By Erin James
The Monson family has been farming in Washington’s Yakima Valley since the early 1900s. First came orchards, then came cattle but after connecting with Dr. Walter Clore (the man who…
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Spirits
Sun Liquor Utilizes Behind-the-Bar Know-How to Craft Spirits
There are plenty of distilleries in the Northwest that began handcrafting spirits and then decided to serve their products on-site in the form of a cocktail. It’s common to be…
Read MoreRainier Beer Launches Rainier Mountain Fresh Gin
Rainier Brewing Company was born in 1878, and has been synonymous with Seattle since before Washington was even a state. After 140 years of brewing beer, blazing trails and tracking…
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Batched & Bottled: 3 Simple Pre-Batched Cocktails
Pre-batching is a technique that industrious bartenders from around the world use to handle a busy night of service. Essentially, it is a way of maintaining consistent quality in a…
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Canned Cocktails, Northwest Style
Pop a top again! Our tasting panel returns to sample through four different NW canned cocktails LIVE and share with you our thoughts, favorites and pairings.
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4 Questions with Alex Buck of Warfield Distillery & Brewery
COVID-19 is challenging local drinks producers across the country. Yet for Warfield Distillery & Brewery in Ketchum, Idaho, the pandemic has presented a unique opportunity to place the final touches…
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Episode 15: Water-Aged Spirits
“We wanted to make our bourbon as local as possible, so involving Puget Sound in some way made sense,” says Alan Davis of Chambers Bay Distillery, which ages its bourbon…
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Sip Product Review: Scratch Distillery’s WAcino
Sip Magazine’s Editor Erin James and Publisher Kristin Ackerman Bacon review the latest WACino release from Scratch Distillery in Edmonds, WA.
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The Full Pour: Episode 13, Pre-Batched Cocktails for Fourth of July!
1934 ZombieMakes 2 cocktails INGREDIENTS4 oz aged rum1/2 oz cinnamon syrup1/4 oz falernum1/4 oz grenadine2 dashes absinthe2 dashes angostura bitters Shake with ice and serve over crushed ice. Organic Skinny…
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Sip Product Review: Scratch Distillery’s Amo Pocio Amaro
Sip Magazine Publisher Kristin Ackerman Bacon and Editor Erin James review the latest Amaro project from Scratch Distillery from Edmonds, WA.
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