Forget Bars With Private Event Space And Rent A Yacht Instead. Here are some Chicago Drink Ideas!

Forget bars with private event space and rent a yacht instead. Here are some Chicago drink ideas. Adeline’s Sea Moose is a private yacht rental on Lake Michigan. We specialize in catering to intimate groups as small as two people and larger groups. As a 45-person Coast Guard capacity luxury yacht we are equipped with a galley for a personal chef to serve appetizers, course menus, and buffet style meals as well as a wet bar.

So, instead of heading out to the bar, why don’t you personalize your night out. Adeline’s Sea Moose provides an event coordinator who will help you personalize everything from décor to specialized and custom food and beverage menus.

The Sea Moose will have an onsite bartender throughout your cruise and a staff ready to make this one of the most unique “bar experiences” you’ve ever had. So, forget bars with private event space and rent a yacht instead.

Here are five Chicago-famous cocktails to liven your night. And yes, each one has a story that is purely Chicago.

Chicago Fizz

Chicago Fizz. This is a drink people order blindly purely due to its name. This pre-prohibition drink may not have the notoriety of its formidable sibling, the Gin Fizz, but a Chicago Fizz is just as tasty. We don’t know for sure when the Chicago Fizz came about, however, we do know that it was making its way around Chicago prior to the glory days of Chicago’s prohibition era.

Unlike many cities of its time, Chicago may have had a notorious reputation, however, they are scant on the history of personalized cocktails. The Chicago Fizz doesn’t disappoint on that either. What we do know is that the Chicago Fizz was being served at New York’s Waldorf Astoria as a Chicago import prior to prohibition.

How to make a Chicago Fizz

• 1 oz. dark rum
• 1 oz. ruby port
• ½ oz. lemon juice
• ½ tsp. superfine sugar
• 1 egg white
• 3 oz. club soda

Add the first four ingredients and dry shake. Add ice and shake again. Add to a Collins glass and then top it off with club soda.

Old-Fashioned

The Old-Fashioned is widely accepted as being created by a Chicago bartender in the late 19^th-century. It’s hard to say that there is a Chicago cocktail as classic as the Old-Fashioned. The first published Old-Fashioned recipe is credited to the Chicago barman Theodore Proulx who worked at Chapin and Gore. In 1888, Proulx published his bar guide including the Old-Fashioned and history was made.

How to make an Old-Fashioned

• 2 oz. rye whiskey or bourbon
• ½ oz. simple syrup
• 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
• Twist of orange or lemon peel

Add the first three ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Mix and strain into a glass-filled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon or orange.

Mamie Taylor

Mamie Taylor. I just love the name of this drink! The Mamie Taylor was named after famed Vaudeville actress, Mayme Taylor, who was popular in the 1800s. This delightful drink curiously fell out of favor in Chicago by the time prohibition came about and has been reprised on occasion over the years.

The Mamie Taylor was Chicago’s take on fizzy and refreshing cooler-type cocktails of the late 19^th and early 20^th century.

How to make a Mamie Taylor

• 2 oz. Scotch
• ¾ oz. lime juice
• Cold ginger beer
• Lime wedge

Add the Scotch and lime juice into a highball glass with ice. Top off with ginger beer. Stir and garnish with the lime wedge.

Cohasset Punch

The Cohasset Punch was invented by a Chicago bartender. The funny thing is that while spending time in Massachusetts working for a wealthy actor the bartender invented the cocktail. Naturally, the drink was named after the New England town of Cohasset. But the Windy City native later brought it back to Chicago where it thrived. In fact, at one time, a person could purchase the Cohasset Punch in a bottle. Now, though, it needs to be made fresh.

How to make a Cohasset Punch

• 1 ½ oz. of dark rum
• 1 oz. of sweet vermouth
• Juice from half a lemon
• ½ oz. of peach syrup from a can and half of a peach from that same can
• ½ oz. of Grand Marnier
• 2 dashes of orange-flavored bitters.

Add half of a canned peach to the bottom of a champagne glass. Fill the glass halfway with shaved ice. Add the remaining ingredients to a shaker with ice. Strain the cocktail over the peach.

The Mickey Finn

The Mickey Finn is another cocktail with a great name. Undoubtedly, this drink bears its name from Chicago. The Mickey Finn has a curious and secretive way about it. You know… Chicago. Mickey Finn was the owner of the Lone Star Saloon and Palm Garden in Chicago’s South Loop. The drink was apparently made with alcohol and a “mysterious white liquid that reportedly came from a voodoo doctor.” The drink was so strong that it would knock patrons out. And it was then that Mickey and his friends would rob the person and toss them out on the streets. Hence the expression, “slipping a Mickey.” Seriously, does it get any better than that?

Since the Mickey Finn is highly controversial – you can imagine the illegal drugs in the drink – maybe we can suggest you stay away from this one. But at least you came away with a great story.

Contact Adeline’s Sea Moose When you Want to Forget the Bar with Private Event Space and Rent a Yacht Instead

Contact Adeline’s Sea Moose when you want to forget the bars with private event space and rent a yacht instead. Adeline’s Sea Moose is your personalized bar on Lake Michigan. We are here to bring you a unique experience to the Chicago bar scene when you want to skip the bar.