There are a lot of bars in Nashville. The Broadway District has over 30. And there are many, many more throughout the city. On Broadway, there’s Kid Rock’s, Blake Shelton’s Old Red and many more. You have to see it to believe the loud country chaos. Lots of fun.
My favorite bar this trip was located I-don’t-know-where (you can look it up online). I wasn’t driving. There’s no sign. It’s a speakeasy in the Prohibition tradition. Old Glory is hiding in what used to be the towering boiler room for White Way Cleaners, formerly one of the largest steam cleaning facilities in Nashville. The space features the original electrical boxes, coal hopper, and smoke stack that were in use in the 1920s. Today it’s dark with lots of candles. The Feds will never find us here.
The craft cocktail bartenders are something special in their own right. Give them a hint on what you like and they will rise to the challenge and provide you with a visually-pleasing, palate-pleasing taste treat. They use ingredients that might as well be French to me. Turns out some of them are French. And I don’t have them on the shelf at home which is why I need to spend more time in speakeasies. I tried a Last Word which is gin, green chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice, Excellent. I also asked for a “surprise me” gin martini. It came with Ford’s Gin and a vermouth-like ingredient plus some orange blossom and bitters. Also excellent.
Here’s to Prohibition and Old Glory!
– “Vito” Jet Cannon
I want to go here too. Didn’t know Nashville could be so much fun.