Take Flight Spirits

Elizabeth B

year ago

Great place to grab a drink. Local band was playing @thewillows_20 Quick friendly service.

Dezzy J

4 months ago

Great Drinks! Great atmosphere! Great service!

Chava Wu

3 years ago

Hosted a cocktail making class for friends. So much fun. Great cocktails- really unique offering. Well priced. We ordered charcuterie boxes from Kneads and Wants, the bakery next door. I can’t wait to go again.

Faye Levin-O'Leary

3 years ago

We went here for the first time tonight and it was wonderful! Kate helped us and she was very friendly and personable, and the drinks were delicious! I got the Earl Grey Daiquiri, which was excellent. We also ordered a spirit-free hibiscus daiquiri and it was clearly well-thought-out and didn't feel like it was missing anything. Highly recommend for good drinks and a lovely atmosphere!

Brent Batzer

3 months ago

Some "best of" awards may be bought or whatever but Kate's legit, the cocktails are well done and her creations outside the menu for your tastes are also top notch.

Amy Landolt

year ago

Finally stopped in and I can’t wait to go back. The Unscheduled Breakdown with their handcrafted gin was so delicious that I had two (since my designated driver was with me). It was very cozy & welcoming. It’s a great place to catch up with friends. They also have a very active event schedule - with something for everyone!

Kevin (Huicho_Lives)

5 months ago

Awesome Cocktails. The staff is very friendly, will definitely come back again

Madeleine (The Ruiner)

year ago

Take Flight Spirits is not a place for the timid. It is a place for those who understand that a drink is more than a drink—it is an art, a story, a moment captured in glass. You will not find vodka here, so do not come looking. This is a distillery for gin, for rum, for bourbon—spirits with character, spirits with history. They do not hide behind mixers or pretense. They stand tall, bold, and unyielding. The drinks are crafted with precision, each one a testament to the skill of Kate, the bartender who works the bar as if she were born to it. Kate does not just pour drinks. She conjures them. Her hands are sure, her movements deliberate, her smile a quiet invitation to stay for one more. She understands what you need before you do. You might start with a gin cocktail, clean and sharp as a Hemingway sentence. Or perhaps the dark sweetness of a rum concoction, heavy with the weight of distant shores. And when the night deepens, bourbon will call to you—a drink for those who know how to linger, how to let the warmth settle in the chest like a good story told at the right time.

Ryan Volkodav

2 months ago

One of the best cocktail spots I've been to. Live music on Fridays is awesome. Bartenders Kate and Sam are very creative and might be the best in Chicago. Love coming here.

Katrina Marie N-A

year ago

Hard to believe my first review for this spot was almost 2yrs ago. Feel like this spot has been around awhile already. Have been frequently visiting here and there since their opening and after some time away, recently stopped by after our Baby Shower. Glad they brought back a chalkboard table so I did another tag (added here and to their Google Maps page)! Also glad they offer non-alcoholic spirits/cocktails! Always a chill and welcoming cozy spot. Definitely go and support small, local business. --- (Sun.10.09.22) Passed by this place a couple of times and decided to stop in to try out their cocktails and I must say, was not disappointed! All of their unique cocktails are hand-crafted, made-to-order. Staff were friendly and excellent with their crafts. Pictured here is their Latte Martini and Old Fashioned: Beer Spirit. The Beer Spirit is surely their secret weapon and is definitely unique and a must try! Made of one of Revolution Brewing's beers, distilled. Another cool thing about this spot was the opportunity to be creative and chalk up their bar area, although this may be updated to chopping block wood in the future! Came here the first day after our Civil Marriage and tagged up the countertop! Check out the photo here or Take Flight Spirits' Google Maps Page. Will be back for sure!