Twisted whisky

Find your fortune—and a good drink—at this bar, where you can order from tarot cards (yes, the tarot-like cards are the menu!). Some of the featured ingredients will be drawn straight from bartender Jill Anderson’s garden. And, history buffs take note: This is an original speakeasy—the space was around during Prohibition—so it’s like stepping back in boozy time.

Make the Willowthorne in Spring

Glenfiddich 14

Ginger-Sage-Rhubarb jam from Willowthorne

Lemon juice

Vanilla liqueur

Egg white

Shake, strain in to a coupe. Serve with candied ginger and lemon twist.

676 N Orleans St (312-631-3887, thedrifterchicago.com)

Here, they will make your innovative whisky concoction right at your table (seriously, why aren’t more people doing cart service—so cool!). Hardcore whisky lovers should know they can buy bottles and store them in a locker here; dabblers should know the place is pretention-free and they cater to all levels of whisky fan.

Make the Huntsman

2 oz Glenfiddich 14 yr scotch

1/2 oz punt e mes vermouth

1/2 Giffard apricot liquor

1 dash of Angostura Bitters

Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass, add ice and stir 20-25 seconds or until drink is cold. Using a smoking gun, fill a decanter with a hickory wood and roobios smoke. Strain cocktail into decanter and stir the cocktail for a few seconds to infuse with smoke. Then pour into a cocktail glass. Enjoy!

To make roobios hickory smoke, combine three table spoons hickory and two tables spoons of loose leaf roobios tea. Store in a non-reactive container.

101 E Erie St (312-667-6793, baptisteandbottle.com)

Drinking at the Office feels like anything but work—though a bit of work is required to get into the “invitation-only” speakeasy below the Aviary. Once there, expect a super-intimate setting and inspired use of offbeat ingredients like golden beets and parsnips in cocktails.

995 We Fulton Market

ABOUT GLENFIDDICH SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Glenfiddich – the world’s most awarded and best-selling single malt Scotch whisky – is run by the fifth generation of the Grant-Gordon family and today is one of the few remaining family-owned and operated distillers. From dream to dram, the Glenfiddich journey began in 1886 when founder, William Grant, realized his dream of creating the ‘best dram in the valley’ in Dufftown, Scotland. Equipped with distilling expertise, gained after working 20 years at the Mortlach distillery, Grant purchased the necessary tools for the job and he found his premises in the beautiful nearby field of Glenfiddich, Gaelic for ‘valley of the deer’ that also included a pure water source provided by the Robbie Dhu Spring, a vital ingredient in the production of quality whisky. The Glenfiddich distillery was born on Christmas Day 1887, when spirit first flowed from the Glenfiddich stills. The combination of crystal clear water from the spring, home-grown barley, pure Highland air and the unusually small size of the stills, produced an unrivalled single malt Scotch whisky.

Today Glenfiddich continues to be a progressive spirit in challenging malt whisky conventions while also staying true to legacy, by keeping traditional production techniques established by founder, William Grant. The Glenfiddich core ranges includes: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old (SRP: $39.99), Glenfiddich 15 Year Old (SRP: $59.99), Glenfiddich 18 Year Old (SRP: $99.99), Glenfiddich 21 Year Old (SRP: $179.99) and Glenfiddich 26 Year Old (SRP: $ 499.99). Glenfiddich also produces limited edition bottles, such as Glenfiddich The Original (launched 2014), and a range of some of the oldest and finest vintage cask and private vintage marques in the world. For further information visit www.glenfiddich.com.

Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, ©2017 Imported by William Grant & Sons. New York, NY. Skillfully crafted, Enjoy responsibly.