Monsoon restaurant in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood recently launched a series of spirits flights to educate guests on various spirits. And the best part is that the flights are half price after 9 pm. Each flight contains three, 1-ounce pours of one style of...
Remember that time you went to a classic joint that served up delicious tiki drinks, served in vintage glassware, garnished with fresh flowers and fruit? And then you tried recreating the same drink at home and the recipe included a complex list of spirits, syrups...
Richmond, British Columbia’s dining scene offers some of the best Chinese food in the Pacific Northwest. On a recent trip, I ate my fill of xiao long bao, har gow, spring rolls, potstickers, and more. But Richmond isn’t just about dim sum. If you’re dumplinged out...
In our current spring issue of Sip Northwest, Sonja Groset details four drink-related books to thumb through for solid summer reading. 1) Portland-based bartender and writer Jacob Grier is on a mission to make beer cocktails mainstream. In “Cocktails on Tap,” Grier...
Sound Spirits in Seattle is well-known among cocktail enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest. They were one of the pioneers of the craft distilling industry, entering the market in 2010 with their Ebb & Flow Vodka and Gin. Today, Sound Spirits has added liqueurs...
The local food movement is widespread in the Pacific Northwest, from farmers’ markets to restaurant menus. When it comes to cocktails however, our farms and producers—while bountiful—still have some limitations. Locally produced gin and vodka are plentiful, but...
Richmond, British Columbia has one of the most diverse populations in the province, with nearly 50 percent of the city’s population being of Chinese descent. This means a city with a population of 200,000 people boasts more than 800 restaurants ranging from...
Cracking a can of soda or a bottle of tonic water may be an easy path to quenching your thirst, but mass-produced sodas do nothing in terms of elevating your cocktail game. We talked last June about building a better gin and tonic with hand-crafted tonic syrup....
E. Smith Mercantile, located in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood, opened in early 2013. The mercantile carries everything from sea salt and old-time candy, to artisanal olive oil and apparel. It’s a family-owned business run by the Poole family—Jessie...
Rye whiskey has emerged from bourbon’s shadow in the last decade. Each year, it seems there are dozens of new labels on store shelves to choose from. In the Pacific Northwest, the craft distilling pioneers at Woodinville Whiskey Co. in Woodinville, Washington...
