Cocktails & Mocktails
Welcome to our cocktail menu, we're glad you're here!
All cocktails are made to order! Each one takes time so please be patient, we promise it will be worth it :)
There are a lot of options, so let us answer some of those questions first:
-All the cocktails are nicely balanced, so nothing is too sweet!
-Not sure which cocktail is for you? We're happy to help! Tell us what you're looking for flavor and/or style-wise, and we can point you in the right direction.
-Not a fan of the drink you ordered? That's fine! We all have different tastes. We're happy to swap out your cocktail for something else.
Craft Cocktails
$16-
May Donation Cocktail: Queen Bee
21 Seeds Cucumber Jalapeño tequila, Chareau aloe vera liqueur, lime, honey, and jalapeños This May, for Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we're raising funds for Advancing Justice | Chicago, a nonprofit based in Chicago whose mission is to build power through collective advocacy and organizing to achieve racial equity. $1 from each Queen Bee cocktail sold in May will go directly to this cause. Find out more at advancingjustice-chicago.org
spicy
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Sangria
Our house-made sangria with brandy, red wine, and juices. The perfect patio punch!
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(Don't) Skip a Beet
Split base of tequila and mezcal, lime, and beet shrub. Smoky, sweet, and refreshing!
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Go Nuts
A pistachio espresso martini with locally made Skeptic vodka, Maplewood pistachio liqueur, almond, and MSG topped with pistachio foam
raw egg, tree nut
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Avoir le Melon
Roku gin, melon, matcha, vermouth, lemon, lime, and yuzu
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Carry the Day
A stiff but smooth twist on a Vieux Carre, with rye whiskey, walnut liqueur, and brandy.
tree nut
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First Blush
A delicious rose and Ketel One Citroen cosmo riff
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Orange You Thirsty
BroVo gin, bergamot, chamomile, lemon, cucumber, butterfly pea tea
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Tongue-Tai'd
A Mai-Tai inspired cocktail made with Don Q rum, rhubarb, almond, lime, baking spices
tree nut
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Boozy Beau
Floral split base of Rittenhouse rye and Bruichladdich Classic Laddie scotch, creme de violette, absinthe, lavender, and orange bitters on the rocks
Chicago Cocktails Feature
Our house cocktails featured in the Chicago Cocktails book, inspired by the Windy City.-
Devil in the White Negroni
The Botanist gin, Noilly Pratt vermouth, Malort, grapefruit, orange. A boozy but balanced White Negroni.
$16
After Dinner Cocktails
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Carajillo
21 Seeds Valencia Orange tequila, Mr Black coffee liqueur, Galliano, cold brew coffee
$14
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Pornstar Martini
Smirnoff Vanilla vodka, Chinola passion fruit liqueur, lime, tonka, prosecco
$14
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Thin Mint
Don Q Cristal rum, mint, crème de cacao, egg white
$14
raw egg
Alcohol Free Options
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Sober Bee (Queen Bee N/A)
*Lyre's Blanco, lime, honey, aloe and jalapeños (optional)
$12
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Non-Alcoholic Espresso Martini
Crafted with Seedlip Grove (0.0% ABV), cold brew, and orgeat.
$12
tree nut
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Cooler Heads Prevail (Non-Alcoholic Avoir le Melon)
*Lyre's London Dry, matcha tea, ginger, yuzu, lemon, lime
$12
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*Phony Negroni
This non-alcoholic Negroni, made by St. Agrestis in Brooklyn, NY, is designed to have an alcohol content of less than 0.5% ABV.
$12
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Just Purple N/A
A lavender lemon drop, sans the drop, served up.
$12
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Avec Spiced Mango and Passionfruit N/A
An N/A seltzer made with mango puree, passionfruit juice, agave, pineapple juice, chili, lime juice, almond, lime.
$5
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Avec Grapefruit and Pomelo N/A
Another N/A seltzer made with grapefruit juice, pomelo, black pepper, bourbon vanilla, and smoked salt.
$5
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Avec Jalapeno and Blood Orange N/A
A spicier N/A seltzer made with blood orange juice, calamansi juice, agave, jalapeno, smoked salt, and Mexican lime.
$5
*Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
*Lyre's non-alcoholic spirits are designed to have an alcohol content of less than 0.5% ABV-
Amaretti Sour
$12
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Daiquiri
$12
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Salt and Pepper Martini
$12
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Hot Toddy
$12
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Whiskey Sour
$12