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 WinnerJames Beard Foundation, 2015
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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...- Prepaid pickup
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Super Bowl Punch Special
The Violet Hour's Super Bowl Punch Special: "Bitter Off" - Old-Grand-Dad Bottled-In-Bond, Jeppson's Malört, High Life, Fresh Grapefruit and Lemon Juice with a Strawberry, Lemon, Orange Oleo...
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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...- Prepaid pickup
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The Violet Hour Presents… It’s Complicated, Valentine's Day Edition
Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day with a special someone, your gal pals, or settling in with your new favorite Netflix series, The Violet Hour has something for you! Enjoy our weekend...
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Delivery
TVH Cocktail Kits + House Barrels: Delivery
Curated by our James Beard Award-Winning Bar Team, we have a rotating selection of cocktail kits available daily for pick-up. Add on a bottle of our house bourbon from Buffalo Trace, too!
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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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Galentine's Day Bar Kit + Class
The Violet Hour invites you to celebrate Galentine's Day with the fiercely fabulous ladies behind our bar and your gal pals. Join our virtual class on February 13th which includes a bar kit to make...
- Saturday, Feb 13, 2021
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- $25–$100 required add-ons
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