By Mark Stock
Before he was settling on an aging program that married oak varieties from either side of the Atlantic Ocean, Andres Faustinelli was simply interested in beer. He zig-zagged through the…
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Spirits
Recipe: Rolling River Spirits’ Viking Coffee
When you raise a glass for St. Patrick’s Day, your first instinct might not be to reach for a steaming cup of coffee laced with a traditional Scandinavian spirit. But…
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5 Spirits to Ring in Spring
It’s hard to believe but we’ve almost made it. We’ve turned our clocks ahead and now all that’s left is patiently waiting for the sun to come out… and stay…
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Cocktail Recipe: All the Wilde Things from The Gerald
After changing ownership hands last summer, The Gerald is ready for its time in the spotlight. The craft cocktail bar and gastropub, found in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, still has many…
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Marcotte Distilling Brings Moonshine to Oregon
When Joe and Janelle Marcotte sold their five-year-old trucking business in late 2016, the husband-and-wife team didn’t know what came next — just that they were tired of washing, fixing and…
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4 Questions with Mike Selberg of Cannon Beach Distillery
Growing up, Portland native Mike Selberg spent every summer on the Oregon Coast in Cannon Beach. So when it came to find a location for his burgeoning Cannon Beach Distillery…
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Toast to Women of NW Beverage for Women’s Day
In a two-part series in honor of International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8, Sip Northwest is highlighting a few stellar women in the Pacific Northwest beverage industry. To do…
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Recipe: Thin Mint Martini
If a bartender wants to stay on top of their game these days, they’ve got to know about everything from bacon fat and charcoal to leather and quinine. Forget the…
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Cocktail Recipe: Bluewater Distilling Wintersun Sparkler
A bottle of booze titled “Wintersun” is pretty aptly named right about now — considering the ball in the sky that graces Northwesterners with its occasional appearance nowadays and the libation…
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Rogue Ales & Spirits’ Life of a Barrel
The creation of Rogue Ales & Spirits’ Rolling Thunder imperial stout and whiskey owes a large part of its existence to one key object: the barrel. Keeping nearly everything in-house,…
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