In 1920, American Prohibition went into effect, reaching out to take the entire nation in its grip. And the moment it did, an entirely new drinking culture reared its head—a culture which, could the teetotalers have foreseen it, might very well have sent the...
Happy Hour at the Glass Flamingo is a new series of cocktail recipes and ruminations from the backyard bar of longtime Sip contributor and senior spirits reviewer Brett Konen. After moving to Bellingham, Washington, in 2021, the garage in her new home provided enough...
Bellingham now has another lager-focused brewery, a large project that opened its doors on Friday, August 4, in the Cordata neighborhood across from the Community Food Co-op. Larrabee Lager Co. is helmed by Sam Milne — previously a head brewer at Kulshan and Spokane’s...
In the small town of Buckley, Washington near the base of Mount Rainier, sisters Belinda Kelly and Venise Cunningham have launched the nation’s first “cocktail farm,” dedicated to growing the herbs, produce, and flowers destined to become their Simple Goodness Sisters...
The Admiralty Lounge opened at the end of March in the old Snowy River Cocktail Co. space adjacent to the Mt. Baker Theater in downtown Bellingham, Washington. The new cocktail bar and restaurant concept is built around nautical and naval history. The theme is...
Even in a powerhouse beer town like Bellingham, Sunnyland is a fantastic neighborhood for breweries, akin to Ballard in Seattle or Buckman in Portland. This Friday, it gets a new addition to the starting lineup: El Sueñito Brewing, from the founders of Seattle’s...
If there’s anything as New Orleans as Mardi Gras, it’s the Sazerac. Born less than a block from Bourbon Street halfway through the 19th century, the drink’s history is one of necessity and invention playing out in the Crescent City over the course of generations....
Limoncello is among the most delectable of Italian liqueurs, but beyond the characteristic hue of cloudy gold, the beauty of this citrus elixir lies in its simplicity. It brings together nothing more than alcohol, citrus, water and sugar. Traditionally, this liqueur...
To splash mystique into any glass, reach for a bottle of absinthe. Born in Switzerland at the end of the 1700s, the world’s most controversial distillate swept through France over the course of the next century. It quickly became so popular as to foreshadow the...
In 2012, Washington and Colorado became the first two U.S. states to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Oregon followed suit in 2014. Canada has committed to legalizing cannabis by 2018. Today, for a majority of the Pacific Northwest, cannabis is available at...
