On February 8 during a live-streamed broadcast of the “Icons of Whisky” awards, Bourbons Bistro was recognized as “Bar of the Year.”
The awards were sponsored and presented by American Whisky Magazine. The complete awards presentation can be found on YouTube, with the Bourbons Bistro announcement coming at 5:20.
The Icons of Whisky Awards are intended to recognize the people, places and products that comprise the whole dynamic of the whisky industry.
Bourbons Bistro’s co-owner Jason Brauner released a statement.
“What an honor to be considered for this recognition from one of our industry’s top publications. To win this award going into our 17th year of doing what love is humbling. We can’t thank our current and former staff members enough for their dedication to our craft, as well as our amazing customers. We will continue to bring the best of bourbon culture to our community. Big thanks to American Whisky Magazine for this award.”
The Food & Dining Magazine profile of Bourbons Bistro appeared in the Fall 2019 issue: “Putting the Urban in Bourbon.”
(Jason) Brauner and (John) Morrison opened Bourbons Bistro in 2005. Call it cosmic, karmic or just a well-turned business plan, but their Frankfort Avenue refuge became an instant classic, primarily because Brauner and Morrison scanned the cluttered landscape of gimmicky bar and restaurant concepts, settling on a unifying principle so incredibly obvious as to be invisible: Bourbon.
