Whiskey Row Tour

Phantoms of Prohibition: Ghosts, Cocktails, & Bites Tour

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Discover Louisville’s Prohibition past on a haunted cocktail & food tour.

Venture out with us and explore the hidden stories of Louisville’s haunted past. As you eat and drink your way down Whiskey Row, you’ll meet the resident ghosts of Louisville’s historic downtown, trace the footsteps of bourbon magnates and mobsters, see Al Capone’s secret getaway, uncover the Louisville origins of the Great Gatsby, discover hidden speakeasies, and learn the shocking truth about Prohibition.

  • Time travel to the days of secret bars and underground revelry, where Prohibition couldn’t dampen the spirits of Louisville
  • Savor handcrafted Prohibition-era cocktails and small bites
  • Unravel the salacious true history of Prohibition
  • Hear chilling ghost stories that have left their mark on the city’s checkered past

QUICK DETAILS

  • Distance: 1.5 miles
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Food Stops: 4 stops
  • Capacity: 12
  • Time: Evenings, Wed-Fri
  • Accessibility: 21+, wheelchair friendly
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Charcuterie board from Pin & Proof on the Phantoms of Prohibition tour
Entrance to Pin and Proof speakeasy in Louisville, Kentucky
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Tour Guide on the Phantoms of Prohibition ghost cocktail and bites tour in Louisville Kentucky
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Dessert at Swizzle on the Phantoms of Prohibition ghost cocktail and bites tour in Louisville Kentucky
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explore the hidden stories of Louisville’s Prohibition past on Whiskey Row

Like the combination of rye, corn, wheat, and malted barley, this tour is the perfect blend of cocktails, food, ghosts, and Prohibition history. Over the 3 hours you’ll spend with us, you’ll enjoy …

  • Delicious Prohibition-era cocktails
  • Spine-chilling true tales of the resident ghosts of Whiskey Row
  • Delicious small bites
  • The surprising true story of Prohibition
  • Fun & knowledgeable guides
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Whiskey Row in Louisville Kentucky at sunset
Louisville Kentucky cocktail pouring at Pin and Proof
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Cocktail and Pin and Proof speakeasy on the Phantoms of Prohibition Tour
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Charcuterie board from Pin & Proof on the Phantoms of Prohibition tour
Smoked Old Fashioned cocktail at Swizzle on the Phantoms of Prohibition ghost cocktail and bites tour in Louisville Kentucky
Tour guide and guests on the Phantoms of Prohibition ghost cocktail and bites tour in Louisville Kentucky
Beer cheese and pretzel bread from O'Sheas on the Phantoms of Prohibition ghost cocktail and bites tour in Louisville Kentucky
Tour guide and guests on the Phantoms of Prohibition ghost cocktail and bites tour in Louisville Kentucky
Dessert and cocktails on the Phantoms of Prohibition tour in Louisville Kentucky

Explore Whiskey Row at Night

Distilleries. Speakeasies. Saloons. In the mid-1800’s, this stretch of Main Street was filled to the brim with bourbon barrels – which would soon be considered contraband. While this area nearly crumbled to disrepair, today the historic facades house bourbon distilleries, bars, restaurants and hotels.

Where

Meet at 1st and Washington St, Louisville, KY

When​

Tuesdays – Fridays, 5:00 and 5:30 PM

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What to Expect

This tour includes 4 stops for libations, as well as an assortment of small bites. Here’s what else to expect:

Cocktails & Small Bites

All included with your ticket! (Mocktails available.)

Audio Headset​

To help hear your expert guide, even from a distance or in a noisy bar.

Small Group

Capped at 12 people for a more personalized experience.

Walking

1.5 Miles. Wear comfy shoes!

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FAQ’s About This Tour

Take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions about the Phantoms of Prohibition tour:

You’ll be eating 3 small, family-style courses consisting of an appetizer portion, entree portion, and dessert, plus 4 half cocktails. You may still have room for dinner before or after your tour – and we’ll be leaving you at a fantastic place to continue your evening.

Yes! You will enjoy delicious non-alcoholic mocktails paired with yummy food, fascinating history and ghost stories.

You’ll end about a 10 minute walk from where the tour begins. Because you’ll be drinking quite a bit, we intentionally planned the tour to start and end in different spots to discourage driving. We encourage you to take an UBER or Lyft to and from this tour!

While all of our tours have both food and drinks, the Phantoms of the Prohibition tour is more of a cocktail tour than a food tour – and alcohol costs a lot more than food. In addition, since this is an evening tour, we’re visiting places that are more expensive during the dinner hours than our lunchtime tours.

Our tour pricing for all tours is based on an operating margin that fairly compensates our hard working tour guides, pays full menu price for our local restaurant partners, and includes a 20% gratuity for the staff at each of the bars and restaurants we visit.

Because we’ll be visiting some of Louisville’s most popular bars and restaurants, our tour starts early to ensure there’s plenty of room for us at each stop.

During the winter, 5pm is dark as midnight. But in summer, 5pm might as well be midday. In fact, if you’re taking our tour in the middle of July, there’s a chance it won’t even be twilight by the time your tour finishes. (Luckily, we’ll be leaving you at an absolutely stunning viewpoint to catch the sunset.)

This tour is the perfect blend of cocktails, food, ghosts, and Prohibition history. Each tour group is different, and our guides tailor the balance of ghost stories to history depending on what your group seems to be most into. So whether you want the scariest ghost stories or aren’t really into ghosts at all, tell your guide!

However, note that this is not a paranormal experience tour – you won’t be doing any ghost hunting. And you’re also unlikely to see any ghosts (but if you do, PLEASE tell us about it – and send us any orb-tastic photos you capture!)

For more grisly true history and spine-tingling ghost stories, we also offer a Dark History & Ghost tour along Whiskey Row with no food or cocktails – but lots more spooks.

While we have a few core partners we typically stop at, each tour is a little different and the stops do vary based on availability, restaurant hours, and other circumstances beyond our control. That said, each stop on our tour is a standout partner, offering world-class food or drinks and a unique experience that adds essential character and depth to our tour theme.

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