Drink this! A smoky guy’s drink for the masses

As the weather turns cooler and leaves fall, our thoughts turn away from the tall icy beverages of summer and toward the warming dark cocktails of winter.

Enter the Smokey Bloke, served at Ravenwood’s The Sixth.

Bar manager Vin Santiago tells us that he makes this drink by simply stirring together “Nicholson 1843, a great little bourbon, Laphroaig 10-year for that wonderful peaty smoke flavor, broVo Jammy Sweet Vermouth for sweetness, finished off with saffron bitters, which adds complexity.”

Right before it goes out to the customer, the Bloke gets Smokey with a generous blast from a smoking gun, a kitchen and bar tool that combusts materials, blowing the resultant smoke over and into food and drink. “The smoke,” explains Santiago, “comes from a mixture of lemon and vanilla hookah tobacco along with cedar and licorice root.”

With winter around the corner, it’s good to know that the Smoky Bloke is waiting at The Sixth for those of us who need a little anti-freeze to make it through the night.

The Sixth, 2202 W. Lawrence, 773-433-5959, http://thesixthbar.com/

David Hammond is a freelance writer.

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