There’s a new kind of distiller-roaster collaboration hitting the Northwest. Though fine Northwest-purveyed coffees have found their ways into numerous spirits and liqueurs around the region, spirits have had a harder time finding their way into coffees. Until now....
Spring is a perfect time for coffee with a view. Whether it’s a leisurely weekend morning or a spur-of-the-moment afternoon adventure, the following are a few of my favorite places to grab a fine cup of coffee, and perhaps a pastry, and take in a scenic Northwest...
Spring has sprung! The season’s officially begun, we’ve passed the equinox and days will, for the next six months, be longer than average. That means it’s barbecue season. Barbecue sauce is one of the more polarizing foods. Not because people don’t like it, but...
Last week, we heard from Northwest distillers on their favorite local coffee roasters and cafés. They named stand-outs from Portland’s quality-crazed Water Avenue to Boise and Nampa’s community-oriented Flying M Coffee to powerhouse mini-chains like Caffe Ladro of...
The old Meier & Frank department store building has kept watch over downtown Portland’s epicentral Pioneer Square since 1908. Exactly 100 years after it was built, a new tenant had taken residence upstairs. Today, guests step through the carefully attended...
A few weeks ago, I shared a few of your favorite brewers’ favorite coffees. But there’s no reason brewers should have all the fun. Northwest spirits producers often work closely with coffee roasters to produce coffee liqueurs or match liquors to coffee for...
Bitters are an alluring ingredient. Originally intended for medicinal purposes, today’s flavor options run the gamut from celery to lavender to cardamom, like from Scrappy's Bitters. Sometimes referred to as the salt and pepper of cocktails, they’re one of the...
You heard that right. It’s a thing, and it’s good. “While some people may find it odd, (cheese and coffee) actually complement each other very well," says West Coast cheese expert Daniel Menkens for specialty cheese company Murray’s Cheese, which distributes rare...
“There are a lot of gins out there that hit you directly with powerful herbal notes,” explains Christian Krogstad, founder of House Spirits Distillery and distiller of Aviation American Gin. “With Aviation, we were going for less of the bright, ‘green’ flavors and...
Eugene, Ore.'s Ninkasi Brewing Company’s innovative new single-hop series magnifies the nuances of one hop variety at a time against a common light malt background. The educational project is in the same vein as single-origin coffees and single-varietal wines—it’s...
