Rum w/ muddled sage, cherry caraway syrup and balsamic vinaigrette.

Grown up version of your favorite childhood treat.  Made with Grand Marnier.

With my background being founded in the kitchen, sometimes when I think about cocktails and combining different flavors, it just comes out in the form of food! Little bites that will get you a little buzzed. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Amuse Booze!

Piscone

Pisco-Pineapple Marshmallow delicately placed in a cone, injected table-side with a Pisco and Sherry Vinegar mixture. Garnished with a Pisco-soaked Strawberry Slice. For the love of Pisco!

In ancient Rome, senators would meet under a rose to symbolize the meeting was secret, that nothing they said or did behind those closed doors was ever to be revealed. Today, anything done or said in secret is done or said sub rosa

You are invited to join a club whose members have surreptitiously stepped out from Chicago's various social circles; a secret society devoted to fine foods and a stiff drink. You are invited to discard your troubles in the alley and come upstairs to revel in the melody of conversation and music, the tinkling of glasses, the subtle crack of melting ice.

You are invited to enjoy three tapas-style dishes and the signature cocktails of one of Chicago’s finest underground chefs; to amuse your palate; to warm yourself through rare libations.  

With one caveat, a rule, a secret handshake: you may only enjoy these delights, you may only slip the city and find yourself in this new underground speakeasy if you take an oath, a vow, to do so Sub Rosa.

An Old Fashioned - the original cocktail - can be made many different ways, depending upon your geography and taste preferences. I love making mine with rye to balance out the drink.  Made with a reduction of Madeira, Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth, brown sugar syrup, orange bitters and Templeton Rye. Just stir and serve chilled straight up with no ice or with draft ice or even a sphere. 

Gummi bears molded with infused moonshine, berries and sage.

The Great Scotch is one of my signature cocktails. It is one of my unique concoction -a balanced cocktail that is palatable to even the novice scotch drinker.

Great Scotch

2 oz. White Peppercorn-Infused Johnny Walker Black
1 oz. Black Cardamom and Ginger Tea Syrup
1 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice

Measure out all ingredients, place in shaker, add ice and shake. Double strain into a coupe and express an orange peel over the cocktail and discard.