Crafting a gin from 100-percent organic British Columbian wheat has never been a small endeavor. Up until the last year, it might have been near impossible. Now, thanks to the slow drawing of the curtain of old BC liquor laws, a quickly-growing handful of craft...
Summer is a spirited time in the Pacific Northwest, and with so many local producers distilling craft bourbons, gins, vodkas and more, there’s always something splendid to sip on throughout the season. Whether you like to drink your spirits straight up or mixed...
'Tis the season for locally grown and hand-plucked herbs to get motley in a glass with gin. Toss in a couple now-sparse and coveted limes with a splash of soda or tonic—you've got yourself a craft cocktail your grandpa could even do. But the focal point for an...
This last weekend, Portlanders of all kinds had one thing on their minds—whiskey, in the form of WhiskeyFest Northwest. In only its second year, the festival has burgeoned from one day with about 60 distilleries in 2013 to two days with nearly 100 in 2014. The...
The Pacific Northwest has ties to Scandinavia going back several generations—early loggers, builders and fishermen helped shaped some of the area’s culture, lifestyle and drinking habits. Especially when it comes to aquavit. The spirit most commonly associated with...
In under two years, the folks at BelleWood Distilling have done pretty well for themselves. Not only have they taken up the craft of distilling alongside all the labors of running a full-fledged farm, they’ve quickly learned to wield liquor as a vehicle for sharing...
There are two notable distinctions that Seattle's Westland Distillery makes with their Peated American Single Malt Whiskey. The first is that it is single malt, which simply means that the whiskey is made at a singular distillery—at Westland's 13,000 square foot...
TOAST raises a glass to spirits for the fourth year in Portland. Last weekend, the Oregon Distillers Guild’s yearly celebration of artisan spirits took place amidst the twinkling lights and glittering glass of Portland’s World Trade Center. Novices and connoisseurs...
This beautiful slip of a spirit is the collaboration of two boutique BC craftsmen, both artisan producers in their own right. Long Table Distillery, Vancouver’s first inner-city distillery and Similkameen Valley’s Clos du Soleil Winery have come together to weave...
Last week, distillers, distiller hopefuls and all manner of industry professionals descended on Seattle for the American Distilling Institute’s 11th annual conference. The six-day gathering was held at the Washington State Convention Center downtown, and included...
