Article

Knockout Punch

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

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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The Bitter End

What’s so alluring about all the mysterious herbal aperitifs and digestifs in our local bars?

05/19/2009 By Tracy Howard

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Fizz Ed

A strict regimen of champagne cocktails is just what the Cupid ordered.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

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Lifting Spirits

These artisanal infused vodkas are worth shaking for.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

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

Beer

Belgian Bliss

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

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

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

Article

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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Hail Mary

Searching for the quintessential hangover cure? Get back to the basics with a perfect bloody mary.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Cellar Notes

Pinots of the Year

The latest vintage of Oregon’s signature wine has finally hit shelves. ?Our wine critic tells you which superior bottles to buy now.

05/19/2009 By Condé Cox

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In Like Gin

A small enclave of Oregon distillers–and brewers–have rediscovered the joys of juniper.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

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Emerald Ales

Oregon brewers roll out the barrels for St Paddy’s.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

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New World Cocoa

Forget the powdery hot chocolate mixes of yore. Take a sip of the real thing: drinking chocolates.

05/19/2009 By Lizzy Caston

Booze News

Takeout on Tap

Fill up a growler at one of our city’s fine brewpubs and carry home a bit of happy hour cheer.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Sips

Sour Power

The Japanese have embraced it, so why shouldn’t we? Drinking vinegars make a splash in Portland.

05/19/2009 By David Welch