Guests at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago’s Mile High Cocktail Club experience presented in collaboration with Handshake Speakeasy
The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago has just announced the extension of its exclusive speakeasy, Mile High Cocktail Club. Now running through March 31, the limited-time experience features a premier collaboration with Mexico City-based cocktail bar Handshake Speakeasy, recently crowned No. 1 on the prestigious World’s 50 Best Bars list.
Handshake’s bar director, Eric van Beek, and his team have curated a lineup of handcrafted cocktails showcasing rare and aged spirits, including a new surprise cocktail featuring the Windy City’s notorious Jeppson’s Malört. Dubbed the “Handshakes Handshake,” the refined rendition of a classic Chicago Handshake combines Bombay Sapphire gin, grapefruit, Malört, dry vermouth and grapefruit soda. The cocktail is available exclusively as a secret menu item beginning March 1, and guests must be in the know to order the limited-time offering.
The Bacardi Reserva 8 Años-infused Cariño cocktail
Visitors can opt for two-drink or four-drink packages, which include a welcome glass of Champagne at Adorn Bar. Exclusive to Mile High Cocktail Club, lounge-goers can sample the Tomato is a Fruit, a Grey Goose vodka-infused cocktail with tomato, coconut, strawberry and citrus flavors.
Other highlights include the Salt-N-Pepper (Ilegal Mezcal, strawberry, yellow bell pepper, habanero and salt), the Earl Grey (Bombay Sapphire gin, Earl Grey tea, bergamot, lemongrass and Nami sake), the Olive Oil Gimlet (Cazadores Blanco tequila, olive oil, apple, rosemary and Lillet Blanc), the Cariño (Bacardi Reserva 8 Años, Yellow Chartreuse, vanilla, lemon, Greek yogurt and nutmeg) and the Bitter Mushroom Old Fashioned (Angels Envy Bourbon, brown butter, mushroom, maple and walnut).
Gemstone-inspired interior accents presented by Kehoe Designs
The reopening coincides with the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago’s 35th anniversary, honored with a signifying emerald-hued color palette and design presented by firm Kehoe Designs. The 40-seat Mile High space is adorned with plush banquettes, a luminous bar, candlelight, Edison bulbs and a “Sands of Time” gem-filled bathtub, which pays homage to the former hotel suite.
The Mile High Cocktail Club is now open through the end of March. Reservations are required and can be made on Tock.
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Photography by: Photography courtesy of Mile High Cocktail Club in Collaboration with Handshake Speakeasy
