Bars built around aviation are fantastic bits of Americana. From the tourist restaurant bars of Kitty Hawk to military aviator hangouts festooned with WWII Pacific Theater service patches and plagues, there's just something about a good aviation bar. One whiff of leather and cheap whiskey and one glance at the warm wood and weathered brass and you can see how the explorers and heroes of generations passed would wind down in places like these after a day on the flight line or in the pilot's seat.
Pensacola Naval Air Station has (had?) a really cool spot like this though eventually all such spots seem to abandon their historicity in favor of tourism and trinkets. Which neatly segues to: Jock Lindsey's Hangar bar in the Disney Springs portion of Orlando.
Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar surprises in that it shows a surprising amount of restraint for a Disney establishment. Shaped like a small maintenance hangar and straddling a theme of Indiana Jones and Aviation without ever officially naming Indy, it is understated and simple. It does a good job of channeling the vibes of a real aviation hangout and the kind of place Indy's favorite pilot probably retired to in his later years. The kind of place where you just might imagine Indiana Jones popping into to enlist Jock in one last adventure. Just leave Reggie behind.
The napkins are shop towels. The Whiskey Flights are served in Glencairn Glasses atop half-propellor-shaped flight boards.
You made it to the end of the preamble, the princess is in another castle but my take on the propellor-themed whiskey boards is just a quick print away. Cheers!
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