George Clooney—he of ER, Casamigos, Amal Clooney, and every middle-aged mother's fantasies fame—turns 58-years-old on May 6. To mark this joyous, if unremarkable, occasion, a bar in Chicago has created "The Clooney," a cocktail ode to the actor that features his face on a giant whiskey cube. You can, you know, stare into his eyes every time you take a sip. And honestly, middle-aged mom or not—who would rob themselves of a chance to do just that?
The ice cube isn't the only nod to good ol' Georgie, though: The cocktail's base is Casamigos Reposado, which—lest you've forgotten—is the tequila brand George helped start in 2013. Other ingredients in the cocktail include Carpano Antica (a sweet Vermouth), Crème de banana, vanilla bean simple syrup, honeyed apricot, and smoked hickory. As for that ice cube, it's simply layered with a piece of paper onto which George's face has been printed. The Bassment in Chicago's River North neighborhood will start offering The Clooney on May 6, and it'll stay on menus through the fall.
The speakeasy-style lounge plays live music regularly, and its cocktail lineup pays homage to that. The drinks are all named after iconic singers and musicians. Currently, the menu lists cocktails named for Santana, Chaka Khan, Phil Collins, Iggy Pop, Stevie Nicks, Miles Davis, Elton John, and Bowie. In the past, Tupac, Adele, Cher, and James Brown have scored menu placement, too.
If fangirling over celebrities doesn't rev your engines, how about a rubber ducky? For no apparent reason other than your utter amusement, The Bassement sells The Bathtub, a mixture of Tito's vodka, lemon, cucumber jalapeño syrup, St. Germain, and lemon foam that comes in a tiny, bathtub-shaped vessel with a rubber ducky floating on top.
There's no telling what these groovy mixologists will do next, AMIRITE?!
