By Molly Allen
This definitely has been the year of change, as we’ve adjusted to some sort of “new normal” based on the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. And with that, many of…
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Cocktail Recipe: Skunk Brothers Spirits’ Cinnamon Stunner
For the family behind Skunk Brothers Spirits in Stevenson, Washington, it’s all about moonshining and the military. The distillery — which is run by three generations of military veterans —…
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Cocktail Recipe: Tropicale’s Negrete
Finally some good news: Portland now has a piña colada bar. Tropicale, the walk-up cocktail bar with Caribbean and Latin American small plates, has opened in the Rose City’s Kerns…
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Perry 101: A Peek Into This Pear Drink
Coming across a bottle of perry is not as common as finding plentiful options for beer, wine and cider. Although it’s a drink that’s been around for more than a…
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Skagit Buckwheat Adds to the Haze
Skagit Valley Malting now offering brewers a malted buckwheat option that is adding to the haze Hazy beer, and especially hazy IPA, is a rather polarizing topic these days. Some people are…
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4 Questions with Darin Hamm of Beach Cat Brewing
One of the newest craft breweries in Washington is Beach Cat Brewing, located in the little coastal town of Birch Bay. Owner and head brewer Darin Hamm, like many craft…
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Cocktail Recipe: Wildwood Spirit’s Vaken
Wake up! It’s time for a cocktail with some coffee in it! No, Vaken is not an extraterrestrial humanoid species in the “Star Trek” universe, vaken means “awake” in Swedish, the heritage…
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Olympia Vodka: From the Cascades to Your Glass
Drawing artesian water straight from the source by hand, master distillers Ray Watson and Lesa Givens have no need to modify an already perfect process when distilling their premier spirit,…
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Mead 101: Much More Than a Medieval Sipper
You may have first heard about mead from reading “Beowulf” or watching “Game of Thrones,” or perhaps you stumbled upon it at a roadside fruit stand. Mead is a beverage…
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4 Questions with CJ McCollum of McCollum Heritage 91
The word “legacy” has serious significance for CJ McCollum. The 29-year-old shooting guard for the Portland Trail Blazers strives for legacy on and off the basketball court — recently launching…
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