Seasonal sips: Suburban bars and restaurants offer up festive holiday cocktails
Shakers clink, are you listening? In my glass, ice is glistening. A beautiful sight, we’re sipping tonight, quaffing in a cocktail wonderland.
Many suburban bars and restaurants have added some holiday spirit to their spirits, offering special cocktails for you to enjoy with friends and family in between the hustle and bustle of the season.
Antico Posto in Oak Brook has a sip suited for the season with its cranberry spiced sangria, made with red wine, brandy, mulling spices and orange. Then for holiday dinner parties, gatherings or gift exchanges, they offer the Holiday Vino 3-Packs to-go, featuring wines selected by their in-house sommelier. The 3-Packs are available in two tiers ($60 and $90) and each can be customized with your choice of sparkling, white or red wine preferences. antico-posto.com/
Broken Oar’s Arctic Winter Bar in Port Barrington is offering a number of holiday tipples, including a Winter White Russian, Jingle Juice and the Jack Frost, with blueberry vodka, blue Curacao and Sprite. Wintery martinis include the SnowBall, Peppermintini and the Clausmopolitan. brokenoar.com/
Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar is putting a holiday spin on a classic Caribbean cocktail with the Pomegranate Mojito. The drink features Don Q Cristal rum, pomegranate juice, muddled lime and fresh mint, lime juice and agave with pomegranate seeds. Locations are in Frankfort, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Naperville, Oak Brook, Rosemont and Schaumburg. fatrosies.com/
The Graceful Ordinary in St. Charles is ready to warm up your holidays with the return of their boozy hot chocolate flights. Crafted with European-style drinking chocolate, the flight flavors include toasted s’mores, cocoa caliente, choco-nutter bliss and mint meltaway magic. NA versions of each are also available. Flights will run through the end of January. thegracefulordinary.com/
The Hampton Social locations have rolled out two holiday cocktails available through Dec. 26. The Mrs. Claus-tini features bourbon, apple butter demerara, cinnamon, lemon and Angostura bitters. The Mistletoe Kiss offers a choice of reposado tequila or vodka, then mixes it with cranberry vanilla cordial, lemon and sage. Restaurants are in Burr Ridge, Skokie and South Barrington. thehamptonsocial.com/
JoJo’s Shake Bar in Naperville has transformed for the holidays into JoJo’s Winter Wonderland, with festive cocktails to match the decor. Special libations include the Frozen Polar Espresso, Jingle Juice and Santa’s sangria. Bring some friends and tackle the large format Christmas Margarita Tree or Biggie Peppermint Espresso. jojosshakebar.com/naperville
L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge in Lincolnwood is pouring a trio of holiday drinks. The Mistletoe sangria features Appel’s spiced cranberry syrup and brandy; the Vin Glögg has a port and red wine blend with aromatic mulling spices; and the Cranberry Gin Spritz is made with KOVAL cranberry gin liqueur, lime and sparkling water. lwoodsrestaurant.com/
Martini Room’s Holiday Cheer Flight is back in Elgin every Wednesday in December, featuring four festive favorites. The merry martini offerings include candy cane, gingersnap, Santa fizz and Christmas joy. martiniroomelgin.com/
Morton’s has a drink for you no matter which list you find yourself on this holiday season. The “Naughty” features Belvedere vodka, Passoã passion fruit, strawberry and Villa Sandi ‘Il Fresco’ prosecco. Or you can try the alcohol-free “Nice” with strawberry, cranberry and Fever-Tree sparkling grapefruit. They’re available at the Naperville, Northbrook, Rosemont and Schaumburg locations through Dec. 31. mortons.com/
Puttshack locations in Oak Brook and Skokie have conjured up a Sparkling Apple Berry sangria for the holidays, blending red and white wines, brandy, fresh apple, citrus and berries, served over ice with a cinnamon sugar rim. puttshack.com/
Truluck’s in Rosemont has a couple of classic drinks with modern spins to put you in the holiday spirit. The Holiday Nog features bourbon and bourbon cream mixed with condensed milk, cinnamon and nutmeg, while the Nutcracker Rum Punch features rum, framboise, lime juice, honey and allspice dram. trulucks.com/locations/rosemont-illinois/