A 20-seat speakeasy, accessible only by going through the prep-kitchen guts of the almost-opened Aviary in Chicago promises to be a twilight zone between pharmaceutical cocktails and pre-Prohibition-style cocktails.

The next time you're in Victoria, BC, visit Clive’s for a crazy cocktail - the Cold Night, which is basically a grilled cheese and tomato soup martini! Click through for the recipe.

Matthew Biancaniello - "a mad scientist when it comes to savory drinks". Give his libations a try at the Library Bar inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.

Travel and Leisure profiles thirteen super-strong liquors which are making their way into upscale cocktails. The catch? You may have to travel abroad to find them.

Hanna Backman designed the visual identity for these wines by Mont Tauch.

New boxed wine packaging for Uvita de Plata by Tridimage.

Sebastian Bergne has a new exhibit called 'Cru' at the Aram Gallery featuring his amazing 'Corked' series of decanting and serving vessels. The exhibit will run in London from 11/28/08 to 01/10/09.

Marc Praquin designed the gorgeous packaging for a special bottling of Bruichladdich Islay single malt Scotch.

Beautiful concept design for Mockingbird Lager by Samantha Wiley. The bottle is opaque, except for the figure of the woman. Inside the caps, you'll find fortune cookie-esque messages.

Nice packaging by Interbrand for Stolichnaya's Elit brand.

Sebastian Bergne's very beautiful Corker corkscrew.

Though no longer being manufactured, Howling Monkey beer might just have the coolest packaging among its peers. Designed by Turner Duckworth.

I'm loving Polka's Josephine Glasscarafe with a drinking glass. I love that the carafe has a stem and is shaped like a glass, and that the stopper is the drinking glass itself.

I'm loving the imperfect form of the PURUS vodka bottle, designed by white_space.

Enjoying the distorted forms of Michael Anastassiades Three Champagne Glasses and One Water Glass.

I love how the dripping seal reinforces Sloe Gin's snail logo. Packaging by Blackburns.

Beautiful packaging design for Integrity Spirits' Lovejoy Vodka by ID Branding.

Beautiful bottle design by BVD for Blossa. A new, limited edition bottle of glögg is released every year.

Gorgeous bottle design for Dada wines by InHouse Design.

Frida Jeppsson’s Brilliant ring for the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Awards. I love the ridiculous size and the way it references both a diamond and a cocktail glass.

David Ngo's Toumei sake carafe has an LED in the base that illuminates the remaining sake. As the carafe is emptied, the light becomes less diffuse.

A lovely Charcoal Water Pitcher that uses Japanese Iouseki stones and Binchotan charcoal to filter the water.

Peared is the work of recent Syracuse grad Conor Hagan. Gorgeous bottle form and brand design.

Animal Shot Glasses by Goody Grams - for all you peeps out there with shot glass collections, here are some cool ones to add to the mix. They come in sets of two animals each: bear, bull, deer, moose or rhinoceros.

A mobile bar from architect and furniture designer Isay Weinfeld.