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Ask Geoffrey: How Do You Make the Popular Downscope Cocktail

Geoffrey Baer tells us about a drink once served at Skipper’s Marina on the Calumet River.

05/17/2017 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Ask Geoffrey: How Do You Make the Popular Downscope Cocktail

Clip: 5/17/2017 | 10m 26sVideo has Closed Captions

Geoffrey Baer tells us about a drink once served at Skipper’s Marina on the Calumet River.

Skipper’s Marina was a boat storage facility and bar on the Calumet River that closed for business in 2010. For decades, a cocktail called the Downscope was served there, and its recipe was a closely guarded secret -- until now.

05/17/2017 | Rating NR

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