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| - I was not super impressed with Whiskey Down. There were a few upsides, mainly the selection, but I was otherwise fairly disappointed with my experience. Here's why:
1) To begin, patrons can smoke in the lounge area. This is obviously because it's in a casino (and because it's in Nevada), but if you are like me and do not like smoke, you won't find any relief from it in here.
2) Other than the smoke, the lounge is pleasant enough, with big armchairs and couches and an old-school "library" vibe to it. However, the presence of blackjack tables and video poker machines sort of take away from this. Again, I understand this is Las Vegas, but if you are like me and don't gamble, or simply want to get away from the whole casino thing for a while, this is not the place to do it.
3) The drink selection is pretty good. They have a lot of whiskeys, ryes, and bourbons, in addition to a couple other types of alcohol. Prices, however, are very steep. I wouldn't mind that if the drinks were made well, but...
4) My Old Fashioned was not good at all. I'm pretty sure that they bartender simply dumped an (old) orange peel and cherry in the bottom of a glass, put in the whiskey, then filled the rest with watery ice (ie, lots of small pieces that melted) and some sort of simple syrup. I'm not even sure if there were bitters in it...it didn't taste like it. Yes, this is an Old Fashioned in the simplest of terms, but it tasted like the sort of cheap cocktail that you would get from a college bar on "$2 wells night," and certainly did not match the atmosphere/vibe that this place is trying to have. At $15+ for any type of cocktail, I expect my drink to be made the right way.
Unless you prefer your drink in shot or "neat" form, I would not recommend this bar. There are better choices on the strip.
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