€€€€ • Aus aller Welt • Williamsburg
Undercurrent, from Paul McGee and Chloe Frechette, houses one of the country's most remarkable rare rum collections, alongside vintage amari—Fernet, Chartreuse, Campari, and beyond—and other spirits, which can be tasted against their modern counterparts to reveal decades of evolution. Experience a Daiquiri made with 1970s rum or a Venetian Spritz made with 1960s aperitivo liqueur.Undercurrent marks the evolution of Milk Room, McGee's beloved bar housed within the Chicago Athletic Association. Highlights from the rum collection include pre-embargo Cuban rum from 1934, a 1963 Trader Vic Mai Tai rum, and a trio of flagons distilled in the 1940s and '50s crated and earmarked for the Royal Army Service Corps.Refined Martinis, Champagne Cobblers, and other classic cocktails round out the menu, all served in an intimate 20-seat bar made for lingering beneath Echo Lake.Reservations required.