The inaugural event offered two information-packed days of lectures, panels—and plenty of booze.
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Cocktail Challenge: Black sesame
Challenged to create a cocktail with black sesame, Patrick Smith of the Violet Hour makes a drink that’s “like a painkiller.”
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Cocktail Challenge: Makgeolli
Challenged to create a cocktail with makgeolli, Maria Carlin of Big Star makes a Ramos Gin Fizz riff inspired by her grandmother.
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Cocktail Challenge: Whey
Violet Hour bartender John Smillie has his way with a two-whey flip.
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Tim Lacey splits from Ada St.
Michael Kornick and David Morton’s barstaurant was built around barman Tim Lacey. And now he’s gone.
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Gin and juiceless?
Is Chicago lagging New York because we have no spirit-exclusive cocktail bars. That’s just horsefeathers.
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Lynn House, the mixologist
The People Issue: Lynn House, the mixologist for Blackbird who moonlights as a professional actor