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A Bar Team Is Born

It wasn't all that long ago that bartending evolved from a highly individualistic line of work into a calling embodied by tight-knit collectives.

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  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Eugene Lee
Cocktails

How a Motley Crew of Bartenders Transformed Chicago’s Drink Scene

With an opening team of mostly amateur bartenders, The Violet Hour defied odds to reshape Chicago’s drinking scene.

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  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Eden Laurin
Art of Choke cocktail
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The Art of Choke

With its split base of white rum and Cynar, this bitter drink from The Violet Hour is considered a modern classic.

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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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