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America’s Best Bourbon Bars | Twisted Spoke

Review by Nic

Bourbon Bars

While not 100% reliable, a good rule of thumb is:

Bars with a human skeleton riding a motorcycle on top of their bar are a good place to drink bourbon.

Confirming the rule is the Twisted Spoke in Chicago. They bill themselves as the neighborhood “family biker bar” but it seems to be only for families with no kids in them…just the way we like our bars (”Really you brought your kid to a bar?”). Selection is no problem as there are 40-50 different choices and our waiter had decent recall. What really sets this place apart though is the uniqueness: a pressurized keg of bourbon on tap (Jim Beam when we were there), Saturday night porn screenings (we were not there for this but heard it is a good time to go), and a signature dish called “smut and eggs.” This place is not for everyone (particularly women seem to avoid it), but go any way (Wednesday is the best night to try bourbon since they are half price).

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Chicago, Illinois

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