About

The Whistler is a bar, gallery, record label, and venue that hosts live music and DJs seven nights a week. The Whistler was listed as one of GQ Magazine’s 25 Best Cocktail Bars in America and was recently named one of the world's top jazz destinations by Downbeat Magazine. Our award-winning cocktail program features an always-changing menu of classics and originals. No cover charge. 21+ with proper ID.
 
Interested in seeing your act on our calendar? Email booking @whistlerchicago.com.
For our Tuesday night Relax Attack Jazz Series, email jazz @whistlerchicago.com.
For general inquiries, contact us at info @whistlerchicago.com.

Details Magazine — Spice Up Your Cocktails

Spice Up Your Cocktails
Six distinctive flavors to give your favorite drinks a fresh kick

By Christopher Ross, Photograph by Plamen Petkov
 
#1: Ginger
 
Its sweet spiciness cuts acidity and enlivens drier spirits, as shown by the Mamie Taylor, a scotch-and-ginger-beer combo from the Whistler in Chicago.
 
Mamie Taylor
 
2 oz White Horse blended scotch whisky
¾ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ oz house-made ginger liqueur
2 oz Gosling's Ginger Beer
1 sprig of rosemary
 
Pour first three ingredients over ice into a Collins glass, top with ginger beer, and garnish with rosemary sprig.

Details Magazine — Spice Up Your Cocktails
ZAGAT — 16 Must-Try Cocktail Destinations Around the U.S.
Tasting Table — The Best Cocktails of 2010
Time Out Chicago — 100 Best of 2012
LA Times
Time Out — 100 Best of 2009
GQ Magazine — The 25 Best Cocktail Bars in America
Food & Wine Magazine — Kümmel 101
Chicagoist — Artists Behind "Relax Attack" Jazz Series Posters Honored
Vogue Magazine — Destination Chicago
Tasting Table — The Best Cocktails of 2011
Time Out — 100 Best of 2008
Time Out Chicago — 100 Best of 2011
Time Out — 13 Summer Cocktails
Chicago Magazine — The Top 10 Bars in Chicago
Gaz Regan’s 101 Best New Cocktails
VODA Magazine
New City — Best New Bar
Esquire — Cocktail of the Week: Standing Stone
Metrowize — The Best Mixology & Craft Cocktail Bars in Chicago