Seth O’Malley, the head distiller at Thomas & Sons Distillery in Portland, has long been fascinated by botanical spirits such as gin, aquavit and herbal liqueurs. O’Malley had been working as a...
Back for its fifth season, Speed Rack continued its competition tour with a stop at Seattle’s Neumo’s. Founded by savvy bartenderesses Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix, this all-female speed-bartending...
Set on a bluff on the southwest corner of Bend, Pine Ridge Inn overlooks a beautiful and bustling central Oregon town. The city, one of the fastest growing in the state, has managed to cling to its...
It's plain and simple. Nothing goes better with football than an ice cold alcoholic beverage. And, nothing goes better with watching the Super Bowl than lots of ice-cold alcoholic beverages, oh...
Sometimes I learn the most about wine—and wine drinkers—when I’m taken out of my normal routine. That was the case this past weekend when I provided wine pairings and some entertainment at a private...
In general, it’s incredibly hard to get absinthe right, thanks to the spirit’s rocky history, complex flavor profile and long list of specialty ingredients. That’s why this particular Seattle-born...