This underground Oklahoma bar landed in Wine Enthusiast's list of best hotel bars
Wine Enthusiast magazine released its rankings of the best hotel bars in America for 2023 this week, and one Oklahoma spot made the list.
The list celebrates spots that "aren’t merely bars that happen to exist on hotel property," but also convey a "grander sense of place" in both elevated and casual ways.
On the list of 25 spots is OKC's Library of Distilled Spirits.
Library of Distilled Spirits
Library of Distilled Spirits is located at 120 N Robinson, Oklahoma City, in The First National Center, which is home to The National Hotel.
This bar is located in the hotel's basement, formerly the vault of the First National Bank, where the rarest spirits are displayed in the space’s original safe deposit boxes.
The description of this Oklahoma City spot reads: "With over 1,500 spirits (and over 200 classic cocktails in the bartenders’ repertoire), the Library of Distilled Spirits amounts to a museum of spirits and cocktail culture.
"It’s very much keeping up with the times, though: Newer libations are modern takes on global cocktail culture, including the Calcutta Classic, which features rye, chai, tamarind liqueur and Sherry, and the Colonial Cooler, a mix of gin, pineapple, green tea, passion fruit, turmeric and saffron."
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Library of Distilled Spirits in OKC makes national top hotel bar list
