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The MUSE Bourbon Bar & Grill

Jacksonville, FL · $$

Inebrious Beverage Program Score: 82 out of 100

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Beverage Program Score

Editorial review: 2026-09-21

Editor: Micah Rousey

How we score

The editorial take

A bourbon-focused bar and grill where guests point to Smoked Muse as a favorite and describe an Old Fashioned as extremely good, made by a bartender they credit by name. The website's own gift-card message nods to finding 'a bourbon they've always wanted to try,' and a guest review calls it the place to be for bourbon and whiskey drinkers. Tequila gets attention too: a guest describes a real education on the agave side. Recurring events include Monday All Day Happy Hour, Bingo, and Boots & Bourbon.

What should I order?
Smoked Muse, the pour guests single out most, or an Old Fashioned, which a recent customer account describes as extremely good and credits to the bartender.
Who will enjoy this place?
Bourbon and whiskey drinkers, plus anyone who wants a bartender-led walk through the options rather than a quick pour. Guests interested in tequila have found the same kind of guidance on the agave side.
When should I go?
Monday All Day Happy Hour and the recurring Bingo and Boots & Bourbon events are the scheduled anchors. Outside those, the bar draws people who come specifically for the whiskey list.
What makes the beverage program distinctive?
The program leans on whiskey conversation rather than a trophy wall. A guest review calls it the place to be for bourbon and whiskey, and the same guest names Smoked Muse as a favorite. The bartender gets direct credit for an Old Fashioned a recent visitor describes as extremely good.

Beverage categories

We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.

Spirits

Inebrious Spirits score: 82 out of 100

Whiskey-led, with Smoked Muse the named favorite among guests and an Old Fashioned that a recent visitor describes as extremely good and credits to the bartender. Tequila also gets a mention, with one guest describing a real education on the agave side. The website's gift-card message points at finding 'a bourbon they've always wanted to try.'

Menu strengths

  • Smoked Muse is named as a favorite in a guest review on the venue website.
  • A guest review calls it the place to be for bourbon and whiskey drinkers.
  • A recent customer account describes an Old Fashioned as extremely good and credits the bartender for it.

Standout selections

  • The venue website includes a gift-card message referencing 'a bourbon they've always wanted to try,'.
  • An Old Fashioned that a recent visitor describes as extremely good, credited to the bartender.

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