Rub-a-dub-dub, your drink’s in a tub

By Taylor Hartz | Staff Writer

Published July 4, 2018

Rubber ducks in a cocktail—need we say more? When we heard about the adorable, bubbly cocktail at The Bassment, 353 W. Hubbard St., we had to see—and taste—it for ourselves.

At Bassment, an underground live music venue below The Hampton Social Club, they serve their speciality cocktail not in a glass but in a bathtub. That’s right, The Bathtub arrives exactly how it sounds, in a miniature ceramic tub with tiny golden faucet taps—

but instead of water and bubbles, it’s filled with a tasty beverage.

This Instagram sensation is made with cucumber-infused vodka, jalapeño and a foamy layer of bubble bath made of lemon meringue. To complete the look, it’s topped off with an adorable rubber ducky.

At Three Dots and a Dash, 435 N. Clark St., make sure you’ve got your camera out and ready, because at the tiki-themed River North bar, you’ve got to get the perfect shot before you take the first sip. At Three Dots and a Dash glasses are designed to

look like tiki totems, skeletons and fish and the drinks themselves are vibrant hues of coral, teal and purple. Each is garnished with something different, from rubber toy sharks and skull-topped toothpicks to fresh tropical flowers and mermaid swizzle sticks.

The Caribbean punch is served in a heavy stone vessel, carved to look like a coral reef fish with big eyes and crooked, jagged fangs. It’s topped off with a tiny colorful skull, a lime slice and a bright pink flower.

The fish is filled with aged Jamaican and Panamanian rums, lime, pineapple, sarsaparilla, falernum and fassionola for a unique, flavorful summer refreshment.