Tales of the Cocktail 2007 & 2008!

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Forward by Food Dude: Still at Tales of the Cocktail 2008, so I'm in no condition to write about anything. These people can drink! On the other hand, it's so hot and humid here, you pretty much have to drink; only way to keep cool, you know? I … [Read more...]

Review: Teardrop Cocktail Lounge

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As I was doing research for this review in my father's old bar notebook, I came across a list of ingredients labeled "always have on hand". What especially interested me were incidentals like falernum, cassis, five types of bitters, orange flower … [Read more...]

For those of you into happy hour…

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This is a great site: Urban Drinks.com. I covered it about a year ago, but since then it has come a long way. Well worth checking out! … [Read more...]

Think Globally, Drink Locally

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Portland has become positively civilized with its recent explosion of small distilleries. Let's raise a glass and have a proper drink toasting the city's burgeoning local, made-by-hand liquor producers. Classic cocktails are nothing new, but … [Read more...]

Review: Vault Martini

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- refreshed 2/12 The first time I walked into Vault Martini I was stunned. Just a few short months before I had been in the Vespa dealership in the same space revisiting a trip to Italy. At that time the building was a dark, dank, greasy, concrete … [Read more...]