32 bars, 1 winner: How you can help decide Louisville's favorite bourbon bar
Calling all bourbon lovers! Introducing the Courier Journal's Bourbon Bar Showdown, where we want you to pick between 32 competitors to decide which one is Louisville's favorite bourbon bar.
Here's how it will work: The online bracket-style competition, which was compiled using a random match-up generator, will run over five rounds from Feb. 23 through March 27, with the champion bar announced March 29.
You can vote up to eight times per day HERE. Here's what to know:
How can I vote in the Bourbon Bar Showdown?
The competition will include five rounds, with each round lasting five days. Round one, involving 16 matchups, will start at 5 a.m. on Thursday (Feb. 23) and end at midnight on Monday (Feb. 27). The second round will begin at 5 a.m. on Thursday, (March 2) and so on from there. The full schedule is below.
Pick a bar from each pairing. You can vote up to eight times per day.
Meet the bars:Learn more about the 32 spots vying for your favorite bourbon bar in Louisville
What is the Bourbon Bar Showdown voting schedule?
Each round of voting runs from 5 a.m. Thursday to midnight Monday. Round results will be announced Wednesdays. The winner will be announced March 29.
Round 1: 32 bars; Voting Feb. 23-27. Results announced March 1
Round 2: 16 bars; Voting March 2-6. Results announced March 8
Round 3: Eight bars; March 9-13. Results announced March 15
Round 4: Four bars; March 16-20. Results announced March 22
Round 5: Two bars; March 23-27. The winner announced March 29
What bars were selected for the Bourbon Bar Showdown?
Click here to learn more about the 32 bars in the Bourbon Bar Showdown.
21st In Germantown, 1481 S. Shelby St.
8Up, 350 W. Chestnut St.
Barn 8, 10500 W Hwy 42, Goshen
Brendon’s Catch 23, 505 S 4th St.
Brown Hotel Lobby Bar, 335 W Broadway
Bourbons Bistro, 2255 Frankfort Ave.
Charr’d Bourbon Kitchen & Lounge, 1903 Embassy Square Blvd., Jeffersonville
Corner Flavors of Kentucky, 102 W Main St.
Doc Crows Bourbon Room, 127 W. Main St.
Down One Bourbon Bar, 321 W Main St.
Gertie's Whiskey Bar, 821 E Market St.
Hell or High Water, 112 W. Washington St.
Jockey Silks Bourbon Bar, 140 N 4th St.
Levee Bourbon Lounge, 3015 River Road
Merle's Whiskey Kitchen, 122 W Main St.
Neat Bourbon Bar, 1139 Bardstown Road
North of Bourbon, 935 Goss Ave.
Old Seelbach Bar, 500 S. 4th St.
Outlook Inn, 916 Baxter Ave.
The Pearl, 1151 Goss Ave.
Pin + Proof, 400 S. 2nd St.
Porch Kitchen and Bar, 280 W. Jefferson St.
Proof on Main, 702 W. Main St.
Sidebar at Whiskey Row, 129 N 2nd St.
Silver Dollar, 1761 Frankfort Ave.
Sway, 320 W. Jefferson St.
Taj Louisville, 807 E. Market St.
Trouble Bar, 1149 S. Shelby St.
Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave.
Volare, 2300 Frankfort Ave.
Watch Hill Proper, 1102 River Beauty Loop
The Wild Swann, 601 W. Main St.
How were the 32 bars selected?
The bars were selected by members of the Courier Journal newsroom based on a variety of criteria, including the number of bourbons offered, the variety of bourbons offered, and private barrel programs.
Reach Features Editor Kathryn Gregory at kgregory@courier-journal.com.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Bourbon Bar Showdown: How to vote for best bourbon bar in Louisville
