"A family of spirits that entice and intrigue.” Such is what Vancouver’s Odd Society Spirits is on a mission to make. The young craft distillery’s new Crème de Cassis hits the mark, marrying a...
Odd Society Spirits Crème de Cassis
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Angela Prosper
Grazers: Maryhill Winery Dinner at Skamania Lodge
Set in the Columbia River Gorge, with stunning views and an outdoor concert venue, Maryhill Winery is a destination in and of itself. But for their annual wine club dinner, Maryhill owners Craig and...
Ice Harbor Brewing Co.’s Lighthouse Lager
Recalling the infamous “Is Pluto a planet?” debate, Ice Harbor Brewing Co. is prominently positioned on a rock that’s apparently large enough to garner its own name: Clover Island in Kennewick,...
Local Proof: Potato Vodka from Idaho
Since the late 1890s, vodka has been made throughout countries in the “vodka belt,” a string of nations spanning from Russia, throughout countries on the Baltic sea and Scandinavia. While many...
Refuge & Prospect Winery 2012 Mortal Remains
In 1975, British geographer Jay Appleton proposed a hypothesis about human nature and habitat, most commonly known as the "refuge-prospect theory." The idea is that taste is "an acquired preference...
Drifters: Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver
Every city has them. Those familiar, steadfast places that remind me of buoys—riding the tide through ups and downs, surfing the trends, eyeing the temping but dangerous rocky reefs and keeping...