This wintery punch-style sipper evokes all the seasons flavors with juicy notes of dark cherry, a rosemary aroma and hint of allspice. The cocktail uses a split base of vodka and Colombian Aguardiente, an anise and sugarcane-based spirit.
Lardon
Cocktail: Old Sport
The Old Sport swaps out gin for a warm Russel’s Reserve 10 year Bourbon and pairs it with Apple Brandy, Campari, Sweet Vermouth and a mix of bitters - both the smoked orange and cherry bark variety. The lingering of cinnamon spice from the bourbon in tandem with the fruity sprinklings of orange and cherry.
The Graceful Ordinary
Cocktail: #pumpkinspice
Caffeinated, boozy, and with fall spices, the #pumpkinspice from The Graceful Ordinary is a seasonal option. Vodka and espresso are sweetened with maple syrup, then topped with pumpkin cream cold foam, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
avec River North
Cocktail: Par For The Cores
Dreamt up by Kate Smith, the female-force behind the brand’s beverage program, the pour is home on the menu at the restaurant’s River North location and combines Laird's Straight Apple Brandy with Cocchi Americano along with flavors of the season like Honeycrisp Shrub and Pomegranate Grenadine before finished with Wildflower Honey. The end result is a zingy, spicy, and funky sip.
Maple & Ash
Cocktail: Baller, Shot Caller
A table-side smoke show, this cold weather pour combines sweet and spicy. Cutting the warmth of Wild Turkey Rare Breed and smokiness of Balvenie 12 year with a helping of lemon zest, the getup is finished with a hint of white truffle honey before being topped with a layer of smoke.
Venteux
Cocktail: Candied Squash Martini
Venteux is offering a sweet take on a classic winter vegetable with the Candied Squash Martini. The drink combines smokey mezcal with maple syrup, lemon juice and butternut squash puree in a cinnamon sugar rimmed coupe glass . Additionally, for every cocktail sold in November, Venteux will be donating $1 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, an organization working to end hunger by connecting neighbors with healthy food and advancing solutions that address the root causes of hunger.
The Whistler
Cocktail: Shoulder Season
Demerara rum and earthy reposado tequila give this seasonal sipper it’s signature depth, while allspice dram and a hint of nutmeg round out it’s baking spice notes. The combination of Earth and spice evoke the aromatics of the latter year shoulder season when fallen autumnal leaves pepper the ground, with a bright squeeze of lime.
The Meadowlark
Cocktail: Cedar Waxwing
The staff at newly opened craft cocktail bar, The Meadowlark, describe sipping the Cedar Waxwing as being like walking through the Redwood Forest in early winter after a chilly rain. The crisp, earthy cocktail includes St. George Terrior Gin, Green Chartreuse, and the alpine amaro Braulio, made from over 20 different mountain herbs and botanicals. Spun and served over a large hunk of ice with a spritz of bright, grassy stotol and a sprig of mint.
Photo courtesy of Clayton Hauck for The Meadowlark
Farm Bar Lakeview
Cocktail: Not Your Grandma’s Tea
Farm Bar, a neighborhood tavern located in Chicago’s Lakeview, offers a rotating menu as the seasons change as well as using fresh ingredients from co-owner, TJ Callahan’s Brown Dog Farm in Wisconsin. Farm Bar has created a hot cocktail in the Not Your Grandma’s Tea. Not Your Grandma’s Tea is made with Jeppson’s Bourbon, Hot Apple Cider made from Brown Dog Farm apples, Orange and Star Anise.
The Dearborn
Cocktail: Gluhwein
Located in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood, The Dearborn is offering a new, hot cocktail for the cold weather. The Dearborn will be serving a Gluhwein which will have mulled red wine, brandy, ruby port, lemon, orange, allspice, cinnamon, clove, star anise, golden raisins, and dried apricots.
LG's Bar & Kitchen
Cocktail: Gingerbread Toddy and Mulled Wine
LG’s Bar & Kitchen is an Irish-American bar located in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. LG’s is offering a Gingerbread Hot Toddy and Mulled wine. The Gingerbread Hot Toddy is served with gingerbread tea, bumbu rum, honey, and lemon. The other drink LG’s is offering is the Mulled Wine which is served with red wine and spices.
The Violet Hour
Cocktail: All Pine For You
This wintery punch-style sipper evokes all the seasons flavors with juicy notes of dark cherry, a rosemary aroma and hint of allspice. The cocktail uses a split base of vodka and Colombian Aguardiente, an anise and sugarcane-based spirit.
Lardon
Cocktail: Old Sport
The Old Sport swaps out gin for a warm Russel’s Reserve 10 year Bourbon and pairs it with Apple Brandy, Campari, Sweet Vermouth and a mix of bitters - both the smoked orange and cherry bark variety. The lingering of cinnamon spice from the bourbon in tandem with the fruity sprinklings of orange and cherry.
The Graceful Ordinary
Cocktail: #pumpkinspice
Caffeinated, boozy, and with fall spices, the #pumpkinspice from The Graceful Ordinary is a seasonal option. Vodka and espresso are sweetened with maple syrup, then topped with pumpkin cream cold foam, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
avec River North
Cocktail: Par For The Cores
Dreamt up by Kate Smith, the female-force behind the brand’s beverage program, the pour is home on the menu at the restaurant’s River North location and combines Laird's Straight Apple Brandy with Cocchi Americano along with flavors of the season like Honeycrisp Shrub and Pomegranate Grenadine before finished with Wildflower Honey. The end result is a zingy, spicy, and funky sip.
Maple & Ash
Cocktail: Baller, Shot Caller
A table-side smoke show, this cold weather pour combines sweet and spicy. Cutting the warmth of Wild Turkey Rare Breed and smokiness of Balvenie 12 year with a helping of lemon zest, the getup is finished with a hint of white truffle honey before being topped with a layer of smoke.
Venteux
Cocktail: Candied Squash Martini
Venteux is offering a sweet take on a classic winter vegetable with the Candied Squash Martini. The drink combines smokey mezcal with maple syrup, lemon juice and butternut squash puree in a cinnamon sugar rimmed coupe glass . Additionally, for every cocktail sold in November, Venteux will be donating $1 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, an organization working to end hunger by connecting neighbors with healthy food and advancing solutions that address the root causes of hunger.
The Whistler
Cocktail: Shoulder Season
Demerara rum and earthy reposado tequila give this seasonal sipper it’s signature depth, while allspice dram and a hint of nutmeg round out it’s baking spice notes. The combination of Earth and spice evoke the aromatics of the latter year shoulder season when fallen autumnal leaves pepper the ground, with a bright squeeze of lime.
The Meadowlark
Cocktail: Cedar Waxwing
The staff at newly opened craft cocktail bar, The Meadowlark, describe sipping the Cedar Waxwing as being like walking through the Redwood Forest in early winter after a chilly rain. The crisp, earthy cocktail includes St. George Terrior Gin, Green Chartreuse, and the alpine amaro Braulio, made from over 20 different mountain herbs and botanicals. Spun and served over a large hunk of ice with a spritz of bright, grassy stotol and a sprig of mint.
Farm Bar Lakeview
Cocktail: Not Your Grandma’s Tea
Farm Bar, a neighborhood tavern located in Chicago’s Lakeview, offers a rotating menu as the seasons change as well as using fresh ingredients from co-owner, TJ Callahan’s Brown Dog Farm in Wisconsin. Farm Bar has created a hot cocktail in the Not Your Grandma’s Tea. Not Your Grandma’s Tea is made with Jeppson’s Bourbon, Hot Apple Cider made from Brown Dog Farm apples, Orange and Star Anise.
The Dearborn
Cocktail: Gluhwein
Located in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood, The Dearborn is offering a new, hot cocktail for the cold weather. The Dearborn will be serving a Gluhwein which will have mulled red wine, brandy, ruby port, lemon, orange, allspice, cinnamon, clove, star anise, golden raisins, and dried apricots.
LG's Bar & Kitchen
Cocktail: Gingerbread Toddy and Mulled Wine
LG’s Bar & Kitchen is an Irish-American bar located in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. LG’s is offering a Gingerbread Hot Toddy and Mulled wine. The Gingerbread Hot Toddy is served with gingerbread tea, bumbu rum, honey, and lemon. The other drink LG’s is offering is the Mulled Wine which is served with red wine and spices.
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