Trial + Error Cocktail Lounge

01/28/2026

We will be closed from 5-8pm today for a private event. Come and grab those early drinks or pop-in for the final hour before we close at 9pm.

01/24/2026

Stop in for a Keep it Cozy cocktail 🍹 before the snow ❄ starts dropping. The new winter cocktail menu is here ➡ https://brbn.at/w26

01/23/2026

Would you look at that? We’re in Garden & Gun Magazine

A longtime local and certified bourbon steward dishes on where to make the most of a trip to Bourbon City

11/09/2025

UofL/UK pregame Tuesday 11/11 from 5-7. $12 Old Fashioned, Cat’s Word, and Jungle Cards. Come grab a drink or two before the biggest game of the year!

11/08/2025

Shhh... 🤫 Louisville’s best kept secret is waiting for you at Trial and Error Cocktail Lounge

11/05/2025

Thank you and for having me on this morning! It was a blast. I can’t wait to share The Lodge with everyone!

11/01/2025

The Lodge at Trial+Error will be a ski lodge themed holiday bar. There will be holiday cocktails and decor. Opens November 28 and runs til January 3. Hours will be Tuesday-Thursday 11-9 and Friday-Saturday 11-12. See ya there!!!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃👻💀

10/24/2025

Faster than caffeine… cheaper than Sephora.

10/21/2025

Over 70 different episodes available exclusively at Trial+Error. Ask your bartender for their favorite!

10/18/2025

PSL just met its match. 🎃🍂☕️

Basic Being Basic.
Pumpkin spice meets espresso martini.
Pumpkin washed double Oaked bourbon, Mr. Blacks cold brew liqueur, anchos reyes chili liqueur, espresso, pumpkin spice, cardamom bitters