Here are some places with bourbon specials going on for National Bourbon Day.
Wait, you didn’t know that Friday, June 14 was a holiday? Well it is. Granted, federal workers won’t have off and banks will still be opened, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate — after all, it is Friday and that alone should count for something.
So in addition to checking out the photo gallery above, here’s a list of a few places in South Florida where you can have a bourbon ball (see what we did there?).
American Craft Aleworks
200 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. 561-425-5799. AmericanCraftAleworks.com.
This brewery and gastropub will put the focus on their Da Plane Boss…Da Plane cocktail ($13), which is made with Maker’s Mark bourbon, Nonino Amaro, Aperol, Re’al passion fruit, lemon juice and Peychaud’s bitters.
Casa Sensei
1200 E. Las Olas Blvd. #101, Fort Lauderdale. 954-994-1416. CasaSensei.com.
This pan-Asian, Latin-fusion restaurant (with a little Southern comfort food thrown in for good measure) will offer a Kentucky Sake ($12) made with Noble Oak Bourbon, Joto Yuzu Sake, ginger liqueur and Free Brothers Plum Bitters.
City Cellar Wine Bar and Grill
700 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach. 561-366-0071. CityCellarWPB.com.
City Cellar in Rosemary Square (formerly CityPlace) will serve cocktails such as the Bourbon Mule ($10), made with Larceny Bourbon, house-made ginger soda and Meyer lemon-simple syrup, as well as the Cellar Old Fashioned ($10), made with Slow and Low Rye Whiskey, orange zest, Angostura and cherry bitters.
Death or Glory
116 NE Sixth Ave., Delray Beach. 561-808-8814. DeathOrGloryBar.com.
This gastropub known for its craft cocktails will feature half-priced Old Fashioneds ($6) from 4 p.m.-2 a.m.
The Diplomat Beach Resort
3555 S Ocean Dr., Hollywood. 954-602-6000. DiplomatResort.com.
Both the resort’s indoor-outdoor Hotel Bar and steakhouse Diplomat Prime will have traditional cocktails made with Maker’s 46 bourbon, such as Old Fashioneds and Manhattans (both $15).
NYY Steak at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
5550 NW 40th St., Coconut Creek. 954-977-6700. SeminoleCoconutCreekCasino.com.
The casino’s steakhouse will offer a Bone In NY cocktail ($20), which will be made with Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey infused with bone marrow, lime juice, white pepper corn syrup, Angostura bitters, nutmeg and a torched bone garnish.
Room 25
2530 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables. 305-902-6220. Room25Miami.com.
This hidden speakeasy on the second floor of the Seek + Find Kitchen and Bar will have a menu of 10 different Old Fashioneds ($12-$17), including the bar’s signature drink, the RM25, made with Woodford Reserve bourbon, sugar, Angostura and Regan’s orange bitters and orange zest.
Serafina Miami
19565 Biscayne Blvd. space 1944 in Aventura Mall, Aventura. 786-920-0989. SerafinaMia.com.
This Italian restaurant on the upper level of Aventura Mall’s new wing will be serving half-priced Old Fashioneds ($6) all day long.
Shooters Waterfront
3033 NE 32nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-566-2855. ShootersWaterfront.com.
This Intracoastal icon will serve its signature Bourbon Smash ($12) cocktail, which is made with Maker’s Mark bourbon, lemon, raspberry, mint and topped with powdered sugar.
Tony Roma’s
150 Australian Ave., West Palm Beach (inside the Hilton Palm Beach Airport). 561-683-6777. TonyRomas.com.
18050 Collins Ave. Sunny Isles Beach. 305-932-7907.
The Tony Roma’s restaurants in West Palm Beach and Sunny Isles will have the Jack Daniel’s Lemonade ($11) to help introduce the new BBQ rib dishes now on the menu, including Tony’s BBQ Trio of baby back ribs that comes with a choice of BBQ chicken or pork as well as BBQ Baby Back Rib Flatbread.
Villa Azur
309 23rd St., Miami Beach. 305-763-8688. VillaAzurMiami.com.
The South Beach restaurant known for its Mediterranean fare will serve its signature Finally Old Fashioned ($18) made with Bulleit Rye, Amaro Montengro, Demerara syrup, bitters and cherry oak smoke.
