Cherokee Street, St. Louis

The Whiskey
Ring

A drinkers' bar on Cherokee since 2013. Over 50 bourbons, ryes, scotches and malts, a wall of velvet paintings lit with UV, and free live music out on the patio every Saturday night.

Call the bar What's on

The back bar at The Whiskey Ring, shelves of whiskey on reclaimed timber under mounted longhorns

A wall of framed velvet paintings beside a moose skull wearing a top hat

A velvet painting hanging above a vintage jukebox

The Whiskey Ring's green neon sign lit at night above the door at 2651 Cherokee Street

8.09/Tidal Volume8.14/Surtsey, Radical Serf8.15/Jonny Oz and the New Rising Sun, Sabertooth Tigertooth8.22/Black Cat8.29/Danny & The Hecks, Ryne & The Wrecks9.05/Bobby Stevens9.12/The Down Bads, Trevor May & The Nomads9.19/Low Cloud, Igor Death9.26/Strawfoot10.02/Boxcar10.03/Radical Serf, Truman Kennedy & The Unstoppable Bucks10.10/God10.17/Amber Skies + Guest10.24/Hunter Peebles & The Moonlighters

Summer Bus Concert Series

Free live music,
Saturdays at 8pm,
on the patio.

Their own bill, run with Three Floyds, out under the roof on the back patio. Their poster says it plainly: free live music.

This bill was read off the poster on August 6, 2026. Bills change. For tonight's, their Instagram is the live one.

@thewhiskeyring

7.18Banks and Cathedrals, She/Wrex
7.25Rachel Is Kozi
8.01No Antics, Buy Her Candy
8.09Tidal Volume
8.14Surtsey, Radical SerfFriday
8.15Jonny Oz and the New Rising Sun, Sabertooth Tigertooth
8.22Black Cat
8.29Danny & The Hecks, Ryne & The Wrecks
9.05Bobby Stevens
9.12The Down Bads, Trevor May & The Nomads
9.19Low Cloud, Igor Death
9.26Strawfoot
10.02BoxcarFriday
10.03Radical Serf, Truman Kennedy & The Unstoppable Bucks
10.10God
10.17Amber Skies + Guest
10.24Hunter Peebles & The Moonlighters

A velvet painting in a carved wooden frame above the bar's jukebox

The room

Velvet paintings,
under UV.

Two different people, two years apart, walked out and wrote about the same thing. Marilyn and Clint and a black panther and the Ultimate Warrior, framed in carved wood, hung salon style around a moose skull in a top hat. A jukebox in the corner. Longhorns over the back bar.

“Plenty of seating options and an enjoyable atmosphere, I love the art accented by UV!”
M Howard, Google

Framed velvet paintings hung close together around a mounted skull

The covered outdoor bar on the back patio, timber built against a brick wall

Behind the bar

Fifty plus,
and counting.

In their own words: over 50 different bottles of bourbon, rye, scotch and malt whiskeys, plus an array of spirits and cocktails. Draft and cans on the chalkboard behind the bar.

No kitchen. That is on purpose, and Cherokee Street has plenty either side of the door.

4.6

404 Google reviews

2013

On Cherokee since

City Wide Allstar

Their trophy from 4 Hands Brewing reads 500 cases purchased since 2016. It sits on the bar.

“Fun bar on Cherokee street. Lots of velvet paintings”
Casey Peetz, Google, five stars

★★★★★

“Fun bar on Cherokee street. Lots of velvet paintings”

Casey Peetz / 5 months ago

★★★★★

“Plenty of seating options and an enjoyable atmosphere, I love the art accented by UV!”

M Howard / 2 years ago

★★★★★

“Needed to get out of the rain for a minute. Happy hour whiskey and Coke. Barmaid was cool, decor is as expected for Cherokee St, South City.”

Dee Too / 2 months ago

★★★★★

“This place has such a chill and dope vibe, no matter if you go in the evening or late night.. the drinks are so good.. my favorite is the Blood & Sand.”

E. Caldwell / 5 years ago

Visit