By Julia Wayne
If you’ve been out to a fancy cocktail bar recently, you’ve probably noticed the drinks have gotten more complex and nuanced. Where once two-ingredient drinks were common, now drinks change…
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Spirits
Bottled Classics with Straightaway Cocktails
Passion drives us all. It’s the element that fuels change, evolution and adaptation. A passionate industry on its own, the Portland cocktail scene has recently enjoyed a renaissance in styles,…
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Craftsmanship and Spirit Converge at Ampersand Distilling Company
Craft distilleries are popping up throughout the Pacific Northwest at a rapid pace. And while many feature gin and vodka — just as Ampersand Distilling Company does — those who…
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4 Questions with Emily Darchuk of Wheyward Spirit
Before earning her MBA and founding Wheyward Spirit in Eugene, Oregon, Emily Darchuk worked for almost 10 years as a product developer in the food and beverage industry. Learning about…
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5 Distilleries to Discover Along the Oregon Coast
If you’re looking for diversity in your spirits, look no further than the Oregon Coast. From Astoria all the way to Charleston, near the state’s southern border, five distilleries (and…
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Cocktail Recipe: Currant Bistro’s Earth Sign
Currant Bistro opened earlier this spring with the aspiration for hotel food to do more than just feed hungry travelers to the new Sound Hotel in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. One of those ways…
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East Meets Pacific Northwest: Oregon Arak
Nothing describes East meets Pacific Northwest better than the story of Bull Run Distillery’s Oregon Arak. Unofficially known as the national beverage of Lebanon, arak is a classic Middle Eastern…
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4 Questions with Tom Greene of Nightside Distillery
At 496 square feet, Nightside Distillery claims the title of “America’s Smallest Distillery” and it’s located in a town of just over 11,000 people, Edgewood, Washington. But nothing else is…
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Branch Point Distillery Zeros in on Oregon Whiskey
It’s all together fitting that Steven Day chose the name Branch Point for his Dayton, Oregon, distillery. Day is a devoted neurologist — an MD out of Portland’s Providence and…
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Cocktail Recipe: Sheringham Distillery’s Pomegranate Gin Sour
In 2013, the British Columbia Provincial Government established two categories of distilleries: commercial and craft. The former can be any size and use anything from anywhere to distill from, but…
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