September 2, 2014
Hey, happy Tuesday! Hope your weekend was dreamy. Of course, a dreamy weekend may mean you’re back at work wanting to think about anything but work. I am here to help! With a little round up of some recent blog posts I wrote for the suave Seattle magazine. These should provide the perfect counter to thinking about work (and maybe well help you get ready for next weekend, too).
• Duck Fart and Other Ill-Named Drinks Not to Serve the In-Laws
• It’s Wedding Season! Four Drinks to Serve the In-Laws
• Must-Try Cocktail Recipe: Blood & Sand
• Four Refreshing Drinks to Order When You’re Out and About
• 5 Refreshing Cocktail Recipes
*See all Seattle magazine articles by me
August 19, 2014
I’m a big fan of the local distillery scene here in Washington State (as any regular readers – the three of you – already know). And one of my favorite distilleries here is the Sidetrack Distillery, in Kent. They make award-winning fruit liqueurs using fruit grown on their farm, a lovely Nocino made with walnuts grown on their farm, and other tasty items – all using ingredients from their farm. Their latest is a must-taste-to-believe-how-amazing-it-is Lemon Verbena liqueur. Which I wrote about for Seattle magazine. You need to know more about this liqueur, trust me, so go read my Sidetrack Lemon Verbena liqueur article now.
August 5, 2014
Hello! I recently wrote an article on refreshing (as heck) beer cocktails that combine Seattle-and-WA-made spirits, liqueurs, and beers. It’s called Warm-Weather Cocktails Made with Local Beer, Spirits and Liqueurs as you might expect, and was written for the mighty-fine Seattle magazine. If you like beer, cocktails, spirits, liqueurs, refreshing drinks, entertaining your friends, entertaining yourself, enjoying a righteous libation, or reading anything I write (there has to be at least one person out there who feels this way), then this beer cocktail article is for you.
* See all Seattle magazine articles by me
PS: I am also the hand model in the photo. Hah!
Tags: beer, beer cocktails, Cocktail News, cocktail recipe, Cocktail Recipes, local cocktails, Seattle Magazine, Washington beer, Washington spirits
Posted in: beer, Cocktail News, Cocktail Recipes, Recipes, Seattle Magazine
July 29, 2014
Hello Seattle and surroundings drinkers! Here’s little round up just for you, of bars in the area I’ve recently reviewed for the swell Seattle Magazine (just in case you missed them). Drink up at:
• BarCode
• The Hollywood Tavern
• Triumph Bar
* See all Seattle magazine articles by me
Tags: Bar Code, Bar Hop, Bars, Bellevue bars, Cocktail News, Hollywood Tavern, Seattle Bars, Seattle Magazine, Triumph
Posted in: Bars, Cocktail News, Seattle Magazine
July 22, 2014
Hello – it’s summertime, which means it’s the perfect time to sit on down with the old computer in one hand and a drink in the other and spend some time browsing some of my recent Seattle magazine posts you might have missed. Heck, you wouldn’t want to miss any of the below, right?
• 4 Drinks That Pair Perfectly with Summertime Books
• New Local Spirits and Liqueurs to Try this Summer
• 4 Drinks for Golfing
• 4 Drinks to Have While Missing the Sonics
• Seattle Happy Hours: A.J. Rathbun Picks Four of His Favorites
*See all Seattle magazine articles by me
April 29, 2014
Listen, I don’t even need to tell you – I like the Italian drinks. All of them. Including wine, beer, and soda. But especially the liqueurs had before and after dinner. And it turns out I’m not the only one, because lately the wonderful distillers of Washington state have been releasing some really tasty bottles inspired by Italian favorites. And, I was lucky enough to get to write about these delicious phenomena for Seattle magazine, in an article called Drink Up: Washington-Distilled Italian Spirits.
March 18, 2014
If you live in Washington State, you (like me) should feel pretty happy about the distillery explosion over the last few years, cause it’s delivering a host of dandy local spirits and liqueurs. The list includes a number of single malt whiskies, and recently I was lucky enough to talk to a bunch of distillers making said whiskey, and write about it for Seattle magazine. And now I’m passing that luck on to you, since the Washington State Distillers Embrace American Single Malt Whiskey article (and a few single-malt picks) is just a click away.
It’s time for all those cocktail-lovers far and wide and wide and far who may have missed one of my recent cocktails, spirit, and bar blogs for the sweet Seattle magazine to make up for their missings. So, check out the below y’all:
