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Friday, February 15th, 2008
The Baracktail on Slate
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
The Dementor
There just aren’t enough Harry Potter-themed drinks, particularly when you have friends over to pay Harry Potter Uno. Butterscotch-flavored beer? I think not. I’m a big fan of the Corpse Reviver #2, so I thought this would be a good basis. After some experimentation, I looked up the less-popular Corpse Reviver #1, [...]
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Whisk(e)y from House Spirits
The main thing I look for in a craft product is that it represents the place that it was made. While “terroir” is important, it’s more a stylistic thing. Before the age of cheap transportation and boutique marketing, most products had a greater connection to where they were made. Scotch is from [...]
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Sub Rosa Tarragon and Saffron vodkas
When I first heard from Mike Sherwood of Sub Rosa Spirits about his new offerings, I didn’t know what to expect. While I have a tarragon plant and cook with it from time to time, I’d never actually tasted it alone, and just assumed it fell into the same flavor category as thyme and [...]
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Preview of future goodness
I’ve been so busy in the last few weeks doing fun food and drink things, that I haven’t had the time to write about them. So, here’s a preview of some things that are in the queue:
The best thing I’ve drank ever: 8 year old single malt Oregon whiskey
Tarragon infused vodka
Homemade sausage
A whole Albacore [...]
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Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Bridgetown Bramble (var) Fizz
For July’s Mixology Mondays, Jeffery Morgenthaler presented a classic cocktail variation deemed The Bridgeport Bramble. Considering it’s named for the city I currently call home, I had to try it. Never content to leave good enough great alone, I had make my own changes.
The original recipe called for 1.5 [...]
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
GADF Post #4, Mixmaster’s Cup
I only caught the finals of the Mixmaster’s Cup, but Imbibe has the full rundown here. The first round allowed the contestants to pre-plan and be ready to mix up something good, but where’s the fun in that? The finals were exciting in that the mystery ingredients were revealed to the contestants in [...]
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
GADF Post #3, Misc. Spirits
Gale Force Gin and Hurricane Rum, from Triple Eight Distillery, located on Nantucket. I thought the rum tasted nearly the same as Appleton V/X, but at $28/bottle is quite a bit more. Nantucket and Jamaica may both be islands, but the production costs on each are way different. The gin was nice, [...]
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007
GADF Post #2, Gin and Rum
I finally had a chance to try Bluecoat American Dry gin, distilled in Philadelphia. Imbibe gave it 5 stars in their gin tasting, but it’s only available in a few states (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Viriginia, that I know of). The distillery states that it contains organic juniper, organic orange peel, organic lemon [...]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
GADF Post #1
The Great American Distillers Festival was great fun. At least half of the craft distilleries in the US are based in Oregon, so Portland is the natural location to have it. Hometown heroes Rogue and Imbibe sponsored and helped put it on.
The Mix Master Cup was great fun, particularly the final [...]
