Lost Lake’s “GFY”
Their presentation is considerably more elaborate than mine….

In Chicago, there is a bar. Well, there are lots of bars in Chicago. In Chicago, there is a Tiki bar. Actually, there are multiple great Tiki bars. In Chicago there is a Paul McGee-created Tiki… (Multiple recursions edited for brevity) Lost Lake is the latest Chicago Bar project from Paul McGee, the Meryl Streep of Chicago bartenders. It is the home of some kick-ass Tiki decor, a ludicrous rum selection, and a menu full of modern original Tiki drinks. One of McGee’s latest is the GFY.

Now, GFY is an interesting name… On Lost Lake’s Facebook page, they intimate that it stands for “Good-For-You”. That’s all well and good, but I have my doubts. I don’t see anything particularly healthy about it. Indeed given the alcohol content, I’d come close to giving it a 3 out of 3 daggers (†††) on my personal Tiki Lethality scale. Perhaps there is some other phrase GFY could stand for…?

Calvados is, of course, pretty unusual as the lead spirit in Tiki drinks. This again illustrates how the 21st Century Tiki Renaissance is enriching the Canon with new notes and chords that add variety to the same old beautiful songs. The GFY is not-quite identifiably fruity, deceptively spiritous, and possesses that unctuously heavy feel in each sip. Each of these are hallmarks of a classic Tiki drink.

I haven’t actually had a GFY at Lost Lake, or any other drink there for that matter, because I haven’t been to Chicago, for business or pleasure, in years. I’d really like to, so I will make an offer to anyone reading this. I will give the first person or business in Chicago to book a Killing Time murder mystery event (yes, my “day job” is just a fun as my booze-writing sideline.) a four hundred dollar discount off the event fee. If interested, please give me a call.

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