As recapped in the last column, 2015 was a great year for Northwest coffee. The World Barista Championships came through the region (along with the Specialty Coffee Association of America's annual Event); collaborations between coffee roasters, chocolatiers and other...
Yet again, another year has passed. And as I did last year, I've been looking back at everything that happened in coffee this year. From meeting the Northwest's first certified coffee sommelier, to following local innovations in cold brew coffee, to attending the...
As with brandy as featured in last week’s spirits Daily Sip, spiced rum is another perfect liquor for winter. With its rich flavors derived from caramelized sugars, its woodsy complexity and its warming effects, this particular distillate is always welcome anywhere...
Cafés and coffee shops love to be Instagrammed, and we love seeing the images, and it's a great way to get more instagram followers. Between elegant rosettas crowning gourmet mochas, pretty ceramic saucers and cups, cozy spaces to sit or study, and the artsy people...
Last week you got six suggestions for killer Christmas gifts under $40. For the hardcore tailgater, there was the perfect Bloody Mary gift set, for the health- and socially-conscious there was Love Bottle, for the adventurous home bartender there were one-of-a-kind...
Between rich, warming cocktails, spiked spiced ciders and festively boozy holiday punches, winter is the perfect season for brandy. As such, I’ve been sipping and mixing with the barrel-aged Apple Brandy from Pemberton, British Columbia’s Pemberton Distillery. The...
When people ask us for beverage-themed gift ideas, we never have a shortage of suggestions. So many makers are crafting so many great products these days, it’s not a stretch to say that you could probably find a perfect drink-related gift for every person on your...
Starting this Sunday and ending next Saturday, it’s the fourth annual Aquavit Week! Founded in 2012 by Portland-based author and bartender Jacob Grier, Aquavit Week celebrates the caraway-flavored Scandinavian beverage through collaborations between distilleries and...
If you’re reading this, you’ve survived Black Friday and made it all the way to Cyber Monday. Congratulations! For me, shopping online is far preferable to braving miserable weather and losing sleep to save $20 on something I don’t need anyway. Even better? Shopping...
Northwest whiskey is coming of age. Just two months ago we saw the release of the first craft bourbon to be aged to the same specifications the bourbon industry’s most established brands. And hot on its coattails came the release of the prolific Batch 206 Distillery’s...
