Tus loj Chicago 10: Whisky Bars

Ntub Koj Cov Xuav Ntse Nrog Bourbon, Rye & Scotch Ntawm Cov Ntaus Nres

WhiskyFest tshwm sim txhua lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav ntawm Hyatt Regency Chicago thiab muag tawm tam sim ntawd thaum cov pib mus muag. Muaj tseeb whiskey aficionados paub tias yog lawv xav tuaj koom nrog qhov kev xav tau no ntau tshaj li ntawm 300 distillers nyob rau hauv ib lub ru tsev, lawv yuav tsum ua ceev ceev.

Yog li ntawd tag nrho lwm tus neeg tsis tshuav tawm hauv qhov txias, ntawm no yog Chicago Chicago npib qhov chaw uas cov kiv cua yuav saj lawv txoj kev los ntawm cov kev pab cuam zoo zoo rau txhua xyoo.

Aviary / Lub Chaw Haujlwm . Thaum nws los txog rau cocktail lounges, Aviary nyob rau hauv ib chav kawm los ntawm nws tus kheej. Nws yog tus brainchild ntawm molecular gastronomy ascas Grant Achatz , thiab cov dej qab zib ua raws li cov yeeb yam zoo li ua noj ua haus. Bartenders, qhov tseeb, yog dubbed "sous chefs" thiab tuaj txog ob peb xuab moos ua ntej qhib rau cov khoom xyaw prep. Cov txiaj ntsig yog yam yees siv, nrog cov kev xam pom tshiab thiab cov caij nyoog ntawm cov dej cocktails xws li cov dej hiav txwv Manhattan thiab Laus Fashioned . Ncaj nraim hauv Aviary yog Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm, ib qhov chaw me me, tsuas yog qhov chaw sib tw nkaus xwb uas muaj neeg coob txog 18 qhua rau cov dej haus thiab cov ntawv me. Ob lub nkoj tuav tau ib daim ntawv teev cov nplua nuj heev uas muaj tsawg tus scotches thiab bourbons nrog rau cov davhlau hnyav davhlau. Cov chaw yog cov taug kev luv luv los yog tsav ntawm Soho House Chicago . 955 W. Fulton Market, 312-226-0868

Chav Berkshire . Thaum nws qhib li ACME Hotel Co. 's chaw ua chaw tos txais nyob hauv 2013, Chav Berkshire tau tso pa zog tshiab rau hauv chav tsev uas tau ntev lawm tsis nco qab lawm.

Yuav kom them homage rau nws cov hauv paus hniav harking rov qab mus rau lub xyoo 1920, lub siab heev Chicago whiskey bar khaws cia thawj thiab tsis tshua muaj terrazzo composite flooring. Nws yeej pom zoo li qhov chaw zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv "The Great Gatsby" los yog "Boardwalk Lub Teeb Hwm" raws li kev tshwm sim zoo siab rau hauv cov huab cua xws li Pappy Van Winkle thiab William Larue Weller.

Cov khoom siv muaj ntau tshaj 200 bourbons, ryes thiab scotch. Suav rau tsawg kawg yog ob peb, whiskey-focused, chim-cocktails mus ua kom tiav qhov kev zov me nyuam. Berkshire yog nyob rau hauv North North , thiab centrally nyob ze ib tug xov tooj ntawm high-profile chaw ntiav pw. 15 E. Ohio St., 312-894-0800

Baptiste & Lub raj mis . Qhov tseeb ntxiv rau Chicago lub viseboo-soaked scene no stunning hotel lounge thiab tsev noj mov perched nyob rau hauv pem teb 20th ntawm khoom kim heev Conrad Chicago . Thov hwm saib ntawm Famed Magnificent Mile khoom koog tsev kawm ntawv , Baptiste & Lub raj mis yog qhov chaw ntawm koj coj lub siab-dov bourbon los yog ib leeg-malt scotch enthusiast. Tus sau, ntawm chav kawm, yog impressive, nrog cellar selections los ntawm Canada, Nyiv thiab Scotland. Cov neeg tuaj yeem tuaj yeem them rau lawv los ntawm tasting kev sib tw, iav los yog lub raj mis. 101 E Erie St., 312-667-6793

Bub nroog . Yog hais tias koj yuav coj mus rau qee lub teb chaws karaoke nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm ib chav ntawm tag nrho cov neeg, koj yuav tsum tau tag nrho cov kua siab tawv koj tau muster. Thankfully, qhov no rockin 'BBQ sib nrauj koj tau them nrog ib tug heev whiskey sau muaj cov bourbon thiab rye favorites. Muaj peb lub npe Bub City whiskeys los ntawm Four Roses, Knob Creek thiab Elijah Craig. 435 N. Clark St., 312-610-4200

Delilah tus . Ntev dhau ua ntej qhov chaw qis qis heev, Delilah tau ua tiag tiag hauv Lincoln Park . Whiskey-obsessed tus tswv Mike Miller paub thoob plaws hauv lub ntiaj teb no rau nws kev txawj ntse ntawm scotch thiab bourbon, thiab nws cov dejnaws zoo-li tau txais kev mus ntsib cov neeg thoob plaws lub ntiaj teb. Ntxiv rau qhov qhia txog dab tsi yog qhov kev xaiv ntau tshaj plaws ntawm whiskey nyob hauv Midwest, Delilah's spotlights offbeat cult films, punk thiab goth suab paj nruag. Tseem muaj $ 2 thiab $ 3 whiskey specials txhua hmo. Delilah muaj li 5 feeb tsav ntawm Hotel Lincoln . 2771 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-472-2771

Drumbar . Raffaello Hotel 's rooftop cocktail lounge showcases kev xaiv ntawm bourbons, rye, ib leeg-malt thiab sib zog ua haujlwm rau cov neeg sib tw kom txaus siab rau hauv lub qe lossis sab nraum zoov. Nws kuj muaj ntau hom kev muaj tswv yim, dej qab zib dej npau, ntxiv rau txhua txhua hnub. 201 E. Delaware St., 312-924-2531

Duke of Perth . Cov qhabnias Scottish pub nta cov ntaub ntawv loj tshaj plaws ntawm tib leeg-malt scotch hauv Chicago. Duke tus "whiskey cellar" spotlights tag nrho Scotland thaj tsam , nrog rau cov Highlands, Island thiab Speyside malts. 2913 N. Clark St., 773-477-1741

Poj niam Gregory . Lub npe tom qab lub npe Irish tus neeg sau npe , Andersonville - noj mov thiab cocktail lounge pays homage rau nws cov cuab yeej cuab tam Irish nyob rau hauv subdued zam. Qhov tiag kos yog Irish whisky impressive xaiv, uas yog hais tias yuav tsum tau loj tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub Midwest. LG cov neeg khiav dej num tau mus ncig thoob lub ntiaj teb kom sib sau tau ntau tshaj 300 tawm ntxiv, thoob ntiaj teb whiskey sau, tab sis cov kev xaiv Irish yog cov tseem ceeb. 5260 N. Clark St., 773-271-5050

Longman & Eagle . Tsuas yog thaum koj pom koj tus kheej saib xyuas, L & E ua ob qho tib si raws li ib lub txaj thiab noj tshais , ces koj tsis tas yuav ntshaus deb heev. Cov khoom plig uas tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaw muaj ntau tshaj 145 qhov qaub ncaug nrog 38 qho tsis zoo nkauj thiab nrov cov ntawv tshwj xeeb txhua hnub rau $ 3 txhaj tshuaj. Lub suab cawv yog thawj zaug thiab classic cocktails await koj zoo li, xws li cov qub Fashioned rau seasonal haus nrog tsev ua cov khoom xyaw xws li gingerbread npau suav Roobios phoov, Chai spiced zib ntab phoov thiab dib ntawm cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo. 2657 N. Kedzie Ave., 773-276-7110

Replay Npias & Bourbon . Peb tau txais ib txoj kev hwm tshiab rau qhov chaw ntim pob txhub no thaum peb nrhiav tau nws daim ntawv teev cov lus qhia tseem ceeb heev. Nws cov zaub mov zoo-xav tawm nrog me me-pob thiab nrov collections, ntxiv rau ib co zoo whiskey-raws cocktails renamed kom muaj kev cuam tshuam cov whimsical arcade ua si spaced thoob plaws hauv lub venue. Hais txog qhov uas, tus neeg tsav tsheb tau txais lub sijhawm los ua si dawb (tshwj tsis yog pinball) thaum lawv yuav dej haus. Ntau yam ntawm cov laus hauv tsev kawm ntawv, xws li Frogger thiab Ms. Pac-Man . Muaj qhov chaw thib ob hauv Andersonville. 3439 N. Halsted St.