Spirit producers spread through the Northwest. With more applications rolling in at the Washington State Liquor Control Board and Oregon Liquor Control Commission, it’s no wonder that new distilleries are popping up left and right like spring flowers. If you’ve...
Three childhood buddies from two separate towns (Eugene and Corvallis, Ore.) started one orchard on the banks of the Willamette River and one ciderhouse named 2 Towns. The orchard will soon have nearly 700 trees planted and the ciderhouse facility just grew to more...
Vinn Distillery handcrafts gluten free spirits. No, not because Zooey Deschanel has a wheat allergy or because they are testing a savvy dietary plan. It's because their ancient distillate recipes use rice instead of wheat and go back seven generations in their...
In 1917, the Freemasons initiated designs for a beautiful retreat in Forest Grove, Ore., just 26 miles outside Portland, which would be a home for aged and infirm masons as well as their widows and children. The lodge featured an elegant columnar façade overlooking...
Do you wear vintage broaches or bow ties? Have a penchant for "The Great Gatsby" or Gene Kelly? Take your cocktails classic, preferably with a side of live jazz piano or pop-up cinema screening? Or, perhaps, you are just looking for a luxurious, comfortable stay on...
It would be easy to overlook Thistle. Literally—this tiny, unassuming 24 seat resto is located on a side street, off the main strip in the small town of McMinnville, Ore., ideally located in the heart of the Willamette and wine country. But, like moths to a flame,...
Earlier this fall we indulged in the flavors of the season with a recipe for pumpkin beer bread made with Elysian’s Night Owl pumpkin ale. Having recently found myself on a ginger kick, I’ve been busy experimenting with a booze-infused gingerbread that begs to be...
Perennial Oregon brewery Rogue Ales took their avant-garde ways to the world of spirits in 2006 by tagging the release of their flagship Dead Guy brand to a whiskey. Since then, Rogue has been furthering their “Grow Your Own” philosophy into their distillery with...
From the folks that brought you the "damn fine ciders" of three college buddies who started a cidery in Corvallis, Ore. (2 Towns Ciderhouse), comes the story of Tradition Ciderworks—the handmade, artisan cider collection sourced from Oregon farm apples....
On a 24-acre farm in Bend, Ore., Bendistillery holds their distillery, tasting room and herbal garden for gin production, the first spirit founder and CEO Jim Bendis made in 1996. Today, the distillery produces seven spirits for themselves under the Crater Lake...
