigh of relief for those who feel whiskey bars are increasingly becoming carbon copies of one another. Originally built in 1890 as Hook & Ladder Co. Firehouse No. 3, it operated as such until 2009. After the closing of the firehouse, The Silver Dollar moved in and embraced the heritage and unique atmosphere.
The owners were inspired by the dust bowl migration of Southerners into California during the 1930s. Those who migrated would try to bring a slice of southern hospitality to establishments wherever they could. The menu is inspired by a classic 1950s Bakersfield, California honky tonk. The selections are modernized and elevated versions of classic working class dishes that would have been available to the dust bowl settlers. Their menu items contain classics, like their old fashioned and manhattan, to new classics like their gold rush cocktail. However, alongside all of their heritage and originality, The Silver Dollar is another thing, a premium whiskey bar. Continued on page 6......
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