The Shelf is the self-proclaimed premier home bar in Chicagoland featuring—somewhat inexplicably—its own website, which you are—equally inexplicably—viewing at this very moment. We specialize in craft cocktails, and have a large selection of liquors and liqueurs, with an emphasis on Italian amari. We also have beer, espresso, low-stakes poker, and unnecessary smart home gadgets. Someday, when our Fearless Proprietor discards his routine of perpetual sloth, we will have a YouTube channel as well to dish out pretentious vitriol about how expensive vodka is a scam and how gentian is the king of botanicals. For now, however, The Shelf is just The Home Lab.
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