Both of us are at The Whiskey Snug in Weston for a tasting evening. The speakeasy room behind Celtic Ranch’s barn doors, a curated pour list off the floor-to-ceiling collection, and the kind of evening that explains why people drive up from Kansas City for a Snug pour.

What is The Whiskey Snug?

The Whiskey Snug at 404 Main Street in Weston, Missouri is the speakeasy hidden behind the barn doors at the back of Celtic Ranch, the Irish clothing and gift shop on Weston’s historic main street. The Snug runs a two-level layout: a ground-floor bar with a rotating pour menu, and an upper-level exclusive tasting lounge for the rarest and most sought-after whiskeys.

The collection runs more than one thousand premium selections — Irish, Scotch, American bourbon, and world spirits, floor-to-ceiling. Whiskey flights are served on a real Scottish fallow deer antler, and live music runs every Friday.