I-Big Chicago 10: Iibhasi ze-Whiskey

Umnxeba wakho we-Bourbon, i-Rye ne-Scotch kulezi ndawo eziphezulu

I-WhiskyFest iyenzeka rhoqo entwasahlobo kwi- Hyatt Regency Chicago kwaye ithengisa ngokukhawuleza xa iikiti zithengiswa. I- whiskey ye- aficionados yeyona nto iyazi ukuba xa befuna ukuya kulo mcimbi okhangelwe kakhulu apho ama-distillers angaphezu kwama-300 aguquke phantsi kwephahla elilodwa, kufuneka asebenze ngokukhawuleza.

Ngoko ke ukuba wonke umntu angashiywanga ngaphandle kubanda, nantsi inamba ye-Chicago whiskey imivalo apho abalandeli banokuyithatha indlela yabo ngokusebenzisa iinkqubo ezicwangcisiweyo ngononophelo iminyaka yonke.

I-Aviary / i-Ofisi . Xa kuziwa kwii-cocktail lounges, i-Aviary kwiklasi ngokwayo. Ingqondo ye- molecular gastronomy master Grant Achatz , kwaye iziphuzo zilandele ifilosofi efanayo. Abathengi, eqinisweni, kuthiwa "ngaphantsi kwee-chefs" baze bafike kwiiyure eziliqela ngaphambi kokuba bavame ukulungiselela izithako. Iziphumo ziyimilingo, zembono ezintsha kunye neenguqulelo zonyaka zenkcazo zeklasi ezifana ne-whiskey-based based Manhattan kunye Old Fashioned . Ngokuzantsi ngaphantsi kwe-Aviary yi-Ofisi, isikhala esincinane, isimemo esisodwa esihlala kwiindwendwe ezingama-18 zeziphulo kunye namacwecwe amancinci. Iimbalo zombini ziqhayisa uluhlu olukhulu lwe-whiskey kunye neentlobo ezinqabileyo kunye neebhonboni kwakunye neenqwelo ze-whiskey eziqhubekayo. Ezi ndawo zihamba ngokufutshane okanye uhambo oluvela eSoho House Chicago . I-955 W. Fulton Market, 312-226-0868

Igumbi laseBerkshire . Xa ivuliwe njenge- room lobby lobby ye- ACME Hotel Co. ngo-2013, Igumbi laseBerkshire laphefumlela amandla amasha kwigumbi elide lilibalekile.

Ukuhlawulela iingcambu zawo ezinokubuyiselwa emva kwee-1920s, ibharki ye-whiskey ehlonishwa kakhulu yagcina igumbi lokuqala le-terrazzo elinqabileyo. Ngokuqinisekileyo uziva ngathi uhlobo lwendawo evezwe kwi "Great Gatsby" okanye "iBhodi ye-Boardwalk" njengabavuli beemvuyozi bexhamla kwi-whiskeys eyanelisayo njengoPappy Van Winkle noWilliam Larue Weller.

Iqoqo iqulethe amabhonbons angaphezulu kwama-200, i-ryes kunye ne-scotch. Bala ubuncinane ubuncinci, i-whisky-focal-finished-cocktails yokuqeda inkqubo. I-Berkshire isekelwe kuMlambo oMntla , kwaye iphakathi nendawo esekelwe kwinani leehotele eziphezulu. 15 E. Ohio St., 312-894-0800

Baptiste & Bottle . Ukongeza kwangoko kwi-Chicago ye-whisky-screwed scene yindawo yokulala ehotele kunye nevenkile elungileyo kwi-20 yomgangatho wepropati yaseConrad Chicago . Ukubonelela kweprayim ye- Magnificent Mile yesithili sokuthenga , iBaptiste & Bottle ibonisa indawo othabatha ngayo i-bourbon okanye i-single-malt scotch enthusiast. Ukuqokelela, ngokuqinisekileyo, kuyamangalisa, kunye nokukhethwa kwe-cellar ukusuka eKhanada, eJapan naseSkotland. Iindwendwe zingabayala ngokuhlwaya indiza, iglasi okanye ibhotile. 101 E Erie St., 312-667-6793

Bub City . Ukuba uzimisele ukuthatha ikarathi yelizwe eliphambi kwegumbi elizele abantu abangaziwayo, uya kulufuna lonke isibindi se-liquor onokuyenza. Ngombulelo, le ngxube ye-BBQ ye-BBQ yahlanganiswa ngoluhlu olubanzi lwe-whiskey egcwele iintandokazi ze-bourbon kunye ne-rye. Kukho neyesayina ezintathu ze-Bub City whiskeys ezivela kwi-Four Roses, i-Knob Creek kunye no-Elijah Craig. 435 N. Clark St., 312-610-4200

SikaDelila . Ngaphambi kokuba i-whisky lounges ibe yinto ekhohlakeleyo, uDelila wayeyigcina eyiyo eLincoln Park . Umnikazi we-Whiskey-owaziwayo uMike Miller uyaziwa kwihlabathi lonke ngenxa yobuchule bakhe kwi-scotch kunye ne-bourbon, kwaye ukutyeba kwakhe okugqithiseleyo kuhamba rhoqo ngabantu bonke emhlabeni. Ukongezelela ekuboniseni oko kuthathwa njengeyona ndlela ephakamileyo yokukhethwa kwe-whiskey eMiddle West, iziqwenga zikaDellah zikhupha iifilimu zecawa, i-punk kunye ne-goth umculo. Kukho i-$ 2 kunye ne-3 ye-whisky specials nganye ebusuku. I-Delilah ihamba ngemitha emihlanu yokuhamba ukusuka e- Hotel Lincoln . 2771 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-472-2771

Drumbar . Indlu yokulala yaseRaffaello Hotel ephahleni ibonisa ukukhetha okukhethileyo kweebhonbons, rye, enye-malt kunye nefotch edibeneyo yabathengi ukuba bajonge kwi-lounge okanye kwipatio yangaphandle. Kukho neenamba zokudala, iziphuzo ezisekelwe kwi-whisky, kunye ne-scotch scourch tastings. 201 E. Delaware St., 312-924-2531

UDuke wasePerth . Ubungqina bobuqili baseScotland bubona iqoqo elikhulu le-single-malt scotch e Chicago. "I-whisky cellar" yeDucki ibalawula yonke imimandla yaseScotland , kuquka i-Highlands, Isiqithi kunye ne-Speyside malts. 2913 N. Clark St., 773-477-1741

NoGregory . Ebizwa emva kombhali owaziwayo wase-Ireland , i- Andersonville- based based eatery kunye ne-cocktail lounge ihlonipha ifa lakwa-Ireland kwifashini ephantsi. I-draw yangempela yinto ekhethileyo yokukhethwa kwe-whisky, ekuthiwa yiyona enkulu kunazo zonke eMidwest. Abasebenzi be-LG bahamba kwihlabathi lonke ukuba bahlangane ngaphezu kwe-300-plus, uluhlu lwama-whiskey lwamazwe ngamazwe, kodwa ukhetho lwase-Ireland luvelele kakhulu. 5260 N. Clark St., 773-271-5050

Longman & Eagle . Ngaphandle kokuba ufumene ungagcini, i-L & E iphindwe kabini njengendawo yokulala kunye nesidlo sasekuseni , ngoko akufanele ukhubeke kakhulu. I-gastropub yokufumana ibhaso inikeza ngaphezulu kwama-whiskeys angama-145 ngama-labels angama-38 angabonakaliyo kwaye athandwayo afunyenwe i-$ 3. Ukukhethwa kwentliziyo enqabileyo kunye neklasikhi yokulinda kulindeleke nawe, ukususela kwi- Old Fashioned ukuya kwiziphuzo zonyaka kunye nezithako ezenziwe ngendlu ezifana ne-gingerbread iphupha le-Roobios isiraphu, i-Chai ikhethiweyo yesosiphu kunye nejikisi yesikhumba. 2657 N. Kedzie Ave., 773-276-7110

Phinda ubheke iBhiya kunye neBourbon . Sifumene inhlonipho entsha kule ndawo ephakamileyo ye- Boystown xa safumana uluhlu lwayo lwe-whisky enkulu. Imenyu yayo icatshangelwa kakuhle kunye neqoqo elincinci kunye neendumiso ezidumiweyo, kunye neefowuni ezinkulu ezisekelwe kwi-whiskey. Ukuthetha ngalo, abasebenzisi bafumana ithuba lokudlala imidlalo yamahhala (ngaphandle kwe-pinball) xa bethenga iziphuzo. Uninzi luyahlukahluka kwezikolo zakudala, ezifana neFrogger kunye noNksk. Pac-Man . Kukho indawo yesibini eAndersonville. 3439 N. Halsted St.