Benton City, Washington’s Col Solare Winery isn’t yet licensed to sample their exceptional grappa at their tasting room, but let me take the guesswork out of the equation for you—it’s worth diving in and buying a whole bottle. Col Solare was born as a Red Mountain...
Seattle-based distiller Skip Tognetti named his operation Letterpress to allude to how he makes his spirits—by hand, so it’s apparent to anyone who tastes them that the finished product was created with intention and care (read more about it here). Letterpress...
Monsoon restaurant in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood recently launched a series of spirits flights to educate guests on various spirits. And the best part is that the flights are half price after 9 pm. Each flight contains three, 1-ounce pours of one style of...
PROOF, the 2015 Washington Distiller’s Festival, ttakes place July 11 at Fremont Studios from 5:30-9:00 pm. The event is hosted by the Washington Distiller’s Guild, a non-profit made to promote the success of local spirits within Washington. This one day event will...
New Deal’s Distillery’s Portland 88 vodka is…proof that over-proof vodkas can be clean and crisp, and carry a pleasant hint of flavor. Southeast Portland-distilled since 2004 (New Deal is the founding member of the neighborhood's Distillery Row), the 44 percent ABV...
Women are raising the bar in the Northwest. In Kathy Casey's column, Shake, Swizzle & Stir, of our spring issue, we celebrate our innovative and spirited women who are shaking up the norm in a historically male-dominated industry. We are shining a spotlight on...
Remember those sweet, spicy date cookies with the brown butter frosting that your grandma used to make every year at Christmas? Well, KennLueur Liqueur is kind of like that. Dreamed up by RiverSands Distillery in Kennewick, Washington, the unique liqueur is based...
From the good folks that produce some of our favorite beers in Victoria, Phillips Brewing has opened a distilling arm where “where Old World craftsmanship meets modern techniques” under the moniker of Phillips Fermentorium Distilling Co. In addition to the West...
“Purpose and joy in kettle and coil.” Those are the first words you’ll meet on Seattle Distilling’s website, and they’re printed again in gold foil on Idle Hour Whiskey’s beautiful sepia-toned label. For Idle Hour, the purpose is straightforward—a grain-to-bottle...
Rye whiskey has emerged from bourbon’s shadow in the last decade. Each year, it seems there are dozens of new labels on store shelves to choose from. In the Pacific Northwest, the craft distilling pioneers at Woodinville Whiskey Co. in Woodinville, Washington...
