Highwood Historical Cocktail Tour

The ever-popular Historical Highwood Cocktail Tour will return weekly during the Highwood Evening Gourmet Market on Wednesdays, June 3 through July 15 from 7 – 9 PM.

Registered attendees will join tour guide, Bruce “Buzzy” Bertucci as he takes them on a walking tour of Highwood’s historical past. Participants will learn hidden secrets and stories of the buildings and businesses of Highwood over the past 100 years and see why Highwood is recognized as “Whiskey Junction”. Food and cocktails will be available for purchase at each stop.

Born and raised in neighboring Highland Park, Bertucci shares his passion of living, working, and watching Highwood evolve over the past seven decades.  “Buzzy” entered Highwood’s bar industry in 1976, as co-owner of the iconic Hideout (Teddy O’Brian’s), and, after a 24-year run as a restaurateur, he closed his namesake Bertucci’s Restaurant in 2014.

“We enter bars, restaurants, and other buildings in Highwood, and I tell stories about the businesses and the history of Highwood, as well as the City’s ‘characters’,” says Bertucci. “This city had, and still has, plenty of colorful characters.”

Buzzy will continue to share stories of historical Highwood on Wednesdays from June 3 through July 15. Historical Highwood Cocktail Tours meet at the Celebrate Highwood booth at the Highwood Evening Gourmet Market at 6:45 PM for a meet and greet and photo opportunity and will depart at 7 PM sharp. Each tour will have five stops. Cost is $25/person.  Space is limited to 15 people on each tour, so it is highly recommended to reserve your spot early.

Tickets can be purchased below