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Shakin’ it for his lady There’s only one person to thank for the Custom House cocktail: Not bar manager Tim Lacey (pictured), but his ginger-loving wife. “I wanted to do something with ginger,” Lacey recalls. “Subconsciously, I was making a drink for her.” This means that, sadly, this cocktail was not made specially for you. But if you order one anyway, you’ll be rewarded with a heavenly combination of muddled ginger, calvados, Moscato d’Asti and North Shore vodka. And you won’t be drinking alone—it’s Custom House’s best-selling specialty cocktail. “I wish I could understand why,” Lacey says. “It would make it a hell of a lot easier to put together a cocktail menu.” 500 S Dearborn St at Congress Pkwy (312-523-0200).—David Tamarkin