Where to Try Large-Format Cocktails Around Chicago
- Jun 10, 2015
- 1 min read
It started with an explosion. More specifically, the Cocktail Explosion at NoMad Bar in New York City, which inspired bartenders throughout drinkland to supersize their drinks. There are a few key distinctions to make about large-format cocktails, the latest trend striking Chicago bars. These are not punches — equally oversized alcoholic beverages that rely on an oligosaccharide base to balance a strong sprit, weaker sprit and acid. They are also not bottle service, although they revolve around the same concept of luxe drinking for a large group. Large-format cocktails feature classic or house recipes served in unique vessels with appropriate garnishes.
At Fulton Market Kitchen, hand-painted towers are filled with mezcal margaritas and Moscow mules. “We wanted to try and find a way to create a unique communal drinking program for FMK,” says beverage director Brian Sturgulewski, who also pioneered the porron program at Bordel. “With a little help from some of the artists who work at FMK, I found these really cool towers reminiscent of what you would almost find in a sports bar, like a beer tower.” For the mule, vodka, fresh ginger, lime and mint are combined and served over crushed ice in the tower, which is adorned in silver filigree. It serves between two and five people for $70. Sturgulewski purposely introduced the program, dubbed “Cocktails As Big As Your Head,” with four classics, but will soon fill the towers with house concoctions, such as The Whites of Their Eyes (scotch, smoked tea-infused sweet vermouth, tart cherry, lime and bitters).
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Large-format cocktails are clearly having a moment in Chicago, and this breakdown of the trend is seriously tempting. The idea of sharing a hand-painted tower of mezcal margaritas with friends sounds like a perfect night out. If you enjoy exploring creative drink trends this much, you might also like testing your logic with an arrow puzzle while you sip. Cheers to bigger drinks and fun challenges!
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These giant cocktail towers sound like so much fun for a group night out! Communal drinking gets a whole new meaning with hand-painted vessels full of mezcal margaritas. Bigger definitely feels better here—just like fish eat fish, it's all about embracing the bigger catch.
This is a fantastic guide to large-format cocktails! I’m particularly intrigued by your recommendations for The Aviary cookie clicker those presentation styles are so unique. Have you tried any particular cocktail from there that stood out?
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