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Lexington Bourbon Week 2026: the cocktails, the bars, the app

Lexington Bourbon Week runs November 5 to 14, 2026, with bourbon cocktails at bars and restaurants around town and an app that lists them. The organizer's site still showed the 2025 cocktails when this guide was checked on October 26, so the 2026 venues are not here yet; they go in by part of town the day the list posts. Cocktails are for people 21 and over with ID, and the person driving does not drink.

21+ for tastings

By Zach Collins for Around Lex · Facts checked , some rechecked since · About 2 min read

Quick answers

When is Lexington Bourbon Week 2026?

The organizer's site lists November 5 to 14, 2026.

Around Lex's rule for this guide, not the organizer's wording: the cocktails are for people 21 and over with ID, and the person driving does not drink.

Source: lexingtonbourbonweek.com, checked .

Which bars are taking part this year?

Not posted yet. The organizer's cocktails page is still headed "The 2025 Cocktails" and its home page says 2026 is coming soon.

Last year's list is not a promise for 2026; this answer changes when the 2026 list posts.

Source: lexingtonbourbonweek.com, checked .

How do I find the cocktails during the week?

The organizer's Get the App page links a Lexington Bourbon Week app on the App Store and Google Play.

Source: lexingtonbourbonweek.com, checked .

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The dates, the app and who runs it

The official site lists November 5 to 14, 2026. Its Get the App page links the Lexington Bourbon Week app on the App Store and Google Play, and its Get Involved page invites businesses "interested in getting your business involved as a participating restaurant or a sponsor" to write to amy@smileypete.com or call 859-266-6537. The site's footer reads "© 2026 by Smiley Pete Publishing." The site does not mention admission or tickets; each cocktail is bought at the bar that serves it.

The 2026 venues, by part of town

Not posted yet. On October 26 the site's cocktail page was still headed "The 2025 Cocktails." When Smiley Pete posts the 2026 list, each bar goes here by part of town with its cocktail, price and hours as the organizer prints them, and each gets a 21+ event on the calendar. Last year's venues are not repeated here, because a 2025 cocktail is not a promise for 2026; the organizer's page keeps the old list if you want it.

Before you go

Each venue keeps its own hours, and the organizer's list prints them per venue, so check the bar's own page the day you go. Every cocktail is 21 and over with ID. Plan the ride home before the first drink; the person driving does not drink. For pours of allocated bottles rather than cocktails, see the allocated-bourbon guide.

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Guide link: https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-bourbon-week-2026

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