HUM has arrived.
FEATURE SPIRIT: HUM
The newest local spirit to debut, HUM is the brilliant beverage concocted by Mr. Adam Seger. This spirit is incredibly versatile and extra delicious, bursting with flavor and quite tasty herbs, flowers, and fruits. HUM is essentially a botanical spirit, or, rather, a mingling of a strapping base of rum infused with hibiscus, cardamom, ginger, and kaffir lime. A spirit and a liqueur, HUM is lovely as a twist on classic cocktails, or can pump up your favorites with a burst of flavor. Or, if you like to be told what to do, Mr. Seger has developed an extensive list of tried and true tasty cocktails. Sip it neat, stir, shake, or share. Elegant, balanced, and vibrantly pink! www.humspirits.com
Boo! Scary Skull Wine Party…
SUPER SPECIAL, extra EXCLUSIVE EVENT:
Twisted Oak River of Skulls Release Party
[$50 including tax, NOT tip]
Friday, OCTOBER 30th
6-9pm
Get Twisted. The infamous, rowdy folks from Twisted Oak are here and we’ll be celebrating the release of their super special River of Skulls. This wildly burly, sneaky and scary wine is chock full of Calaveras County Mourvedre from the Dalton Vineyard. Heady, aromatic perfume encourages you to jump recklessly, fully, into a glass of this juice. Deep, dark, dirty and sexy, this Mourvedre is earthy and funky, yet pulsing with luscious fruit and sassy spice. An ankle bone of cherries is connected to the shin bone of raspberries, which connects to the knee bone of smoky vanilla. The knee bone is connected to the leg bone of Mourvedre’s natural tabacco character, which connects to the hip bone, back bone and neck bone of a nice long finish. Oh Dem Skulls!
Warm and toasty, belly busting snacks will include some sort of chunky, gourmet chili with crusty bread, sweet cream butter with cornbread, and a custom rum cake. Rubber chickens and pirates will be here too! Join the fun and dress up for the costume contest…one precious, uber yummy bottle of Twisted #%@& will be awarded for the best outfit. http://www.twistedoak.com/
RSVP absolutely necessary. Space is limited and time is spiraling down to zero. Holla at Ms. Erin, erin@lushwineandspirits.com or 312-738-1900. Bring friends and bring the par-tay.
Things I heart, take 5
2005 Domain Guiberateau Chenin Blanc, Samur, Loire Valley, France
Oh Guiberateau, how I heart thee! Now that I’ve conquered the correct pronunciation of your name (well, by my American standards anyway), I can completely, whole-heartedly love you. I’ve loved you, sweet, sweet bottle, since we met a few months ago, and just had the chance to try you again for a tasting we were doing. Yep, I still heart you, wonderful wine, even more so! So wierd yet so delicious. The nose is so great and beautiful and smells like rocks with a touch of honey. The palate shows a soft fruit, graphite and slate with a lingering minerally finish that has a hint of lime. It paired great with the talipa I did not cook but did enjoy last night. Suprisingly, there is still some left for me tonight, so while I’m hard at work, I’ll be dreaming of that half-full bottle of this delightful wine.
Bourbon Heritage Month
As we move into October, we say good-bye to Bourbon Heritage Month. On August 29, 2007 the Kentucky Board of Tourism announced that the US Senate had approved the measure to designate September ‘Bourbon Heritage Month.’ Well, what exactly does this mean? Basically, it is a month long celebration of ‘America’s Native Spirit’, culminating in the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown. It’s also a damn good excuse to drink bourbon, talk about bourbon, and learn about all the culture, people, and history that surround the spirit. Read the rest of this entry »
BYOB: Ciao Amore
Dear reader, I cannot express to you how lovely it is for me to discover a new BYOB restaurant–particularly when it is right between the store and my house. And so it is with a fair bit of enthusiasm that I left Ciao Amore last night. Read the rest of this entry »
“Mine Eyes do Smell Onions” – OR – Rogue Valley Wine
by Jane
What a great line. Lafew, an emissary of the King of France, says these words in a tender moment at the end of Shakespeare’s Alls Well That Ends Well. Lafew, a rather rigid and impersonal sort, shows his soft-side (as well as his desire to hide said side), by blaming his tears on onions. This line also displays the culinary and gustatory thread through many of Shakespeare’s plays: from [spoiler alert!] Tamora eating her own sons baked in a pie in Titus Andronicus to the illusory feast of the sprites in The Tempest. Read the rest of this entry »
The Wizards of OZ
Thirsting for Aussie wine and wildly exciting times at your favorite wine shop? Well, we have the Wizards on call and slated to raise a ruckus at LUSH. Drink up and sip with us and a handful of the world famous winemakers at a complimentary wine tasting and edumacation in all things fermented from Down Under. Choose your LUSH location and your particular yummy, juicy poison…luscious refreshment from Longview Vineyard and racy, spikey wine from Pikes…OR…quirky, funky Hay Shed Hill with classics done with a twist and the circus freaks of Vinaceous with a side of prim and proper Maude.
WEDNESDAY, September 23rd, 2009
6-8pm
University Village: 1257 South Halsted [Peter Bentley of Pikes and Mike Saturno of Longview]. RSVP – 312.738.1900, erin@lushwineandspirits.com
AND
Roscoe Village: 2232 West Roscoe [Michael Kerrigan of Vinaceous/Hay Shed Hill and Dan Dineen of Maude]. RSVP – 773.281.8888, rachel@lushwineandspirits.com
Swan Creek Chef Auction
Recently, a local farmer suffered the tragedy of having his truck and all his produce burst into fire. To help him out, 15 Chicago chefs donated a private, in-home dinner to an online auction on Twitter. All proceeds directly benefit Swan Creek Farms and help the farmer to get back on the streets delivering delicious goods to our favorite dining establishments.
It just so happens that Carrie and Joe Becker bid on the dinner with Chris Pandel of The Bristol. And, it just so happens that Carrie and Joe Becker are dear friends of the Lushes. Ms. Erin, Ms. Jane, and Ms. Rachel were graciously extended an invitation to join in the dining and drinking extravaganza. Of course, it was BYOB…
8 guests, copious amounts of food, and 14 bottles later…
