Since first learning to savor and enjoy whiskey, Silbey, a 65-year-old hotel management worker, has filled his home bar in Valparaiso, IN, with a selection that rivals any high-end whiskey bar.

The former West Pensacola dive bar, Gene’s Lounge at 3810 W. Navy Blvd., is now unrecognizable after business owner Reddy Kandala’s transformed it into the swanky new sports bar, Whiskey Barrel.

Welcome to Artemis, a whiskey and cocktail bar designed to be unlike any other watering hole in Victoria. Hidden in a secret locale in the city’s downtown core, the speakeasy-style bar is a ...