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Chicago Spirit
Chicago Spirit Vodka
Chicago Spirit Vodka
Our Handmade Vodka is distilled 5 times from local Midwestern Corn then filter finished 12 times using four different materials to produce an exquisitely smooth and clean spirit.
The Classic Moscow Mule
Ingredients
4 oz ginger beer
2 oz Chicago Spirit Vodka
1 lime wedge
Directions
Stir ginger beer and vodka in a copper mule cup filled with crushed ice; squeeze lime wedge over top and drop into cup.
The Classic Martini - (Chicago Style)
Ingredients
3 oz Chicago Spirit Vodka
½ oz olive juice
3 olives, skewered
Directions
Stir vodka and olive juice. Pour over a coupe. Garnish with olives.
Chicago Spirit Gin
Chicago Spirit Gin
We start with a light international style of gin, citrus forward and floral that is distilled 4 times. We then blend it with a London Dry gin aged with organic juniper and polish it nine times with three proprietary materials.
The Classic Negroni
Ingredients
½ oz Sweet Vermouth
1 ½ oz Chicago Spirit Gin
1 ½ oz Campari
Garnish: orange slice or twist
Directions
Pour the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir well.
Garnish with an orange.
The History of the Negroni
It is widely believed that the Negroni was created and named for Count Camillo Negroni in the 1920s. The story goes that the drink was invented when he ordered an Americano with gin at Cafe Casoni in Florence, Italy.
Chicago Spirit Rum
Chicago Spirit Rum
Column and pot still rums from the US Virgin Islands are blended with a French West Indies Agricole distilled from the 1st pressing of the sugar cane. Polished with a 6 stage filtration through 3 materials for rich clarity of flavor.
The Classic Mojito
Ingredients
10 Fresh Mint Leaves
½ Lime cut into 4 wedges
2 Tsp Demerara Sugar
1 Cup Ice Cubes
1 ½ oz Chicago Spirit Rum
½ cup Club Soda
Directions
Place mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a sturdy glass. Use a muddler to crush the mint and lime to release the mint oils and lime juice. Add 2 more lime wedges and the sugar, and muddle again to release the lime juice. Do not strain the mixture. Fill the glass almost to the top with ice. Pour the rum over the ice, and fill the glass with carbonated water. Stir, taste, and add more sugar if desired. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge.
Chicago Spirit Bourbon & Whiskey
Chicago Spirit Bourbon & Whiskey
Our Barrels
All of our Bourbon and Whiskey is aged in barrels made from American White Oak from Minnesota. Our barrels have a medium toast head, a #3 char, and cross-cut grooved staves for a faster extraction and accelerated maturation. It accelerates aging because more surface area is exposed and a significant amount of end grain is available for better wood sourced sugar extraction.
Our Bourbon
Our signature smooth spirit coupled with accelerated maturation produces a Bourbon that remarkably tastes much older than its age.
Our Whiskey
Chicago Spirit Whiskey is a blend of our Midwestern Corn Distillate and a subtle Wheat Distillate from Italy in a 75% Corn / 25% Wheat ratio. The result is a whiskey that is full-flavored and full bodied.
The Old Fashioned
Ingredients
½ Orange Slice
1 ½ oz Chicago Spirit Bourbon
¼ oz Simple Syrup (preferably made with Demerara Sugar)
1 dash Angostura Bitters
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Directions
Combine the ingredients in a mixing cup
Add Ice
Shake and strain
Garnish with an Orange Peel
Chicago Spirit Espresso Vodka
Chicago Spirit Espresso Vodka
Our spirit is made from corn and distilled five times through an eight column still to 190 proof. We filter our spirit in a proprietary process to achieve our signature smooth character. We proof the spirit to 80 proof by adding a concentrated “Kyoto-style” crafted cold brew made with dark roast Brazilian beans. A hint of demerara sugar and a slight touch of Tahitian vanilla to “soften the edge” makes Chicago Spirit Espresso Vodka a robust, coffee forward full-bodied Espresso Vodka… Not a low proof liqueur with added sugary sweeteners, but an authentic, all natural 80 proof Espresso Vodka with unparalleled flavor. Neat, shaken, stirred or on the rocks. Serve it like you serve coffee… black, sweet, or with cream. The ultimate mixology tool for the perfect Espresso Martini.
The Chicago Spirit Espresso Martini
Ingredients
2 1/2 OZ CHICAGO SPIRIT ESPRESSO VODKA
3/4—1 OZ SIMPLE SYRUP (TO TASTE)
Directions
COMBINE INGREDIENTS IN A COCKTAIL SHAKER
SHAKE VIGOROUSLY W/ICE
REMOVE ICE AND SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AGAIN
STRAIN & POUR INTO A CHILLED MARTINI GLASS
GARNISH W/ESPRESSO BEANS
Chicago Fire Cinnamon Whiskey
Chicago Fire Cinnamon Whiskey
Unlike those over-sweet liqueurs, Chicago Fire is a full bodied 80 proof whiskey with just enough sweet to light the cinnamon fire.
The Cow didn't do it!
For nearly 126 years, Mrs. Catherine O'Leary and her infamous cow were believed to have caused the Great Chicago Fire, which raged for two full days in 1871 and burned the city to the ground.
The fire began on a dry October night on the Near South Side in a barn where, not by coincidence, the current Chicago Fire Academy and training facility now stands.
Mrs. O'Leary was milking the cow and somehow, the legend goes, the cow knocked over a lantern and set the city ablaze.
The Chicago City Council on October 6, 1997 issued a formal proclamation officially absolving Mrs. O’Leary and her cow of any responsibility for starting the fire.
Raise a glass to dear “Cate” O’Leary and her wrongly accused bovine.
Toast the town that burnt to the ground and raised itself like a Phoenix from the ashes.
Chicago Fire Cinnamon Whiskey
Seriously hot…. Seriously smooth…Seriously delicious.
One sip and you just might kick over a lantern… Seriously!
Game On with Chicago Spirit
