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.
Tasting Table — The Best Cocktails of 2011

The Best Cocktails of 2011
 
No Contest
 
Consider this the thinking drinker's tiki drink. Instead of loading in the fruit juice, Paul McGee mixes rum and port with epic portions of bitters, creating an arresting mix of flavors that inspires slow, contemplative sipping. Sure, you still get to drink out of a tiki glass with a pineapple garnish. But this drink is serious.

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