Next stop while looking for open places was here. I really didn't know what to expect. I figured it would be some sort of fancy bar, but it was pretty casual. It was mostly music and dancing. It was alright, but I'm not a regular and hard a hard time figuring out what to order, so I asked them to make me an old fashioned. It was ok. I got teh wife a cider from superstition. We enjoyed our drinks and moved on. Probably best to come here with a group of friends. There was some security at the door with a wand. The bar was cash only, and I didn't see any prices but they were certainly reasonable. Definatly a plus if your lookin for affordable drinks, just make sure you have cash. read more

1881 Spirits - Bars Near Me - Prescott, Arizona

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This is a decent bar, they are open late, they have a dancefloor with a good mix of music. The vibe was ok, we noticed a few security guards hovering around the bar area just in case a fight broke out. The drinks were good, I had a mead/cider and my husband had an old fashioned. The service was fair, we were in and out of there quickly. read more

1881 Spirits - Old fashioned and Superstition mead/cider - Bars Near Me - Prescott, Arizona

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DJ sucks. He just plays the same 20 songs over and over and takes no requests. Very unfortunate because the ambiance and bartenders are very good. read more

Stopped in here on a Saturday night because we were told they had a dart board. We ordered a couple drinks and were informed it was cash only which was somewhat strange to me. They had an ATM available so no matter. We did play a game of darts but the darts and board were in such bad shape it wasn't very enjoyable. Some of the buttons on the dart board didn't work. We only stayed for the one drink due to that reason. Other than that, the service was very good and the drinks were reasonably priced. read more

Bartender was pleasant. Service was quick and friendly. Draft beers a plenty and very cold. Nice place

Great place to go dancing. Good variety of hip-hop, music, and Tejano music. Plenty of bouncers and safety precautions put in place. Drinks are very fair price, cash only! Great bartenders! Very friendly and fast. Restrooms are fair ;-) read more

This was our 1st bar we walked into on a Saturday evening, seem odd it was not very busy at all. My husband and I sat down at the bar and ordered 2 cocktails. We were served our drinks in a plastic whiskey cup. I made a comment to the bartender, he said it's for my own protection. Then he tells us $15 cash only and walks away, he comes back in a few minutes and says it again. Who carries cash anymore? He let us know they had an ATM we could use. My husband and I finished our 1 drink and left. I don't recommend and will not be back. read more

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Where is Steve? I have stopped by on his work days and no Steve. He is a great person and damn good bartender. If he is not there I guess I won't be back... read more

My husband went here for the first time and wanted to take a quick video for me as I hadn't been. The teeny tiny security guard with the teeny tiny complex told him he couldn't video, got physical with him, and kicked him out. Since when aren't you allowed to take video in a bar? The security there use their position to threaten customers and act tough and powerful as they clearly aren't tough and powerful in their real life. If you go here just beware not to get your phone out. Or you'll be thrown out! read more

The drinks are great and the vibes were good, until they threw my friend out saying he was high when he'd had literally 3 beers and was nowhere near intoxicated enough to warrant the way they treated him. He tried to use the bathroom, and 3 security guards literally seized him and tossed him out. 1/5 always for this whack behavior. read more

1881 has one of the largest selection of spirits and beers on tap. They have many tvs, pool tables, big buck hunter, and foozball table. It's cash only but there is an atm on site. Many of the negative reviews reference bad service or rude bartenders. It's the same situation in most of the local bars here. Don't expect a warm welcome or above and beyond service and don't let the abruptness ruin your day. read more

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Great spot. Seems like they did a lot of renovations. Bar is clean and spacious. The bartender was nice. Cash only. Wish they had Dragoon beer and Prescott Brewing Co beer. Maybe they do just not when I was there. Enjoyed the music playing. Overall, good experience. I would come here again. read more

1881 Spirits - Bars Near Me - Prescott, Arizona

Awesome, fun place. We love that it's pet friendly, everyone is always super nice and great vibes all around. As you can see our dog has a blast coming with us. read more

1881 Spirits - Bars Near Me - Prescott, Arizona

Great bloody Mary's! Steve knows how to make them. Nice clean place.will be going there again in June for a fun weekend

Super fun place! Take cash they don't do card or there is an atm. Just a super fun place to hang out. Wide verity of things to do up and down whiskey row - but this was our favorite. read more

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It's a bar. Went here on 3/26/21 with a few family members the day before a wedding. It was early, so it wasn't crowded. The music was good and the kids had a great time. read more

Bartender is AMAZING(tony)!!! But... the DJ Michael wouldn't play any of our songs and would be rude to us anytime we asked him a question. He would give us dirty looks, roll his eyes when we're being super nice and just asking a simple question. I will come back because of the bartender TONY specifically he's the best. The DJ on the other hand, please fire him. WE LOVE TONY!!!!! read more

Wouldn't let me in to this whiskey row bar after I got wanded at the door. Yep. 2 inch Swiss army pocket knife in my pocket!!! Are you kidding me? Oh and requested id from my 64 year old wife while wanding her. Lived here all my life. Went to Matt's instead. Won't be back to 1881 and will go out of my way to tell everyone I know about this place. read more

Normally my favorite bar, but got kicked out on my way out of the restroom while there with some family. No reason given, and when told my fam was by the restroom they kicked me regardless ( while people were several time more than drunk me (including my own family)). Good overall but Ig my point is that their security sucks. read more

According to a very picky friend of mine, Tony makes the best spicy bloody mary around! Yay Tony!

Normally I love going into 1881, but ever since COVID they have struggled to come back as a "nightclub" and comes off as a dive bar. I was there Saturday night and the atmosphere was lackluster. Furthermore, I asked for a Liquid Marijuana, which this bar has always served in a tall glass. I got it in a shooter, when I asked to have it remade as a full drink, the bartender glared at me before dumping it in a rocks glass and just adding more soda. As much as I love this bar, I won't be going back if that bartender was there. I don't have time for mean girls who can't handle a busy bar when I'm trying to have a good night. Hopefully the owners can bring the old atmosphere back so it's fun to drink and dance there again. read more

You know you've entered the good life when you walk in and get smacked dead in the face with the smell of piss and beer. More beer than than piss, which I guess is a good thing. This place is exactly what everyone needs in their life. The hubby and I were in town for the Corvette show. We felt right at home here as we came from Cave Creek! The service was great and the drinks were strong. 5 STARS and I'll be sure to return next time I find myself in this neck of the woods. PSA: Cash Only. But...they conveniently have an ATM on site. So... Cheers to piss and beers! read more

The Elmer t LEE is a great recommendation. This is a great old watering hole. I recommend this place to everyone looking for some great drinks and people read more

Fun place and more chill than most the bars along whiskey row in Prescott. They don't have food but they have games in the back and the bartenders are friendly and have good conversations with you. read more

My husband & I stopped in on our way home-I'm so glad we did!! We had the pleasure of having Tony as our bartender. My husband had grey goose & cranberry-which he said it was perfecction. My search for finding the perfect Bloody Mary stopped here! Tony made - hands down-the most anazingly perfect Bloody Mary I've ever had! We also had the pleasure of meeting the owner while we were there. Very nice man! Great drinks, great atmosphere, great conversation! I'd say we found the perfect bar! Way to go!! We love this place!!! read more

We were on a bar crawl. Having one beer at each place. The band was setting up and we miss it unfortunately. Can't wait to go back for that second beer. read more

Awesome time at 1881 Spirits! Good drinks, good pool! Olga was fantastic as our bartender! Can't wait to go back!!

Great place to hang out on Whiskey Row!! Loved doing pull tabs and the bartender Tony Z. was excellent!

Amazing service and owner was on the spot to make right a vending issue.. good drinks and good people

We're from out of town and we ordered shots. We didn't know it was cash only and she poured it without telling us and when I only had some cash and she cursed at me. the audacity. i would've put ZERO stars but that's not an option. read more

Great bar. Cash only, but they have an ATM. We went on a Tuesday night and they were having Karaoke. Great karaoke DJ's and fun environment.

Did you know "all" bars on whiskey row are cash only? I find that inconvenient but what are my options? We stopped in before the crowd showed up but I found my drink strong and the music great. Was looking for a jukebox to be honest. Only had one round of drinks then off to our next adventure. Of the three or so big bars on WR we liked this atmosphere the most and literally walked out of all the others so I believe that says something. read more

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I enjoyed the foosball and pool tables, but my draught beer was skunky and then the bartender gave me attitude about exchanging it for something else. I tried to be as polite as possible because I really dont normally return stuff or complain. I had a buddy try a sip to make sure it wasn't just me and he agreed. She was at the end of her shift but I still felt the attitude was uncalled for. read more

we walked by 1881 spirits not thinking much of it. heard a little tune from the indoors and thought to ourselves...we gotta be where the people are! so...what did we do...we went where the people were and that was 1881 spirits!!! had no clue that it was karoake night hosted by none other than mr. michael kay (magic mic himself). this night blew me away! you never know what can happen in a place like prescott. the coolest people go here! never met anyone like it! i'm speechless...bring your buddies and go sing! mr michael kay says it best! if you can sing it in the shower, you can sing it here read more

First off, it's Cash only. But it's a nice little bar. Drinks were made really well. But I have to say I love the fact they have ping pong!

ZERO customer service. Bartender had to stop texting to take our order, how dare us!!! Beer out of the tap was cool-ish, not anywhere close to being cold. Two warm pints cost $11. We drank half our not cold beers, told the bartender they were gross, she could care less...no wonder we were the only people in the place. read more

An awesome place. Thank you, Steve, for the great service! My wife and I love hanging out at 1881! :)

Me and some friends were in town for the night and stopped here, one bar tender was very nice, and even though we waited (patiently) she gave us great service. But some guys sitting next to me who were being very respectful and having a good night were asked to leave because one of their friends were making weird facial expressions, the staff were very aggressive over a facial expression! At one point one of the staff put his hands on me and I had nothing to do with the situation aside from the fact I was sitting next to them at the bar. Rude untrained staff made this a bad experience. First and last time going here. read more