Post #732203 by Chip and Andy on Wed, Nov 26, 2014 12:28 PM

On 2014-11-25 16:59, finky099 wrote:
Doc, glad you posted about The Rum Bar. Going to Key West in 2 weeks and had pretty much written off any good cocktail spots. I look forward to checking it out!
:drink:

Rum Bar is awesome! And, yes, great place to try rums. Not so great a place to try cocktails.

There is nothing wrong with the bars on Duval St, but they cater mostly to the tourists. There is still fun to be had, the Flying Monkey Bar has an entire row of slushy machines with interesting flavors of adult beverages. There is much entertainment value in Mixing and matching your flavors on a hot afternoon.

As far as the tourist end of the island, get a few blocks away from Front Street and you will find better bars, more local flavor. There is a nice cigar bar (that I can't remember the name of, near Amelia St) that had a great Manhattan. And there was a local watering hole at the end of the same block that had an awesome Island Style Mai Tai (the ones with pineapple juice).

You have to look around a bit but there are some great drinking places in Key West. It might take you a couple of tries to find the good ones, but the up side is you will have to stop in more bars and try more cocktails on your journey.