POUR

Relief Pitcher

Put down your pint glass and reach for something sweeter: Sangria.

07/20/2009 By Tom Colligan

Cool Cocktails

Time in a Bottle

At the Northwest’s oldest and largest liquor company, business is almost good enough to return to distilling.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Aging

Wired Science

In one OHSU study, even the smallest actions of older Portlanders may yield critical clues about how we age.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Aging

The New Old

As Portland’s senior population grows, local scientists, entrepreneurs, and renegade citizens are redefining what it means to age in style.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan, Randy Gragg, and Camas Davis

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Fool Proof

Once banned from being sold domestically because it was thought to drive people mad, absinthe makes a comeback in Portland.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Beyond the Bridges

Close Range

12 Northwest mountain escapes where you’ll find plenty of powder—and none of the crowds.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Cocktails

Warm-Up Cup

It’s hard to resist the fireworks of a Spanish coffee, but for home consumption, Irish coffee is just the thing.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Cocktails

Mint Condition

Calling all parched ladies and gents: It’s time for an ice-cold julep. Here’s how to do it up proper.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Marketing

Screen Play

Interactive marketing turns the business of advertising into a touchy-feely affair.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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Vinomatic

Dozens of wines. One push of a button. Willamette Valley wine tasting enters the age of automation.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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Knockout Punch

Gone are the days of Everclear-and-Kool-Aid plonk.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Bar News

Glass Precision

On a quest for the perfect old-fashioned? Take a page from the Oregon Bartenders Guild.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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Pushing Daisies

After their final breaths, the eco set finds a way to become one with the earth.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Food News

Stalk Market

When the price of wheat soars, there are winners (Oregon grain growers) and losers (you).

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Beer

Belgian Bliss

With a rare yeast and a competitive spirit, brewers across town are concocting heavenly ales.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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The Food Lover’s Guide to Summer Entertaining

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Pour

Buenos Vinos

A Portland expat’s Buenos Aires–based wine club delivers rare Argentine finds right to your door.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Cocktails

With the Grain

Forget the tonic and lime. A local distiller makes an Old Tom gin that’ll put the dirt back into your dirty martini.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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Tree Spirit

Short on bottle-buying ideas this holiday? One local distiller separates the flavor from the trees with a Douglas fir eau-de-vie.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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The Hidden Coast

Escape the crowds and capture your very own piece of the Pacific at these 34 secret spots.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan