Where I Drink Slowly

Erica Fallon

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My running map of Chicago spots where the gin list makes me miss my stop on the Blue Line. Not a “best of” — more like, “these are the places I trust to mess with my botanicals and not ruin my night.” Heavy on Logan Square (sorry, not sorry), a couple downtown plays for when you’re trapped in River North, and one actual distillery for when you want to nerd out about what’s in the glass instead of just posting it.

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Where I Drink Slowly — 4 items
Name	Neighborhood	Go-to gin move	Vibe	My take	Address	City
1Scofflaw	Logan Square	Whatever seasonal gin cocktail they’re pushing plus a classic G&T to compare.	Cozy, plant-y, low light, like your friend’s living room if your friend owned 100 gins.	If you say you don’t like gin, I bring you here and let them prove you wrong. Also: dangerously easy to stay “for just one more.”	3201 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647	Chicago
2The Violet Hour	Wicker Park	Martini or a stirred gin number off the current menu — start spirit-forward, then get weird.	Candlelit cocktail temple with a side of date-night cosplay.	Still feels like walking into a grad-seminar on “Cocktails As Design Objects,” in a good way. I bring people I actually want to talk to here.	1520 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622	Chicago
3Billy Sunday	Logan Square	Ask for a gin build that leans into their amaro stash; tell them you’re okay with ‘medicinal but hot.’	Vintage apothecary meets library, but you can spill here.	I come for the amaro, stay for the way they sneak gin into things I swear I ordered for the bitters. Nerd bar energy, zero snobbery.	3143 W Logan Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647	Chicago
4Best Intentions	Logan Square	Gin cocktail of the day, then a long G&T while you contemplate that burger.	“Fancy cocktail bar” that still feels like the hangout after your intramural softball game.	If you want serious drinks but your friends insist on “chill,” this is the Venn diagram overlap. Gin drinks slap, and you can wear your oldest Cubs hoodie.	3281 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647	Chicago