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Violet Hour, Chicago

Address: 1520 N. Damen Avenue

Tel: 773-252-1500

At this hushed, stylized speakeasy opened by veteran mixologist Toby Maloney (of Manhattan's Pegu Club and Freeman's), the emphasis is on esoteric liqueurs, homemade bitters, and eight (count 'em) kinds of ice. A signless door guarded by a decorous, costumed gatekeeper opens to reveal three high-ceilinged, crystal-chandeliered ballrooms painted an intoxicating cerulean. The bar stops admitting people once all the high-backed blue leather seats are claimed, so there's breathing room for the patrons savoring re-imagined classics such as the Maloney Negroni, a Herbsaint-anointed Sazerac, and the Iron Cross, a pisco sour with splashes of orange flower water and homemade summer bitters.

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