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Chicago bars want to fuel your communal cocktailing with a season’s worth of large-format drinks, from pitchers to punch bowls to, yes, canteens. Bartenders have injected contemporary style to make an old concept–remember your parents’ ’70s punch bowls?–feel contemporary. Trendy ingredients, bright colors and novel presentations turn these table centerpieces into real showstoppers. See also: 17 summer cocktails to sip

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