Milk Room is excited to partner with Sunday's Finest Gold Fashioned pop-up to celebrate the launch of Sunday’s Finest Gold Fashioned — the world’s first luxury, ready-to-drink bottled cocktail. For six nights only (October 18-20 & 25-27), you can join Founder Robert Haynes, (creator of Apologue Liqueurs, for an exclusive tasting experience. The pop-up will feature a special menu with historical riffs on the Old Fashioned, plus bottles of the Gold Fashioned will be available for purchase. Tickets are available here — we can’t wait to see you!

On March 5, join us for an intimate cocktail tasting in Milk Room with Nathaniel Wilson of Westward Whiskey. This two-hour experience will include cocktails featuring Cherry Circle Room's single barrel Westward whiskey as well as limited edition expressions and small plates from Chef Johnny Anderes. Reservations are available for $125 per person, inclusive of gratuity. Grab your tickets here.

After the tasting in Milk Room, join us in Drawing Room for a very special family-style dinner with paired tasting specials. Get tickets to that portion of the evening via Tock, here. 

Here's a little roundup of some of the nice things people have been saying about LSD in the press! Thanks to everyone who included us.

Parson's Chicken & Fish Lincoln Park was included in Eater's best new bar heatmap for March (for the third month in a row!) Check that out here.

The Infatuation published a guide on where to go for "fake spring" and Lonesome Rose was on the list. Read that here.

Chicago Sun Times' journalist Ji Suk Yi does an online piece called The Grid where she explores different neighborhoods and cuisines and recently did one in Logan Square of Mexican & Latin food options. Lomesome Rose was included, you can read that here.

Reader's Digest published a piece on the best speakeasies inside of hotels and Milk Room was included. Check it out.

Liquor.com released their 2019 best bars feature called "Drink Here Now" and a handful of our spots were included in numerous categories. Longman & Eagle for "Whiskey," Milk Room for "Whiskey", and Lost Lake for "Rum, Cocktail, Tiki, The Team Players, The Food Slingers." The map is really cool and interactive, check it out!

Our Beverage Director Paul McGee recently shared Cherry Circle Room's "That's That" martini recipe with Imbibe and it's featured on their site here. 

The Daily Meal recently released their list of the 150 Best Bars in America for 2018 and we were excited to see two LSD joints in the top 20 of the list! Lost Lake came in at #19 and Milk Room at #17. Congratulations to the bar teams at both Lost Lake and Milk Room, and thank you to the Daily Meal for including us alongside so many other great bars! Check out the entire list here.

Longman & Eagle has got one for the lovers on Valentine’s Day this year. The neighborhood-favorite’s culinary team has dreamed up an entire evening of romance-forward menus. First, at 5:30, guests can enjoy a 3-course prix fixe dinner for $55 per person. Guests can choose from seared scallops, crispy duck breast, or confit pork belly for their entree plus a starter and dessert. Then they’ll offer a 5-course tasting dinner at 7:00 and 9:30, for $85 per person. Courses include oyster shooters, grilled endive with foie gras mousse, seared scallops, crispy duck breast, and dark chocolate cheesecake for dessert. All dinners will offer optional whiskey and wine pairings. Guests can book here.

Milk Room will be offering a very special Valentine’s Day experience on February 14 for those looking to celebrate with an elegant evening of rare and vintage spirits. Couples will be greeted with a welcome cocktail built for two (served in a coconut!) alongside a shellfish tower, followed by a choice of two cocktails from a special menu designed by Paul McGee, including the Rusty Nail (A. Dewar Rattray Glen Grant 15 Year Scotch, 1960s Drambui) and the Airmail (Real McCoy 12 Year Barbados Rum, Thistle Honey, Krug Grand Cuvée Champagne), among many others.  Guests will also be served grilled Gruyere and Jamon Iberico tea sandwiches to accompany their drinks, along with a shared chocolate dessert and departing cocktail. Reservations are $200 per person, with seatings available at 5:00, 7:30 and 10:00. Guests can book via Tock.

Cherry Circle Room will be offering some delectable a la carte specials on Valentine’s Day this year. We’ll be serving Escargot Rockefeller with bacon, kale, and Pernod ($18), and a whole roasted chicken for two, served tableside with Brussels sprouts and Black Truffle ($100) – which includes a chicken pot pie! The dessert cart will be going around with pastries and chocolates from Pastry Chef Kristine Antonian. There will be optional wine pairings and a special sparkling cocktail from Paul McGee, the Le Perroquet (Gin, Campari, Tangerine, Cava) available all-night long. Reservations can be made via OpenTable.

And finally, Parson’s Chicken & Fish has got all the single homies covered this year! Chef Hunter Moore will be serving up a special saucey Chicken Parmesan sandwich, and the annual favorite Lonely Guy Special (PBR & 3 oz whiskey for $5) will be available — plus $5 slushies all night.

Join us on November 14th in Milk Room as we welcome Eighth Generation Beam Distiller, Freddie Noe. He will be behind the bar from 5p-7p for a special tasting of his highly anticipated inaugural release, Little Book™ Whiskey, “The Easy.”  Son of current master distiller Fred Noe, and grandson to legendary Booker Noe, Freddie is among a long-lineage of Beam family members, who have been crafting bourbon and whiskey since 1795.

Each ticket includes a deconstructed tasting experience featuring all component whiskies, a pour of Little Book™ Whiskey, a cocktail, and a plate of small bites.

Following the tasting, join us for a bottle signing in Drawing Room. Tickets are available here.

We’re working with acclaimed spirits expert Thad Vogler (Bar Agricole) on a few events next week surrounding the release of his new book – By the Smoke and the Smell: My Search for the Rare and Sublime on the Spirits Trail.

Thursday 9/28 – LOST LAKE
Join Thad Volger and Paul McGee for a book release party, celebrating By the Smoke and the Smell: My Search for the Rare and Sublime on the Spirits Trail. Guests can enjoy a menu of cocktails inspired by the book, as well as purchase it.

Friday 9/29 – MILK ROOM
Thad Vogler will lead an intimate cocktail event in Milk Room, inspired by his new book, By the Smoke and the Smell: My Search for the Rare and Sublime on the Spirits Trail. Each ticket for this 90 minute experience includes an amuse, three cocktails, and snacks. After the event, join Thad in the Drawing Room to chat and get your book signed. Tickets are $125 each: https://milkroom.tocktix.com/

Chicago Magazine’s annual Best Bars issue just came out, and we were thrilled and surprised to see three Land and Sea spots on the list!

Lost Lake scored the number three spot, Parson’s is slated in sixth, and Milk Room came in at number 21.

Thanks, Chicago!

Milk Room will be offering a very special Valentine’s Day experience on February 14 for those looking to celebrate with an elegant evening of rare and vintage spirits. Guests will be greeted with a glass of Charles Krug Brut Reserve Champagne and oysters with mignonette, and then get their choice of two cocktails from a special menu designed by Paul McGee only available for that night, including the Right Hand Cocktail (Plantation Reunion Island 15 Year Ruby Port Cask Finished Rum, Blackadder 17 Year Guadeloupe Rum, Dolin Rouge Sweet Vermouth, 1970s Campari, Chocolate) and the Saratoga (Pierre Ferrand Ebel Cognac, 1950s Stock Maraschino, Pineapple Gomme, Charles Krug “Brut Reserve” Champagne), among many others. Guests will also be treated to a charcuterie board to accompany their drinks, along with a nightcap of Valrhona Hot Chocolate with 1970’s Fernet Branca.  This experience is available for $150 per person (including gratuity) and can be booked via Tock.

Cherry Circle Room will be offering a menu of a la carte special items from executive chef Pete Coenen starting Saturday, February 11, and into Valentine’s Day proper, including sea scallops with rose and citrus ($17), roasted monkfish with coffee and carrots ($34), and, of course, dessert – chocolate mousse with cherry and almond ($12). Paul McGee will also be offering the Rose Petal cocktail (Gin, Raspberry, Lemon, Egg White) for $12 all weekend long.

Game Room is bringing Crew Love back for a second year for another night of partying with your buds. On Saturday, February 11, we’ll have a DJ bringing the tunes on the bocce court dance floor and Glitter Guts will have your group photo covered (sponsored by Fernet Branca). On the food and drinks side, Game Room will offer a brownie sundae that’s big enough to share (a giant sized brownie topped with six scoops of chocolate, peanut butter, and vanilla ice cream + chocolate sauce, peanuts and more for $20), Boozy Root Beer Float Shots (vanilla ice cream topped with root beer and fernet for $6), and a large format cocktail from Paul McGee to split with your table (Jamaican rum, California brandy, ruby port, Curacao, black tea, lemon – serves 4-6 for $45, also available in a single size for $12).

Longman & Eagle has got one for the lovers this year, with a five course dinner from chef de cuisine Joshua Mutchnick. This dinner is available in three seatings on February 14 (5:30, 7:30, and 9:30) and will also offer option whiskey and wine pairings. Email info@longmanandeagle.com to reserve your table.

And finally, Parson’s Chicken and Fish has all you single homies covered. Chef Hunter Moore will be serving up a triple cheeseburger with all the fixins (affectionately known as The Juicy Loser), and they’ll have the antidote to love song overload in the form of Bummer Karaoke, going in the pool house from 9p ’til midnight.

Beverage-focused magazine Imbibe took an in-depth look at Milk Room, our eight seat microbar serving rare and vintage spirits in the Chicago Athletic Association hotel. Come have a look for yourself one of these days.

Paul McGee has dreamed up a very special New Year’s Eve experience in Milk Room, our eight seat microbar in the Chicago Athletic Association specializing in very rare and vintage spirits. Guests will be able to choose two cocktails from either a special champagne focused menu or an American whiskey focused menu, in addition to a welcome amuse and a send-off glass of egg nog made with 1908 Blandy’s Bual Madeira.Executive Chef Pete Coenen has also created an assortment of elegant shared bites to accompany the drinks, including Kumamoto oysters and a pate, cheese, and charcuterie plate.

Tickets for this experience are $250 per person – view the full cocktail menu below and book your reservations here.

MENU (CHAMPAGNE SIDE) 

AMUSE

“Adonis”
Maestro Sierra Palo Cortado Sherry, Cocchi di Torino Sweet Vermouth, Orange Bitters

 CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS (choice of 2)

“Champagne Padre”
1970s Courvoisier Napoleon Cognac, 1970s Yellow Chartreuse, Krug “Grand Cuvee” Brut

“Champagne Cobbler”
Krug “Grand Cuvee” Brut, PM Spirits Pineau de Charentes, Citrus, Berries

“Alfonso Cocktail”
Byrrh Quinquina, 1940s Secrestat Bitters, Krug “Grand Cuvee” Brut

“Saratoga Cocktail”
Pierre Ferrand “Ebel” Cognac, 1950s Luxardo Maraschino, Pineapple, Krug “Grand Cuvee” Brut

“Le Perroquet”
1960s Beefeater Gin, 1962 Campari, Orange, Krug “Grand Cuvee” Brut

 SEND OFF

“Baltimore Egg Nog”
1908 Blandy’s BoalMadeira, Pierre Ferrand “Ebel” Cognac, Whole Egg, Spices (mignardises)

MENU (WHISKEY SIDE)

AMUSE

“Adonis”
Maestro Sierra Palo Cortado Sherry, Cocchi di Torino Sweet Vermouth, Orange Bitters

WHISK(E)Y COCKTAILS (choice of 2)

“Brooklyn”
Willett XCF Rye, Dolin Dry Vermouth, 1940s Amer Picon, 1950s Luxardo Maraschino

“Monte Carlo”
Four Roses “Milk Room Cask” Bourbon, 1950s Benedictine, Abbott’s Bitters

“King Cole”
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit “CCR Cask” Bourbon, 1970s Fernet Branca, Demerara

“Affinity”
A Dewar Rattray “Peatside” Scotch, La Garrocha Amontillado Sherry, 1960s Cynar

“Tipperary”
A Dewar Rattray “Cooley” Irish, Cocchi di Torino Vermouth, 1974 Chartreuse VEP

SEND OFF

“Baltimore Egg Nog”
1908 Blandy’s Boal Madeira, Pierre Ferrand “Ebel” Cognac, Whole Egg, Spices

Milk Room is included in the top 50 finalists for Playboy’s “Best Bars 2016.” We’re in some good company, both nationally and locally – thanks, Playboy!

They’re narrowing down the list to the top 10 over the next week. You can vote for Milk Room here, if you like Paul McGee’s menu of cocktails using rare spirits as much as they (and we) do. Voting concludes August 31.

Thanks and cheers.