Tanner Adell Serves Up Crown Royal Cocktails And Y2K Vibes At Chicago’s Pancake Palace

Tanner Adell is bringing the flavor, the fun, and the fashion to Chicago this summer, and she's doing it in style.

The rising country-pop star has reunited with Crown Royal for Pancake Palace, a late-night diner experience set to pop up in Chicago on August 3, right in the middle of one of the city's biggest festival weekends.

Hosted by Adell alongside reality TV fave Miguel Harichi, the event will feature mouthwatering syrup stacks, Crown Royal cocktails (including Tanner's signature Buckle Bunny), exclusive rhinestone-studded Juicy Couture tanks, and a live performance from Tanner Adell herself.

In an exclusive chat with The Blast, Tanner opened up about why this partnership means so much.

"In many, many songs that I've released and unreleased, [Crown Royal] is an alcohol that revisits my music very often," she said. "I've always loved Crown Royal. I've always drank Crown Royal. So when the partnership came together, it was really natural."

And this isn't their first rodeo together. "They wanted to work with me again for another tour, and that's just fortifying our relationship even further. I hope this happens again and again. I feel like it's been years that I've been manifesting this."

At the Pancake Palace, fans can sip on the Buckle Bunny, Adell's go-to cocktail made with Crown Royal Blackberry. "It's like a blackberry pink lemonade," she explained. "You could do it with apple or peach too, but I do it with blackberry, and that's gonna be coming back on tour and at the diner in Chicago."

The blackberry flavor wasn't chosen just for its taste. "Purple is my favorite color," she added. "Anything purple colored, I love. Purple and pink. I love berries, like blackberries. When I tried the flavor, it was just amazing."

And what's a night out without a little Y2K sparkle?

Crown Royal is teaming up with Juicy Couture to drop limited-edition tanks that scream early 2000s glam, and Adell is all for it. "I love Y2K style, and Juicy just has always been kind of that pinnacle girl of Y2K girls. Like Paris, you know? That's what my mind goes to," she said.

The exclusive rhinestone tanks will be available at the pop-up and online, but there's more than fashion at play. A donation will be made to Women in Music, reinforcing Crown Royal's ongoing commitment to supporting women in music and the arts, a cause Adell proudly supports.

"One of my favorite things about this partnership is how much Crown Royal gives back," she said. "A donation will be made to Women in Music, reinforcing Crown Royal's continued commitment to supporting women in music and the arts."

So why Chicago?

"Chicago has a crazy energy. It's one of my favorite cities," Tanner told The Blast. "I feel like it's one of the last cities in the U.S. that you can really go to and people are actually out, not just on their phones. It's perfect to just throw a big party."

Crown Royal is also hitting the road with Adell as the official whisky sponsor of her "The Giddy Up, Gorgeous Tour." And yes, she's got a clever pre-show ritual.

"This is kind of a little bit of a hack for any artist," she shared with a laugh. "I always have Crown Royal with me. I make a hot toddy, just a little bit of whiskey with throat coat tea. It's perfect for warming up my vocals and staying healthy on the road."

Known for her fearless fusion of country, glam, and grit, Adell says staying authentic is key. "It would be so exhausting to not be myself," she said. "I don't have time to not be me."

As for new music? She's keeping fans guessing, but not completely empty-handed.

"Yes," she teased. "And that's all I'm going to say."

The flavor-packed, one-night-only experience is set to pop up on August 3 during one of Chicago's busiest festival weekends.

"This is a celebration of flavor that will be brought to life in a big and bold way at The Crown Royal Pancake Palace surprise pop-up," Hadley Schafer, Vice President of Crown Royal, told The Blast. "With Tanner and Miguel joining the fun, we're setting the stage for a summer of music, flavor, and, of course, giving back!"