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The California Clipper
1002 North California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
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Drinks
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Brandy Crusta
$8.00
cognac, cointreau, maraschino, lemon
Gimlet
$8.00
gin, lime juice, sugar- up or on the rocks
Sazerac
$11.00
rye, peychaud's, demerara, absinthe
Old Fashioned
$10.00
rye, demerara, bitters
Corpse Reviver #2
$13.00
gin, lillet blanc, cointreau, lemon
Airmail
$11.00
dark rum, honey, lime, prosecco
Boulevardier
$11.00
rye, carpano antica, campari
Beer & Whiskey Shot
$6.00
genesee cream ale, shot of evan williams 100
Well Drinks
Delicious any day of the week
Vodka & Soda
$6.00Gin & Tonic
$6.00Bourbon & Coke
$6.00Rum & Coke
$6.00Six Dollar Special
Six Dollar Special
Can of Genesee Cream Ale and a shot of Evan Williams Black or White
Long Drinks
The key to a good, long drink is proper company. Once this has been established, cold, fresh soda & great ice are also important ingredients
Bourbon & Rootbeer
$6.00Campari & Soda
$7.00Lillet Rosé & Grapefruit
$9.00Gin & Juice
$9.00Rye & Ginger
$6.00Scotch & Soda
$6.00Sparkling Cocktails
M. Laurent
$9.00
cognac, amaretto, creme de cacao, prosecco
Airmail
$11.00
dark rum, honey, prosecco
Seelbach
$11.00
bourbon, cointreau, lemon, prosecco
Original Champagne Cocktail
$9.00
sugar cube, bitters, lemon twist, prosecco
Kir Royale
$9.00
creme de classic, lemon twist, prosecco
Death In the Afternoon
A favorite of Ernest Hemingway and named after his novel
1/8 Oz Herbsainte
Sugar Cube
Prosecco
Lemon Twist
French 75
Herbal, citrusy & bright- this drink is a refreshing classic
1.5 Oz Gin
0.75 Oz Lemon Juice
0.5 Oz Simple Syrup
Prosecco
Gin Drinks
Bottoms up!
Gimlet
$8.00
gin, lime juice, sugar- up or on the rocks
20th Century
$10.00
gin, lillet blanc, crème de cacao, lemon
Corpse Reviver #2
$13.00
gin, lillet blanc, cointreau, lemon
Pegu Club
$12.00
gin, orange curaçao, angostura
Aviation
$9.00
gin, maraschino, lemon, crème de violette
Clover Club
$12.00
gin, raspberry, lemon, egg white
Fizz
$12.00
gin, lime juice, sugar, egg white
Gin Rickey
Refreshing, simple and delicious- a Rickey lets the flavor of gin prevail
2 Oz Gin
0.75 Oz Lime Juice
0.5 Oz Simple Syrup
Soda
Rum Drinks
Queen's Park Swizzle
$8.00
dark rum, peychaud's, gingerbeer, mint
Classic Daiquiri
$11.00
light rum, dark rum, demerara, lime
Hemingway Daiquiri
$11.00
light rum, maraschino, grapefruit, lime
Pago Pago
$11.00
dark rum, green chartreuse, pineapple
Trinidad Sling
$12.00
light rum, pineapple juice, velvet falernum, angostura
Corn & Oil
$9.00
dark spiced rum, velvet falernum, angostura
Bourbon & Rye Drinks
Mint Julep
$9.00
bourbon, benedictine, demerara
Whiskey Sour
$12.00
bourbon, carpano antica, egg white
Boulevardier
$11.00
rye, carpano antica, campari
Improved Whiskey Cocktail
$10.00
rye, maraschino, demerara, absinthe, bitters
Brown Derby
$11.00
bourbon, grapefruit, honey
Horse's Neck
Tall and refreshing with a hint of spice
2 Oz Rye Whiskey
0.5 Oz Lemon Juice
Gingerbeer
One Dash Angostura
Lion's Tail
Spicy, citrusy and dangerously easy to drink, this cocktail refers to the American slang term, "Twisting the Lion's Tail"
2 Oz Bourbon
0.75 Oz Lime Juice
1/8 Oz Allspice Dram
2 Dashes Angostura
Stirred Cocktails
Strong and boozy- whiskey, bourbon or gin, depending on your taste and state of mind
Remember the Maine
$10.00
rye, cherry heering, carpano antica, absinthe
La Louisiane
$11.00
rye, carpano antica, bènèdictine, angostura
Sazerac
$11.00
rye, peychaud's, demerara, absinthe
Martinez
$11.00
old tom gin, carpano antica, maraschino
Vieux Carré
$12.00
rye, cognac, carpano antica, bènèdictine
Negroni
$9.00
gin, campari, carpano anticagin, campari, carpano antica
Toronto
$8.00
rye, fernet, demerara, angostura
Old Fashioneds
Old Overholt
$10.00Weller107
$14.00Belle Meade
$16.00Four Roses SB
$16.00J.w. Dant
$12.00Manhattans
Evan Williams 100
$11.00Wild Turkey Rye
$11.00Whipper Snapper
$14.00Buffalo Trace
$14.00Rittenouse Rye
$12.00Cans of Beer
and a few choice bottles
Coors Banquet
- 12 Oz Bottle $4.00
PBR
- 16 Oz Can $4.00
Tecate
- 16 Oz Can $4.00
Founders All Day IPA
- 12 Oz Can $5.00
Trumer Pilsner
- 12 Oz Bottle $5.00
High Life
- 12 Oz Bottle $4.00
Genesee Cream Ale
- 12 Oz Can $3.00
Shiner Bock
- 12 Oz Can $4.00
Einbecker NA
- 12 Oz Bottle $6.00
Half Acre Lead Feather
- 16 Oz Can $7.00
Ommegang Witte
- 12 Oz Bottle $6.00
Wine
for serious wine lovers, we recommend Rootstock, conveniently located across the street
Sparkling, White or Red
$8.00Mai Tai
$12. One of the most notorious Tiki drinks around, perhaps known best for its sheer number of ingredients. The Mai Tai is a delicious classic that was first created in California, in the 1930's. Fruity, juicy, boozy and spicy
Light Rum & Dark Rum
Cointreau, Cherry Heering
Vanilla Almond Syrup
Cherry, Orange, Lime, Pineapple
Angostura
After Dinner
After a good meal, a great liqueur aids digestion- and conversation. This also clears the palate for further drinking and carrying on
Amari & Digestifs
available with shaved ice available with shaved ice
Amaro Nonino
$14.00Averna
$12.00Braulio
$12.00Campari
$10.00Cio Ciaro
$10.00Cynar
$10.00Chartreuse Green
$16.00Chartreuse Yellow
$16.00Chartreuse VEB
$28.00Fernet Branca
$12.00Luxardo Abano
$10.00Meletti
$10.00Vallet Amargo
$10.00Vallet Fernet
$10.00Brandy
Delord 25 Year Armagnac
$23.00Pierre Ferrand Cigar Blend Cognac
$22.00Chateau Breuil 20 Year Calvados
$38.00Landy Vs. Cognac
$10.00Laird's Applebrandy
$12.00Ice Cream Drinks
rich, sweet & creamy
Barandi Alexander
$12.00
sexy, sweet & fashionable. contains walnut liqueur
Grasshopper
$12.00
creme de menthe, creme de cacao
Chocolate Raspberry Cream
$12.00
creme de framboise, creme de cacao
Shaved Ice
Cold, boozy & tiki inspired. This classic rum drink is built in the glass and topped with freshly shaved ice. Rich, fruity and juicy dangerously easy to drink on a summer evening
Scotch
Benromach 10 Yr
- Single $18.00
- Cocktail $20.00
Caol Ila, Connoisseur's Choice 10 Yr
- Single $22.00
- Cocktail $24.00
Dewar's White Label
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Famous Grouse
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Glenmorangie 10yr
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Glenmorangie 12yr
- Single $15.00
- Cocktail $17.00
Glenmorangie 15yr, Solera Reserve
- Single $23.00
- Cocktail $25.00
Johnnie Walker Black
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Laphroaig 10yr
- Single $16.00
- Cocktail $18.00
Macallan 12 Yr
- Single $18.00
- Cocktail $20.00
Macallan 18 Yr
- Single $69.00
- Cocktail $71.00
Mortlach 15 Yr
- Single $22.00
- Cocktail $24.00
Oban 14 Yr
- Single $25.00
- Cocktail $27.00
Oban Distiller's Edition
- Single $28.00
- Cocktail $30.00
Springbank
10 Yr
- Single $18.00
- Cocktail $20.00
12 Yr, Cask Strenth
- Single $21.00
- Cocktail $23.00
15 Yr
- Single $30.00
- Cocktail $32.00
18 Yr
- Single $43.00
- Cocktail $45.00
Balvenie
Doublewood 12 Yr
- Single $20.00
- Cocktail $22.00
Single Barrel 12 Yr
- Single $23.00
- Cocktail $25.00
Caribbean Cask 14 Yr
- Single $23.00
- Cocktail $25.00
Sherry Cask 15 Yr
- Single $23.00
- Cocktail $25.00
Doublewood 17yr
- Single $43.00
- Cocktail $45.00
Bourbon
Elijah Craig 12yr
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
J.W. Dant
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Four Roses SB
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Eagle Rare SB
- Single $16.00
- Cocktail $18.00
Belle Meade
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Basil Hayden
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Buffalo Trace
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Bulliet
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Weller 107
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Maker's Mark
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Evan Williams 100
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Evan Williams Black
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Evan Williams SB
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Willet Pot Still
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Vodka
Hangar One
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Death's Door
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Ketel One
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Grey Goose
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Gin
Plymouth
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Bombay Sapphire
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
North Shore #11
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
North Shore #6
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Smalls
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Junipero
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Ransom Old Tom
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Hayman's Old Tom
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Tanqueray
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Hendrick's
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Millers
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Death's Door
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Whiskey
Old Overholt
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Powers
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Rittenhouse Rye
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Wild Turkey Rye 81
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Whipper Snapper
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Whistle Pig
- Single $19.00
- Cocktail $21.00
Red Breast
- Single $21.00
- Cocktail $23.00
Old Potrero 19th
- Single $21.00
- Cocktail $23.00
George Dickel #8
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Templeton Rye
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
Seagram's 7
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Rum
Matusalem Classico
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Ron Zacapa 23 Yr
- Single $17.00
- Cocktail $19.00
Smith & Cross
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
El Dorado 15 Yr
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
El Dorado 3 Yr
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Gosling's Black Sea
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Sailor Jerry
- Single $8.00
- Cocktail $10.00
Cruzan Black Strap
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Rum J.m. VSOP
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Appleton Estate
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Tequila & Mezcal
El Peloton
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Lunazul Blanco
- Single $10.00
- Cocktail $12.00
Del Maguey Vida
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00
Del Maguey Minero
- Single $20.00
- Cocktail $22.00
Fortaleza Anejo
- Single $27.00
- Cocktail $29.00
Corzo Silver
- Single $14.00
- Cocktail $16.00
El Jimador Repo
- Single $12.00
- Cocktail $14.00