Welcome to The Sparrow Est. 1927
This Art Deco apartment building and its lobby bar reflect the sophistication of the surrounding Gold Coast neighborhood. After 75 years, we’ve dusted it off, and have re-opened to the public as the original establishment, The Sparrow.
Originally designed to be an escape for residents looking for a nightcap or late night rendezvous, the barkeeps here have been privy to intimate dialogue, essentially becoming the building’s concierge.
A Sparrow is a social, beautiful, and intelligent bird, yes. But a true persona of the residents who nested above, outgoing, yet private, established in their profession and craft, always pondering the next move, while not moving much at all.
We welcome all and do not feel the need to flaunt.
Enjoy Your Stay...
Main Menu
Cocktails
$14
La Floridita
A memory of Havana...
$14
White Rum, Maraschino, Lime, Grapefruit
$14
Hotel Nacional
Of it's famous namesake...
$14
Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple Rum, Apricot Liqueur,Pineapple & Lime Juices
$14
Grasshopper
Sippable joy...
$14
Sparrow Rum Cream, Crème de Menthe,Crème de Cacao, Mint
$16
Cohasset Cooler
A Gold Coast classic...
$16
Genever, Cohasset Punch, Citrus, Cane Syrup, House Vermouth, Soda
$16
Rum Old Fashioned
Our current favorite...
$16
Rum(s), House Bitters, Sugar, Citrus Oils
$16
Daiquiri
Rotating staff selection...
$16
Rum(s), Lime, Sugar
$16
Rosado
Now for an Ecuadorian sour possibility...
$16
Pisco, Gin, Curaçao, Grenadine, Lemon, Egg White, Bitters
$16
Astoria
A martini by any other name...
$16
Gin, Dry & Blanc Vermouth, Orange Bitters
$16
Tequila Collins
A toast to spring, or any season...
$16
Plata Tequila, Suze, Lemon, Lavender, Tonic
$16
La Especial
A Manhattan by way of Havana...
$16
Bourbon, House Vermouth, Amari, Falernum, Bitters
$16
Rabo de Galo
Brazil's bittersweet beauty...
$16
Aged Cachaças, Cariciofo Amaro, House Vermouth
Spirit Free Cocktails
$14
Lily Pad
A straight shootin' son-of-a-gun...
$14
Cut Above NA Mezcal, Kiwi, Pineapple, Lime
$14
Mandarin Punch
A Temperance punch...
$14
Clove, Citrus, Mint, Soda
$14
The Concierge
Points you in the right direction...<.01%
$14
Pathfinder, Ish Caribbean Spirit, Gnista Barreled Oak
SPARKLING
$13
/
$52
Mas Fi Cava
Vilafranca de Penedes, ES
$13
/
$52
$15
/
$60
Codorníu Sparkling Rose
Catalonia, ES
$15
/
$60
$15
/
$60
Moncontour Crémant
Loire, FR
$15
/
$60
$40
Canard Duchene Brut Champagne
Champagne, FR 375ml
$40
WHITE
$15
/
$60
Head High Chardonnay
Sonoma, CA
$15
/
$60
$15
/
$60
Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
Loire, FR
$15
/
$60
ORANGE
$15
/
$75
Sfera, Catarrato
Puglia, IT, Liter
$15
/
$75
ROSE
$15
/
$60
Couly-Dutheil Rosé
Chinon, FR
$15
/
$60
RED
$15
/
$60
Matthew Fritz Pinot Noir
Monterey, CA
$15
/
$60
$15
/
$60
Broadbent Cabernet Sauvignon
North Coast, CA
$15
/
$60
$15
/
$60
Chateua D’Oupia Red Blend
Languedoc, FR
$15
/
$60
FORTIFIED
$11
/
$30
Valdespino Inocente
Fino Sherry
$11
/
$30
$12
Valdespino Tio Diego
Amontillado Sherry
$12
$15
Quinta do Noval 10yr
Tawny Port
$15
$15
Apera Selections
Rare Austrailian Sherry
$15
DRAFTS
$9
Krombacher Pils
German Pilsner (Kreuztal, DE – 4.8%)
$9
$9
Upland Champagne Velvet
Light Lager (Bloomington, IN– 5.6%)
$9
$9
Hopewell Lightbeam
Hazy IPA (Chicago, IL – 6.3%)
$9
$9
Two Brothers Domaine DuPage
Farmhouse Ale (Warrenville, IL – 6.2%)
$9
$9
Maplewood Fat Pug
Oatmeal Milk Stout (Chicago, IL – 5.9%)
$9
BOTTLES & CANS
$9
Banks Caribbean Lager
Pale Lager (Barbados – 4.7%)
$9
$9
Donna’s Pickle Beer
Lager w/ Pickle Brine (Chicago, IL – 4.7%)
$9
$9
Krombacher NA Wheat
Nonalcoholic Wheat Ale (Deutzal, DE – .5%)
$9
Sugar Cane Spirits
Antigua
$12
English Harbour 5yr
40% All the caramel flavor without the sweetness
$12
Australia
$25
Beenleigh 2013
59% Decadent & supple, from 10yrs in the hot Aussie sun
$25
$18
Dead Reckoning Killik High Ester
55% Wild Aussie yeasts yield buttered popcorn
$18
$16
Transcontinental Australia 2013
48% Rich rum start, Cognac finish
$16
Bahamas
$15
Facundo Neo
40% 5yrs+ aged rums filtered clear, try in a Daiquiri
$15
Barbados
Foursquare Selections
Rotating Selections...
$12
Mount Gay “Black Barrel”
43% Charred barrels add rich toffee depth
$12
$55
Mount Gay Single Estate
55% Pure Bajan pot still glory, a rum to savor
$55
$22
Mount Gay “XO” Triple Cask Blend
43% Cognac aging for a richer, full body
$22
$12
Planteray Barbados 5yr
40% Perfectly pleasant Bajan rum, try on Rocks
$12
$13
Planteray Cut & Dry
40% Bajan Rum married with Bajan coconuts
$13
$19
Planteray XO 20th Anniversary
40% A rich, sweet, lingering sip to finish a night
$19
$18
The Real McCoy 12yr
40% Earthy, chocolate, tobacco with a long finish
$18
Belize
$32
Holmes Cay Belize 2006
61% A warming, rich sip to savor
$32
$25
Transcontinental Belize
66.4% Barrel exclusive to IL, warming & dry
$25
$50
Travellers 1981
64% Dusty, luxurious Raisinets
$50
Blends
$16
Black Tot Finest Caribbean,
46.2% Barbados/Guyana/Jamaica, dry tobacco
$16
$11
Denizen 5yr
40% Jamaica/Trinidad, over-ripe fruit & spices
$11
$13
Denizen “Merchant’s Reserve” 8yr
43% Jamaica/Martinique, made for a Mai Tai
$13
$13
Denizen Vatted Dark
50% Guyana/Martinique, try as a Rum Sazerac
$13
$11
Hamilton Zombie Blend
59% Trinidad/Guyana/Dominican Rep/Jamaica
$11
$11
Planteray 3 Stars
41.2% Trinidad/Barbados/Jamaica, a suave white
$11
$9
Planteray O.F.T.D.
69% Oh f* that’s delicious...and dangerous
$9
$13
Planteray “Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple”
40% A rich, perfect melding of rum & pineapple
$13
$12
Probitas
47% A sublime blend of Jamaican & Bajan rums
$12
$14
Ron Colón
55.5% El Salvador/Jamaica
$14
$12
TCRL High Seas
45% Panama/Jamaica/Martinique, try in a Daiquiri
$12
$11
Ten to One White
40% Jamaica/Dominican Republic, funky aromas
$11
Brazil
$12
Novo Fogo Organic Cachaça
40% Fruity, grassy flavor for a perfect Caipirinha
$12
$13
Novo Fogo Colibri Cachaça
43% Fruity snickerdoodle, from Brazilian Teak cask
$13
Colombia
$14
Parce 8yr
40% Panama/Colombia, A very Bourbon-like rum
$14
$19
Parce 12yr
40% Panama/Colombia, A very Rye-like rum
$19
Dominican Republic
$15
Brugal 1888
40% A dry rum full of coffee, spice, & dried fruit
$15
Ecuador
$14
El Amparo
57.5% Dry, rich, lingering minerality
$14
Fiji
$14
Holmes Cay Fiji 2021
46% Mellow blend of bright acidity & vegetal funk
$14
$34
Holmes Cay Fiji 2004 17yr
58% Palate coating marriage of oak & fresh grassy notes
$34
$18
Planteray Fiji 2009
46% Toasty oak w/subtle molasses funk
$18
$11
Planteray Isle of Fiji
40% Round bourbon, banana, & spice
$11
$30
TCRL Fiji 2012
65.3% A bold Rum for bold palates, woodsy & mature
$30
Grenada
Renegade Selections
Rotating Selections...
$18
Rivers Royale
69% A rare, grassy, funky beast best sipped w/ice
$18
Guatemala
$11
Casa Magdalena
41.25% If banana Laffy Taffy was a smooth rum
$11
$18
Zacapa 23
40% Bold, sweetened rum perfect for dessert
$18
Guyana
$12
El Dorado 5yr
40% Great base for cocktails, like an Old Cuban
$12
$13
El Dorado 12yr
40% Rich Demerara flavor, but not too sweet
$13
$14
El Dorado 15yr
40% An elegant go-to rum on the sweet side
$14
$21
El Dorado 21yr
40% Luxurious finish from 2 decades+ of rest
$21
$27
El Dorado Port Mourant Cask Strength
56.7% Nuanced and bold, with a gripping finish
$27
$27
El Dorado Enmore Cask Strength
54.3% Maple & graham cracker, yet dry & elegant
$27
$11
Hamilton Demerara
43% Rich burnt sugar notes that linger
$11
$42
Planteray ‘Chicago Barrel’ 20yr
44.8% 18 yrs w/half year in an Ocho tequila barrel
$42
$18
Planteray Guyana 2007
51% Rich, supple body w/lingering dry finish
$18
Haiti
$28
Ak Zanj 15yr
43% Voluptuous molasses & biscuit cookie
$28
$13
Barbancourt 8yr
43% Beautiful balance of oak & rich cane
$13
$11
Clairin Communal
43% Unique blend of several funky clairins
$11
$13
Clairin Le Rocher
46.9% Dunder creates vanilla, fruity, one-of-a-kind aroma
$13
$14
Clairin Sonson
43% Meaty, salinity for truly funky & fun Daiquiris
$14
$16
Papalin Haiti 4yr
53.1% Rock candy gives in to dry, wild Haitian fruity esters
$16
$15
Providence Dunder & Syrup
56% Salt water taffy as an oily, clean spirit
$15
India
$15
Camikara 8yr
42.8% Big, rich, & lingering
$15
Indonesia
$12
Batavia Arrack van Oosten
50% Red rice imparts citrusy funk
$12
$15
By the Dutch Batavia Arrack
48% Green pepper & umami
$15
Jamaica
$15
Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12yr
43% Spicy oak, dried fruits, with a finish to savor
$15
$18
Hamilton Pot Still Gold 46.5%
Overripe banana with a silky finish
$18
$40
Habitation Velier Long Pond STCE 2007
58% Spicy dry sweet tarts, in the best possible way
$40
$35
Habitation Velier Monymusk MMW 2015
59% Big, bold, dry Jamaican
$35
$30
Habitation Velier Worthy Park 2007
59% Dry & wildly fruity, with a finish that won't quit
$30
$18
Hampden Estate 8yr
46% Big citrus & tropical fruit notes
$18
$30
Hampden Estate Great House 2023
55% Exquisite
$30
$26
Hampden Estate HLCF Overproof
60% Delicate & nuanced, revealing the distillery's finesse
$26
$26
Hampden Estate Pagos
52% Sherry barrels impart soft rye spice
$26
$11
Planteray Xaymaca
43% Overripe fruit sings, with a mellow finish
$11
$24
Rum & Cane Jamaica XO
46% Leather, tobacco, dried pineapple
$24
$10
Rum-Bar Silver
40% Full of funk, yet lighter & softer
$10
$11
Smith & Cross
52% Big, funky ‘hogo,’ a perennial favorite
$11
Japan
$14
Kiyomi
40% Salinity & soft grassy notes
$14
$70
Teeda 21yr
48% Beautiful, evolving, delicious adventure of a sip
$70
$13
Teeda White
40% Sake florality, light salinity, try in a Mojito
$13
Martinique
$12
Clément Canne Bleue
50% Produced from a single varietal of cane
$12
$12
JM Blanc
50% Flows from chocolate to grass, clean finish
$12
$22
JM XO
50% Full oaky butterscotch, w/grass undertones
$22
$50
JM 15yr
41.8% Elegant, lingering, evolving sip. Sip while you can
$50
$13
La Favorite 2yr
45% Rich, smooth, with honey/grass balance
$13
$11
La Favorite Blanc
50% Lingering grassy/peppermint sweetness
$11
$15
Neisson Organic
52.5% Extra abv brightens & lifts the bold flavors
$15
$11
Neisson Blanc
50% Grassy, mint, & floral, for a bold Ti’ Punch
$11
$18
Neisson L’Esprit
70% Like licking the inside of the hot still
$18
$17
Saint James Cellar Reserve
51.3% 5yr Bourbon cask tames cane with dry, dusty finish
$17
Mexico
Alambique Serrano Selections
Rotating Selections...
$13
Camazotz
48% Floral & tropical fruit notes from the Oaxacan jungle
$13
$13
Cañada
40% Silky textured with a balance of bright grass & florality
$13
$12
Paranubes Aguardiente
54% Bold, briny blend from Oaxacan jungle
$12
$18
Paranubes Añejo
54% Oak softens & adds body, but the wild notes remain
$18
Nicaragua
$12
Flor de Caña 7yr,
40% Soft, easy sipper w/caramel toffee notes
$12
$16
Flor de Caña 12yr
40% Takes the 7yr profile, but smoother & richer
$16
$18
Flor de Caña 18yr
40% A fuller body with nutty notes throughout
$18
$24
Flor de Caña Centenario 25yr,
40% Exceptionally smooth
$24
Panama
$16
Sparrow-Planteray Panama 2010
50.5% Bold sherry notes, great in a Rum Old Fashioned
$16
$18
TCRL Panama 2015
43% Silky toasted marshmallow & nougat. A treat
$18
Puerto Rico
$16
Bacardi 10yr
40% Oak imparts nutmeg & vanilla
$16
$15
Ron del Barrilito 3 Star
43% Gentle tobacco & caramel, a sip to relax with
$15
Réunion
$16
Holmes Cay Agricole
50% Round & saline, an agricole like no other
$16
$18
Holmes Cay Grand Arôme
57.5% Big, bold roasted pineapple
$18
$30
La Maison Velier Isautier 2006
57% Choose their Agricole or Molasses based
$30
St. Lucia
$11
Bounty Dark
43% Oaky & dry, great with Coca Cola
$11
$11
Chairman’s Reserve
40% Delicate yet rich clove, allspice, & oak
$11
$17
Chairman’s Reserve ‘Forgotten Casks
40% Longer aging brings tobacco & vanilla out
$17
$12
Chairman’s Reserve Legacy
43% Agricole addition for a smooth complexity
$12
$11
Chairman’s Reserve Spiced
40% Caribbean bark brings extra zing
$11
$31
Chairman’s Reserve ‘1931,
46% Blend of classic St. Lucia w/local ‘agricole’
$31
$18
Chairman’s Reserve Vintage 2009
46% Rich, dry, lingering finish, a staff favorite
$18
Thailand
$16
Shakara 12yr
45.7% Cardamom & black tea, with a long dry finish
$16
U.S.A.
$12
CCC Founder's Blend
47.5% Chicago - Unique balance of grass & gold
$12
Venezuela
$55
Diplomatico Ambassador
47% Rich, complex, raisiny cognac finish
$55
$11
Diplomatico Mantuano
40% Bourbon & Malt whisky cask aged
$11
$15
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva
40% Tastes like Coca-Cola, in a good way
$15
$17
Santa Teresa 1796
40% Dry sherry & fruit, easy entry for Scotch fan
$17
Other Spirits
Bourbon
$18
Angel’s Envy, 43.1%
$18
$16
Basil Hayden’s, 40%
$16
$16
Belle Meade, 45.2%
$16
$21
Blanton's, 46.5%
$21
$13
Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch, 50%
$13
$11
Early Times, 50%
$11
$12
F.E.W., 46.5%
$12
$17
Four Roses “Single Barrel” 50%
$17
$11
Four Roses Yellow Label, 40%
$11
$13
Maker’s Mark, 45%
$13
$13
MB Roland, 56.2%
$13
$16
Michter’s Small Batch, 41.9%
$16
$12
Noah’s Mill, 57.15%
$12
$11
Old Forester, 50%
$11
$13
Pure Kentucky XO, 53.5%
$13
$40
Russell’s Reserve 13yr, 57.4%
$40
$12
Wild Turkey 101, 50.5%
$12
$16
Willett Pot Still Reserve, 47%
$16
$16
Woodford Reserve, 40.1%
$16
$16
Woodford Reserve Double Oak, 45.2%
$16
Rye
$20
Barrell Seagrass, 59.29%
$20
$11
High West Double Rye,”46%
$11
$11
Rittenhouse, 50%
$11
$12
Sazerac, 45%
$12
$15
Stellum Barrel Proof, 58.12%
$15
$13
Templeton, 40%
$13
$25
Whistle Pig 10yr, 50%
$25
$17
Willett Straight Rye, 54.4%
$17
Blend
$11
Compass Box Artist Blend, 43%
$11
$30
Compass Box Hedonism, 43%
$30
$11
Dewar’s White Label, 40%
$11
$11
Famous Grouse, 40%
$11
$13
Johnnie Walker Black, 40%
$13
$22
Johnnie Walker Gold, 40%
$22
Single Malt
$20
Balvenie 14yr Caribbean Cask, 43%
$20
$22
Benriach The Twelve, 46%
$22
$14
Glenfiddich 12yr, 40%
$14
$15
Glenfiddich 14yr, 43%
$15
$16
Glenfiddich 15yr, 40%
$16
$50
Glenfiddich 21yr Rum Reserve, 40%
$50
$30
Lagavulin 16yr, 43%
$30
$18
Laphroaig 10yr, 43%
$18
$20
Macallan 12yr, 43%
$20
$17
Macallan Double Cask, 43%
$17
$25
Oban 14yr, 43%
$25
$22
Talisker 10yr, 45.8%
$22
Blanco
$17
Casamigos Blanco
$17
$11
Confianza
$11
$18
Don Julio
$18
$12
G4
$12
$16
Ocho Plata
$16
Reposado
$19
Casamigos Reposado
$19
$17
Fortaleza
$17
$18
Ocho
$18
$11
Pueblo Viejo
$11
Añejo
$21
Casamigos Añejo
$21
$36
Don Julio ‘1942’
$36
$20
Ocho
$20
Mezcal
$11
Banhez
$11
$16
Vago Elote,
$16
$18
Nuestra Soledad Stgo. Matatlan,
$18
Gin
$12
Beefeater
$12
$12
Bols Genever
$12
$13
Bombay Sapphire
$13
$17
The Botanist
$17
$11
Hayman’s London Dry
$11
$11
Hayman’s Old Tom
$11
$14
Hendrick’s
$14
$16
Old Raj, 55%
$16
$14
Plymouth
$14
$15
Plymouth Navy Strength
$15
$13
St. George Terroir
$13
$12
Stray Dog
$12
$12
Tanqueray
$12
Vodka
$14
Absolut Elyx
$14
$13
Boyd & Blair Potato
$13
$12
CH
$12
$14
Ketel One
$14
$12
Prairie Cucumber
$12
$11
St. George California Citrus
$11
$11
St. George Green Chile
$11
Brandy
$12
Control C Pisco
$12
12
Copper & Kings American Craft
12
$12
Coquerel Calvados
$12
$20
Cyril Zang ‘00’ Eau de Vie de Cidre
$20
$12
Lairds Applejack
$12
$12
Pierre Ferrand ‘1840,’ 45%
$12
$16
Pierre Ferrand Ambre, 40%
$16
$12
Sainte Louise
$12
$12
Singani 63, Bolivian Brandy
$12
American
$11
F.E.W. American Whiskey, 46.5%
$11
$12
Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee, 45.5%
$12
Canadian
$12
Crown Royal, 40%
$12
Irish
$12
Tullamore Dew Rum Cask, 40%
$12
Amari & Digestifs
$9
Abano
$9
$12
Aperol
$12
$11
Averna
$11
$10
Campari
$10
$13
CH Amargo de Chile
$13
$12
China China
$12
$8
Cynar
$8
$10
Cynar 70
$10
$10
Fernet Branca
$10
$11
Finest Roots Herb Spirit
$11
$10
Gran Classico
$10
$8
Meletti
$8
$13
Nonino
$13
$10
Zucca
$10
Liqueurs
$12
Ancho Reyes
$12
$13
Ancho Reyes Verde
$13
$12
Benedictine
$12
$12
CH Rubin
$12
$18
Chartreuse (Green)
$18
$18
Chartreuse (Yellow)
$18
$8
Cocchi Americano
$8
$12
Cointreau
$12
$9
Combier Apricot
$9
$9
Combier Crème de Cassis
$9
$9
Combier L’Orange
$9
$10
Drambuie
$10
$11
Finest Roots Mastiha
$11
$12
Giffard Crème de Violette
$12
$11
Giffard Vanille de Madagascar
$11
$12
Grand Marnier
$12
$10
Kronan Swedish Punsch
$10
$11
Luxardo Amaretto
$11
$9
Luxardo Maraschino
$9
$12
Nux Alpina Walnut
$12
$25
Pernod Absinthe
$25
$11
Peter Heering Cherry
$11
$13
Pierre Ferrand Curaçao
$13
$9
Pimm’s
$9
$10
Prado Pastis
$10
$11
Sparrow Rum Cream (made in house)
$11
$16
St. Germain Liqueur
$16
$12
St. George Coffee
$12
$12
St. George Raspberry
$12