I-Chicago 'Mad' About Mixology

I-Best Cocktail Lounges kwiSixeko sase-Windy

Eside ngaphambi kokuba "Mad Men" ahlasele i-airwaves, iXeko le-Windy laziwa ngokuba yidolophu yokusela. Iibhiya, izibhengezo kunye nezihlandlo zesidlo sasemithathu zedinali zaziye zikhethwe ngabantu abaninzi kude kube yilapho i-AMC yechungechunge lwe-AMC yenze i-revolution kwi-cocktail revolution.

Ngoko ngoku i-imbibers-ukusuka kwiindawo eziya kwiindwendwe-zifuna i-elixirs ngobuchule. Ngubani owenzayo ngokufanelekileyo kulabo bafuna iiklasi ezindala kunye nexesha langoku? Entsha kunye endala, siqokelele uluhlu olukhulu lweendawo zokuya ezifanelekileyo kwi-mix mix e Chicago.

• 01 ka 09

  I-Aviary / i-Ofisi

  Xa kuziwa kwii-cocktail lounges, i-Aviary kwiklasi ngokwayo. Ingqungquthela yokunisela i-brainchild ye- molecular gastronomy master Grant Achatz, kwaye iziphuzo zilandela ifilosofi efanayo yezolimo. Abathengi, eqinisweni, kuthiwa "ngaphantsi kwee-chefs" baze bafike kwiiyure eziliqela ngaphambi kokuba bavame ukulungiselela izithako. Iziphumo ziyimilingo, kunye neengcamango zonyaka kunye neenguqulelo zonyaka ze-cocktails ezifana ne- Manhattan, i-cocktail yase-Champagne kunye ne- 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. I-955 W. Fulton Market, 312-226-0868

• 02 we-09

  Barrelhouse Flat

  I-Lincoln Park inekhaya lemivalo engaphezulu kunokuba sinokuyibala, kodwa xa ifika kwenkcubeko ye-cocktail yangoku, i-Barrelhouse Flat igxininisa ngaphezu kwazo zonke iinkcukacha. Ukususela kwi-decor of old-timey, i-reclaimed fixtures ukunika umoya ochanekileyo kuludwe olubanzi lweziphuzo zakudala, ubungacinga ukuba ubuyele ngexesha. Bafumana iinyosi ezongezelelweyo kwiimfonto zabo ngokukhawulelana ngokufanelekileyo neprogram yokuxuba kunye nokutya, okutshintsha ixesha. 2624 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-857-0421

• 03 ka 09

  Coq D'Or

  Iimpawu zeBha bar ziza kwaye ziya kuhamba, kodwa into enye isoloko ihlala ihambelana: Coq D'Or uye wabakhupha bonke. Indlu yokulala yaseDrake Hotel iye yajikeleza ukususela ekuphelisweni kweNqandquthela kwaye igcina indawo eyiyo, eyiyo. Abafundi beBartenders bahlelwe kakuhle kwaye bengekho-nonsense, bebanomakhono obuchule bokubhala ibali. Idibansi yabo yindawo enhle yokuzinzisa phakathi kweveki enye into enamandla kwaye enzima (Cinga i-Old Fashioned, i-whisky neatty). 140 E. Walton St., 312-932-4623

• 04 we-09

  Drumbar

  Elinye ibha yehotele, uDktumbar ubonakala kwaye uvakalelwa njengoluhlobo lwendawo eya kuzuza ininzi yesenzo seDon Draper emva kwee-1960. Itholakala kumgangatho we-18 weRaffaello Hotel kwaye ibonisa iipatio zangaphandle zokuhlalisa ngaphandle kwenyanga. Nangona uluhlu lwama-cocktail oluqhelekileyo lukhetho olucacileyo lokusela kulo macandelo, imenyu eqhubela phambili kufuneka ifake umdla walezo zininzi. Olu luhlu lonyaka kunye novavanyo kunye nezithako ezingaqhelekanga kunye nemimoya engqongqo. UDktumbar udla iqoqo elikhulu lezinto eziqhelekanga xa kuziwa kwi-scotch. 201 E. Delaware St., 312-943-5000

• 05 ka 09

  Ibha yeGilt

  Ukukhonza njengomngxuma omkhulu wokunisela emva komsebenzi, i-Gilt Bar ibona ngqo ngapha kwesitalato ukusuka kuMthengisi Mart. I-bar efuna ukufunwa kakhulu ibhalwa egumbini lokudlela elibanzi, kwaye yilapho abaqhubi bebenzela umlingo wabo ngeenguqulelo kwi-cocktail yase-Champagne, i-whisky idibana kunye nokunye. Inqanaba eliphantsi likhaya leThala leencwadi, igumbi lokuphuza elisenyongweni kunye neenveli zesiqhelo ezinokukhangela ezinokuthi ufunde xa uvala enye yeendlela ezininzi. 230 W. Kinzie St., 312-464-9544

• 06 ka 09

  Matchbox

  Akunakufuneka ube yinqabana yeentlalo, kodwa uya kufuneka ukhululeke ukuqhuma kummelwane wakho rhoqo xa uhamba usela kule nqanawa encinane yebhondi eye yalinganiswa kwiinyawo ezingamakhulu amane. Ubuncinane kunokhuthaza: Yala i-cocktail kwaye uza kufumana i-sidecar eyaneleyo isiselo sesibini esipheleleyo. Iingqungquthela zokusayinwa yiGimlets kunye neManhattans. 770 N. Milwaukee Ave., 312-666-9292

• 07 ka 09

  ISable Kitchen & Bar

  I-barky swanky e- lobomar ye-lobby bar ibhenca abantu abaninzi kunabakhenkethi. Kwaye ngelixa iibhanti zizo zonke iinjongo zorhwebo ukuze zenze i-elixirs engaqhelekanga kwaye zinjalo, zikhawuleza. Uya kuba ne-cocktail phambi kwakho ngexesha elifanayo kuthatha ukuba baqhube ukuvula ubhiya. Ziye zikhulu kakhulu ze- whisky aficionados, ngoko ukhetho lukhulu. "Ilayibhrari yamanzi" iqulethwe ngeefotyi ezenziwe kunye nezithako zendawo. 505 N. State St, 312-755-9704

• 08 ka 09

  Amachaphaza amathathu kunye neDash

  Khawubale yonke into owake wazi ngayo malunga neenkomfa eziphefumlelweyo. I-Lettuce Iyakuthengisa I- pubscale pub yasePolynesia iphinda ivakalise yonke into esuka kwi- Beachcomber ukuya kwi- Zombie. Iindwendwe zihamba nge-lit-up alley kwi-Streetbridge yaseHubbard kunye neentloko eziphantsi kwezenzo, ezibandakanya amaseva amabhinqa kwii-skirts ze-hula, isixuku esinomdla kunye nomculo ukususela ngo-1960 ukubethelela iingoma kwi-hip-hop yesikolo. 435 N. Clark St., 312-610-4200

• 09 we 09

  Ixesha leVolet

  Kuye kwathathwa ngumbono wengxubevange ye-Chicago yokuxuba, kwaye iVolet Hour iyaqhubeka ikhula-nokuba yintoni ekuqwalaseleni "ukuhlwa ebusuku" kwiimvalo ezininzi. Ezinye zeenqubomgomo zeVH ziye zagxeka ngokubanzi (akukho fowuni, imizuzu eyi-15 ilinda i-cocktail, ngamnye umthengi kufuneka abe nesihlalo), kodwa kukho umgca ojikeleze kwikona ukuze ungene phantse ubusuku bonke beveki. Abasebenzi bembethe ngokukhawuleza, bafezekisa yonke i-cocktail kwaye bagcina isimo sengqondo sokuzola ngokubhekiselele kumntu othengayo kakhulu. 1520 N. Damen Ave., 773-252-1500