The Violet Hour
A pioneer in Chicago’s craft cocktail community, The Violet Hour serves seasonally-driven, pre-prohibition style libations to cocktail enthusiasts across Chicago. The James Beard Award-winning bar program is critically-acclaimed for its artisanal selection of approachable and highly-sought-after spirits.
The Violet Hour’s exterior facade features an ever-changing mural with a discrete single entryway while the three interior salons glow under clusters of candlelit tables and a sprawling...
Outstanding Bar Program Winner
James Beard Foundation, 2015
Reservation
The Violet Hour - Standard Reservation - Indoor Seating
**Indoor Seating**
Our standard reservation allows you to order off our a la carte menu featuring cocktails from The Violet Hour's early years, The Classics, if we may. Shaken favorites like Part...- Reservation for parties of 1 to 8
- $25 Table Deposit
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The Violet Hour - Standard Reservation - Sidewalk Patio Seating
**Outdoor Seating**
In the style of New Orleans “Coffee Houses” from the 19th Century, The Violet Hour is moving out from our cozy salons to the outdoors where we will most definitely not be...- Reservation for parties of 1 to 4
- $25 Table Deposit
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There & Back: London 1980s. A Fireside Experience.
Known by some as ""The Dark Ages"" of cocktails, if you ordered a drink in the 80s you would likely have something with a powdered sour mix, orange juice, some artificial coloring, and a drink name...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 2
- $100 per person
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Pickup
The Violet Hour To Go: pick up
Bring The Violet Hour home!
You can now order favorite cocktails from our menu, in a ready to drink, pre-mixed cocktail! To Go Cocktail available in 12oz bottles.
-The Violet Hour Old Fashioned...- Prepaid pickup
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Delivery
The Violet Hour To Go - delivery
Bring The Violet Hour home!
-The Violet Hour Old Fashioned Kit - Choose Your Bourbon!
-Weller Full Proof x The Violet Hour and Big Star Single Barrel
-The Violet Hour Plus syrup line
Available...- DoorDash delivery
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Event
Night School: A Master Class Series
Night School is a four day, sixteen hour cocktail immersion designed by the James Beard award-winning team at The Violet Hour. For four consecutive Mondays, you will join The Violet Hour’s Head...
- Monday, Sep 20, 2021
- 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- $2,000 per ticket
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Brandy, Cognac, Pisco - in celebration of the noble grape
Where would we be without the grape? Wine might be the favorite in classic art, but we've been distilling grapes into spirit since at least 1350.
What: Join us as we make and drink three...- Saturday, Sep 25, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- $125 per ticket
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There and Back - New York City, 2000
What: Join us in the making and drinking of three cocktails
Where: The Violet Hour, 1520 N Damen
When: Saturday, October 2nd at 1PM
New York City was the epicenter of the Modern Cocktail...- Saturday, Oct 2, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- $125 per ticket
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There and Back - New York City, 2000 (virtual class)
What: Join us in the making and drinking of two cocktails.
When: Saturday October 2nd, 5PM
Where: Zoom! Link in confirmation email.
New York City was the epicenter of the Modern Cocktail...- Saturday, Oct 2, 2021
- 5:00 PM
- $25 per ticket
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Autumnal Rum Cocktails (in person class)
What: Join us in the making and drinking of three cocktails.
When: Saturday, October 9th at 1PM
Where: The Violet Hour, 1520 north Damen.
With the summer fading and winter looming, we're making a...- Saturday, Oct 9, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- $125 per ticket
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Autumnal Rum Cocktails (virtual class)
What: Join us in the making and drinking of two cocktails.
When: Saturday, October 9th at 5PM
Where: Zoom! Link in confirmation email.
With the summer fading and winter looming, we're making a...- Saturday, Oct 9, 2021
- 5:00 PM
- $25 per ticket
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The Last Word - variations on a theme
What: Join us for the making and drinking of three cocktails.
When: Saturday, October 16th at 1PM
Where: The Violet Hour, 1520 N Damen
The Last Word is an eternal fan favorite and the subject of...- Saturday, Oct 16, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- $125 per ticket
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Spooky Spirits for Halloween
What: Join us for the making and drinking of three cocktails.
When: Saturday, October 20th at 1PM
Where: The Violet Hour, 1520 N Damen
Halloween is the best of all holidays (after your birthday...- Saturday, Oct 23, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- $125 per ticket
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