The Big Chicago 10: Whiskey Bars

Nyora Wako Wechechi neBourbon, Rye & Scotch Paya Iyi Nzvimbo Dzakakwirira

WhiskyFest inoitika gore rose muHyatt Regency Chicago uye inotengesa kunze pakarepo kana matikiti achienda kutengeswa. Ichokwadi whiskey aficionados vanoziva kuti kana vachida kuenda kune ichi chiitiko chakatarisira zvikuru apo zvinopfuura 300 distillers zvinosangana pasi pedenga rimwe, zvinoda kuita zvakasimba.

Saka kuti vamwe vose vasasarirwa kunze kunotonhora, heino nhamba dzeChicago whiskey mazariro apo vateki vanogona kuravira nzira yavo kuburikidza nemapurogiramu akachengetedzwa kwegore rose.

Aviary / The Office . Kana iri kuuya kumakamuri e cocktail, Aviary mukirasi pachayo. Ndiyo brainchild ye molecular gastronomy master Grant Achatz , uye zvinwiwa zvinotevera chifananidzo chekugadzirira. VaBartenders, chaizvoizvo, vanonzi "sous chefs" uye vanosvika maawa akawanda vasati vazarura kugadzira zvigadzirwa. Mhinduro yacho ndeyemashiripiti, nemaonero matsva uye kushandiswa kwemwaka kwekambani dzekare dzakadai seWhiskey-based Manhattan uye Old Fashioned . Pasi payo pasi peAviary ndiyo The Office, duku, yekukoka-chete nzvimbo inogara vanenge 18 vashanyi zvezvinwiwa uye zviduku zviduku. Mazariro maviri anozvirumbidza huwandu hwemashoko ehushi nehuwandu husingawanzoiti uye mabhiriyoni pamwe chete nemakwikwi ekufambisa whiskey. Iyi nzvimbo dziri kufamba shoma kana kuti motokari kubva kuSoho House Chicago . 955 W. Fulton Market, 312-226-0868

Imba yeBerkshire . Apo yakavhurwa seAlme Hotel Co. 's s lobby lounge muna 2013, Imba yeBerkshire yakafuridzira simba idzva mune imwe nzvimbo yakanga yambokanganwika.

Kuti ruremekedze midzi yaro inosungira kumashure ma1920s, iyo yakatarwa zvikuru yeChicago whiskey bar yakachengetedza yekutanga uye ine zvisingatauriki torozi inoratidzika pasi. Iko kunonzwa semhando yenzvimbo yakasimbiswa mu "The Great Gatsby" kana "Boardwalk Empire" sevanoshevedza vachifambidzana mune indulgent whiskeys saPappy Van Winkle naWilliam Larue Weller.

Iko kuunganidza kune mabhiriyoni anopfuura 200, rhes uye scotch. Tarisa pane zvishomanana, mahombekiti, zvakanyanyisa-mberi-akapedza kubhururuka kuti apedze purogiramu. Berkshire inogara muNorth North , uye inowanikwa pedyo nenhamba dzakawanda dzepamusoro. 15 E. Ohio St., 312-894-0800

Baptiste & Bottle . Kuwedzerwa kwekupedzisira kuChicago wechirongwa cheWikikey-chakanyanyisa ndiyo inoshamisa yehotera yehotera neresitorendi yakakonzerwa paimba yepamusoro ye20 yepamusoro peimba Conrad Chicago . Kupa maonero ekutanga emharaunda yakakurumbira yeMagnificent Mile , Baptiste & Bottle ndiyo iyo nzvimbo yaunotora bourbon yakakwirira-kana-single-malt scotch. Iko kuunganidzwa, kwechokwadi, kunoshamisa, nevhareji yekusarudza kubva kuCanada, Japan neScotland. Vashanyi vanogona kuvarongedza nokudya ndege, girazi kana bhodhoro. 101 E Erie St., 312-667-6793

Bub City . Kana iwe uri kuda kutora karaoke imwe yenyika pamberi peimba yakazara yevasingazivi, iwe uchange uchitsvaga ushingi hwemvura iwe unogona kumira. Ndinofara, iyi rockin 'BBQ joint' yakakufukidza iwe nevakawanda whiskey rhesi yakazara ne bourbon uye rye favorites. Iko kunewo zviratidzo zvitatu zvinonzi Bub City Whiskeys kubva kuAna Roses, Knob Creek naEria Craig. 435 N. Clark St., 312-610-4200

Dherira . Nenguva yakareba musati whisky lounges ikava yakagadzikana, Delilah aichengeta iri chaizvo muLincoln Park . Wenzikey-obsessed muridzi weMike Miller anozivikanwa munyika yose nekuda kwehutano hwake pakutsvaga uye bourbon, uye nzvimbo yake yakasakara yakawanda inoshanyira vanhu nguva dzose pasi rese. Mukuwedzera pakuratidza izvo zvinofungidzirwa kusarudzwa kukuru kwe whisky kuMidwest, mavara aD Delilah anokonzera mafirimu mafirimu, punk uye goth mimhanzi. Kunewo $ 2 ne $ 3 whiskey specials usiku humwe. Dherira ane maminitsi mashanu kubva motokari kubva kuLinter Lincoln . 2771 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-472-2771

Drumbar . Raffaello Hotel 's rooftop cocktail lounge inoratidzira an enviable selection ye bourbons, rye, single-malt uye akabatanidza zvinyorwa zvevatenzi kuti vafare muimba yekuchengetedza kana panze patio. Kunewo nhamba yezvokusika, whisky-based drink, uye mwedzi wega wega scotch tastings. 201 E. Delaware St., 312-924-2531

Duke wePerth . Ichokwadi cheScottish pub chinosanganisira boka guru rekusarudzwa-single-malt scotch muChicago. Duk's "whiskey cellar" inotarisa nzvimbo dzose dzeScotland , kusanganisira Highlands, Island uye Speyside malts. 2913 N. Clark St., 773-477-1741

Lady Gregory . Anonzi mushure mekuzivikanwa nemunyori wokuIrish , Andersonville - based eatery neimba yekutakura inopa ruremekedzo kune nhaka yeIrish inokunda mafashoni. Iko kutora chaiyo ndiyo inofadza kusarudza yhiskey whiskey, iyo inonzi ndiyo yakakura muMidwest. Vashandi veLGG vanofamba pasi pose kuti vaunganidze zvinopfuura 300-plus, mazita evanhu vemarudzi akawanda ehurumende, asi zvisarudzo zveIrish zvakakurumbira. 5260 N. Clark St., 773-271-5050

Longman & Eagle . Kungofanana kana iwe ukazviwana wakachengetedzeka, L & E kaviri semubhedha uye nzvimbo yekudya yekushambidzira , naizvozvo haufaniri kugumburwa zvakanyanya. Iyo gastropub inowedzera mubayiro inopa mavhiskei anopfuura 145 ane 38 mabhuku asina kujeka uye anozivikanwa anowanikwa zuva rega re $ 3 mupfuti. Kusarudzwa kwakanaka kwekambani yekutanga uye yekare inokumirira iwewo, kubva pa Old Fashioned kusvika kune dzimwe nguva zvinwiwa neyezvivako zvakagadzirwa neimba zvakadai segingerbread dream Roobios sirasi, Chai inosuruvara uchi syrup uye cucumber cheji yeganda. 2657 N. Kedzie Ave., 773-276-7110

Replay Bheri & Bourbon . Takawana ruremekedzo rutsva kune iyi nzvimbo inoshamwaridzana ye Boystown patakawana rukuru rwayo whiskey. Mhuka yacho inofungidzirwa zvakanaka necheche-batch uye zvikwata zvakakurumbira, pamwe nemamwe mahombekiti makuru ehoveki anonzi zvakare kuratidzira ma-whimsical arcade mitambo yakaiswa munzvimbo yose. Kutaura pamusoro pazvo, vashandi vanowana mukana wekutamba mitambo yepachena (kunze kwepineball) pavanotenga zvinwiwa. Vakawanda vari vezvikoro zvakasiyana-siyana, zvakadai saFrogger naNks. Pac-Man . Kune imwe nzvimbo yechipiri muAndersonville. 3439 N. Halsted St.