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Home » classic cocktails

Tag: classic cocktails

Posted inFood & Drink

Larry’s is a cocktail oasis in Uptown

by Julia Thiel April 10, 2017August 18, 2021

The recently renovated Lawrence House has given the neighborhood a new watering hole.

Posted inBlogs

Fall for the autumnal 20th Century Cocktail

by Julia Thiel November 6, 2015August 18, 2021

Cocchi Americano transforms a pair of classic cocktails—one of which is a new fall favorite.

Posted inBlogs

Cling to summer by making your own creme de menthe

by Julia Thiel September 4, 2015August 18, 2021

Infusing vodka with fresh mint not only preserves one of the classic flavors of summer, it also gives you one of the main ingredients of a classic cocktail—the creamy, chocolatey, minty Grasshopper.

Bartender Jason Cole in front of the iconic Green Mill neon sign
Posted inMusic

An oral history of the Green Mill

by Patrick Sisson March 20, 2014August 18, 2021

The Green Mill has more stories than any tavern in town. Here are a few from the past three decades.

Jet Pilot, Saturn, and Poipu Beach Boogie Board
Posted inFood & Drink

Three Dots and a Dash: Morse code for bliss

by Mara Shalhoup October 29, 2013August 19, 2021

Paul McGee’s tiki bar is an island paradise amid the River North flotsam.

Basement of booze
Posted inCity Life

Lauren Viera’s Logan house of spirits

by Andrea Bauer May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Cocktail writer Lauren Viera guides us through her library of booze.

Posted inBlogs

Take a Sip: the Venetian Mai Tai

by Mike Sula October 14, 2010August 19, 2021

Henri mixologist Clint Rogers’s Venetian Mai Tai

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