NW Spirits Show brings in the best bartenders and distillers, while the Bite of Bend feeds the crowds. Something’s always brewing in Bend, but this month there’s extra boozy fun to be found in the central Oregon beertown. Below find three of Bend’s best recipes for...
With all these beer and wine festivals, you begin to wonder where Washington’s distillers are hiding. Well that wait is over because the folks at the Washington Distiller’s Guild are ready to get festive. Enter PROOF—the guild’s first-ever tasting event featuring...
Potato vodka from Idaho should come as no surprise and Teton Glacier Potato Vodka does not disappoint the gluten-free fan club of vodka drinkers. With little story to tell thus far (minimalistic back story and media fanfare), Teton Glacier promotes a potato vodka...
Once just a berry farm on the banks of the Green River in Kent, Wash., Sidetrack Distillery is now one of the choice producers of fruit liqueurs and eau-de-vie spirits in the Northwest. The Cassis Liqueur, made with blackcurrants grown on the farm in Kent, is one...
Brett Konen gets experimental with the season and offers up recipes on spiked summer smoothies for the holiday weekend. Break out the blenders, people: we’re turning the corner into summertime, and nothing tastes more seasonal than smoothies. These icy delights...
Nearly three decades ago, owner, farmer and distiller Steve McCarthy started Clear Creek Distillery on his family's orchard in Parkdale, Ore. McCarthy's distillery set the bar in the Northwest for eau-de-vie, grappa and fruit-distilled spirits, with traditional...
Masters of the Liquid Arts: Snohomish County Celebrates Its Beguiling Craft Beverages Find yourself bewitched by the liquid artistry on display in the breweries, wineries and distilleries of Snohomish County. Friday, May 31 marks the kickoff of Snohomish’s Local...
SPIRIT FRIDAY: Bull Run Distilling Pacific Rum Named after the Bull Run watershed, the primary drinking water supply for the City of Portland, Bull Run Distilling was a conversation over cocktails that went right for co-founders Lee Medoff (the tenured...
Bring out the Whiskey! Roll out the barrels and get ready for a good ol’ fashioned whiskey shindig. Portland is once again rounding up the entire family from bourbon, scotch and rye to mixed flavors at WhiskeyFest Northwest. On May 11, Portland’s Pearl District...
SPIRIT FRIDAY: Dry County Distillery Still Piddle Vodka It's one thing to make vodka and it's another thing to make vodka that stands out from vodka. A dicey feat to accomplish successfully, but Marysville, Wash.'s Dry County Distillery gets the job done with their...
