The Violet Hour

Chicago, IL · Cocktails · $$$

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

In light of new challenges facing the restaurant industry, One Off Hospitality is introducing a 3% Hospitality Supplement to support record-breaking rises in food costs & the addition of required personal protective equipment for our dedicated team members. This charge will be added to your final bill. In the case that you would like to opt-out of this charge, please tell your server or contact our team directly at info@theviolethour.com. We thank you for your continued support.

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  Cocktails To Go! 🍸🍹
  Bring The Violet Hour home!
  You can now order favorites from our menu, in a ready to drink, pre-mixed cocktail!
  To Go Cocktail includes two different size options: a 12 oz (2-3 servings) or 32oz...
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  The Violet Hour Old Fashioned Kit - Choose Your Bourbon!
  Everything you need to make The Violet Hour Old Fashioned at home with our Choose Your Bourbon Kit!
  
  Kit Includes:
  1 bottle of Bourbon
  1 bottle TVH+ Batch No. 1
  1 barspoon
  1 jigger
  2 lemons
  1...
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  Whiskey Pours 🥃
  All Violet Hour specialty whiskey is available for 2oz pours.
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  Weller Full Proof x The Violet Hour and Big Star Single Barrel
  Weller Full Proof x The Violet Hour and Big Star Single Barrel
  
  750ml Bottle
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  There & Back: Havana, Cuba 1930s
  Up next for The Violet Hour's There & Back Series is January: Havana, Cuba 1930s
  
  This specialty menu will include four cocktails, tied to this time period. Each cocktail will include a bit of...
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  VH Subscription Series: January - March
  We invite you to join us as we escape through time and space to experience these cultures through what we know best: cocktails.
  
  Introducing our first-ever 3-months cocktail subscription series...
  - Prepaid delivery
  - $310 required add-ons
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  The Violet Hour Holiday Martini + Gimlet Bar Kit + Virtual Class
  Pickup Kit from TVH & join our Virtual Class on Saturday, January 16 at 4pm! The class will be 1 hour long & take you through how to make a classic Gin Martini & Gin Gimlet.
  
  Kit Includes:
  1 btl...
  - Daily from Dec 28 to Jan 16, 2021
  - 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  - $100 per ticket
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  The Violet Hour Holiday Rob Roy + Penicillin Bar Kit + Virtual Class
  Pickup Kit from TVH & join our Virtual Class on Saturday, January 23 at 4pm! The class will be 1 hour long & take your through how to make a Rob Roy & Penicillin cocktail. For the Scotch...
  - Daily from Dec 28 to Jan 23, 2021
  - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  - $100 per ticket
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  The Violet Hour Holiday Oaxaca Old Fashioned + Margarita Bar Kit + Virtual Class
  Pickup Kit from TVH & join our Virtual Class on Saturday, January 30 at 4pm! The class will be 1 hour long & take your through how to make an Old Fashioned (using Tequila & Mezcal) and a...
  - Daily from Dec 28 to Jan 30, 2021
  - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  - $100 per ticket
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