FROM PERKS
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.
PORTLAND’S FINEST
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
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.
IN STITCHES
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.
CLOSING TIME
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.
MAKE IT SNAPPY
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.
WAR AND PEACE
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.
