A Rooftop Winter Wonderland Only Seems Fair Right About Now

A Rooftop Winter Wonderland Only Seems Fair Right About Now
So That’s What You’re Getting at I|O Godfrey
By Sarah Freeman

Wednesday

FROM PERKS

            The Things You Do for Your Whiskey

The secret ingredient to making any cocktail or whiskey pour taste better isn’t an ingredient at all. It’s a
hunk of professional-grade metal that the pros use to make flawlessly round ice spheres, designed by the
booze maestros at Cocktail Kingdom. And we got you 22% off of it. Hope you can keep a secret.

Thursday

PORTLAND’S FINEST

            Stumptown's First Chicago Café Is Here

Welcome to Chicago’s first Stumptown café. It’s conveniently located next to the lobby of Ace Hotel. There,
they do things like pour single-origin coffees next to a glorious assortment of pastries made by neighboring
City Mouse. Just thought you should know.

UP ON THE ROOFTOP

            Congrats on Being Able to Drink Hot Toddies in an Igloo on a Rooftop

Rooftop season is over. Fortunately, no one told the Godfrey Hotel, where they’ve installed an illuminated
forest complete with igloos and hot toddies. Go ahead and rent one for you and nine friends. The
coffee-infused Pick Me Up cocktail will take care of the rest.

Friday

IN STITCHES

            Grab a Cocktail. Grab a Shirt. Grab a Bunch of Things.

Taylor Stitch, that San Francisco-based purveyor of fine, wearable things, has brought its line of
responsibly constructed clothing to Commons Club in the Virgin Hotel for one week only. While you’re there,
grab a drink or a bite first, then go ahead and take 20% off that plaid button-down.

Saturday

CLOSING TIME

            It's a Thing Called "Drink Us Dry," So...

South Water Kitchen is closing next week. But before they do that, they need your help with one thing:
drinking all of their booze. Enjoy discounts on rare spirits, glasses of wine, bottles of beer, plus $5
drafts after 10pm. It’s noble work you’re doing.

Sunday

MAKE IT SNAPPY

            These Women Are Probably Better At Making Drinks Than You

Chicago’s finest female bartenders from the likes of Lost Lake, Prairie School and Sportsman’s Club will go
shaker-to-shaker to compete for the title of Miss Speed Rack. And raise money for breast cancer charities.
The term win-win comes to mind.

What Else Is New

WAR AND PEACE

            You're Going on a Star Wars Vacation

Courtesy of one of these two
Star Wars-inspired tours, in Ireland and Croatia. You’re also going to need some holiday party
outfits—here
are three surefire winners. Finally, we’ve made a convincing case that
Gary Oldman is our greatest living actor. Not sure what you’ll need that for…

Sarah Freeman is often accused of hiding secrets in her hair. She can make any cocktail, as long as that cocktail is a rye Old Fashioned, and has never met a saison she didn’t like.

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