As a sect of its own in the world of beans, "Scandinavian-style" coffee is about as elusive in the Northwest as Big Foot. Typically a technique of simply roasting the beans to a lighter degree to identify the natural flavors in each green coffee pre-roast, this...
Queen Elizabeth II once said: “I don’t go by the rule book, I lead from the heart not the head.” Head of state of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, Liz might have some philosophies in common with Seattle restaurateuring monarch Tom Douglas. Now...
Finally, you can have your beer and coffee too. Introducing Elysian Brewing's latest seasonal: Split Shot Espresso Milk Stout. Officially releasing the first week of January, Split Shot comes in many forms—six-packs, 22-ounce bottles and on draft for all within the...
"Drink it, it's good," brags the front label of both ciders from Portland Cider Company. Upfront and simplistic, PCC has taken a blatant approach at marketing their ciders, slightly touch-in-cheek and slightly serious but certainly smart and quintessentially...
Discretely slipped into an industrial parking lot in suburban Lynnwood, Wash., sits Big E Ales/Ellersick Brewing Company, since 2005. Recent years have brought Big E's a facelift - what was once a small-time brewpub is now a neighborhood haunt for enjoying some...
Steven Stone wants you to know he doesn't just add chocolate flavoring to his vodka and call it a liqueur. Stone, the founder and head distiller at Seattle's Sound Spirits, takes real cacao nibs from nearby Theo Chocolate and distills it with the vodka base,...
"Oatis is an unruly beast," says Matt Beatty, a Ninkasi Brewing brewer, about their vanilla oatmeal stout. Beatty's tasting notes can be found via video on the brewery's YouTube page which features clips from "Tasting with Jamie," suds-savoring excursions hosted by...
Mighty deity of war, Attila the Hun was the fifth century king of the Hunnic Empire who wreaked havoc between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean for nearly two decades. His destructive path earned him the title of "Scourge of God"—the guy put his own brother six...
Honey has many beneficial qualities to its essence—from heart disease prevention with antioxidants and flavonoids to its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal components that aid in the case of a winter cold. Raw honey also seems to launch businesses when spilled on the...
As the groundbreakers of grappa in the Northwest, Woodinville, Wash.'s Soft Tail Spirits has released the latest addition to their Italian-at-heart lineup: limoncello. A Southern Italian (think Naples, Amalfi Coast and Capri) after-dinner liqueur, limoncello is...
