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Whiskey

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    April 13, 2012

    Rye Can't I Quit You?

    Rye whiskey has become increasingly popular in recent years thanks to the sharper, more complex flavors it has over bourbon. If bourbon is a domesticated dog, rye whiskey is part wolf. It's gamier, spicier and a touch more full-bodied than bourbon. It was one of the first whiskeys made in the U.S. a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    What's In Your Well?

    It's not that I'm a cheapskate (That's a lie. I am.)...It's just that I come from the school of thought that says you should splurge on spirits when you're drinking them neat (or in something simple like a Manhattan), and skimp if you are adding various juices and liqueurs to your drink. Mixing cock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    This St. Patrick's Day, Explore Irish Whiskey

    The luck of the Irish has blessed its whiskey industry, which is experiencing a surge in popularity and sales in recent years. For St. Patrick's Day there are worse ways to celebrate than supporting the distilling industry's return to greatness (see: green beer). The smooth, easy to drink whiskey is ... More >>

  • Food

    February 8, 2012

    Canadian Whiskey's Youth Movement

    Canada is no country for Old Grand-Dad.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Distillers Debate Value of Cask Finish

    More than a decade after it became standard for Scottish distilleries to plump their product lines by finishing their signature single malts in wine and bourbon casks, industry old-timers and other purists are still wondering whether the practice dishonors whisky traditions. "If it's all about fini ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Canadian Whisky Starts Making Noise

    ​Among distilled spirits, Canadian whisky is outsold only by vodka in the U.S., but the category is still struggling to shake off a reputation for producing an old man's drink. "If I had a penny for every time someone told me their granddad drank Canadian Club," says brand ambassador Tish Har ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Canadian Whiskey Worth Drinking

    There were hundreds of whiskies for sampling this past weekend at Victoria Whisky Festival, an event that has a global reputation for seriousness and comprehensiveness. But I was most interested in trying the Canadian whiskeys, a few of which aren't yet available in the U.S. -- and at least one of w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Toast Scotland's Favorite Son With These Single Malts

    What's a single-malt Scotch worthy of the poet Robert Burns?​Scotland has given us many great men--Sean Connery, John Muir...Ewan McGregor. But perhaps no other Scotsman is as celebrated as the 18th century poet and lyricist Robert Burns. January 25th is the annual celebration of the great poe ... More >>

  • Food

    November 23, 2011

    I-1183's Passage Puts Liquor in Limbo

    Craft distillers are left hanging between now and June.

  • Food

    November 23, 2011

    Jameson at Kelly O'Brien's: How Original!

    Just because it's an Irish pub cliche doesn't mean it's bad.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Where Will the Newest Craft Spirits Go?

    ​After spending two years mellowing in barrels, Woodinville Whiskey Company's inaugural batch of bourbon goes on sale tomorrow morning. The distillery has 250 cases of bourbon - and a few thousand bottles of its American whiskey - ready for its Harvest Release event. Once the fans have been s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    A Sip O' the Irish at Kelly O'Brien's Pub

    Virgil and a Jameson on the rocks​The Watering Hole: Kelly O'Brien's, 5410 17th Ave N.W., 257-6080, BALLARD The Atmosphere: On the first weekday of daylight savings time, a dozen or so 30 to 50-something aged couples munch on happy hour grub and watch Monday Night Football on the big screen. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Seattle Liqueur Producer Promotes "Lady-Made Liquor"

    ​When Seattle liqueur producer BroVo Spirits solicited life lessons to print on bottles of the company's "lady-made liquor," one customer suggested "the market goes up, the market goes down." BroVo co-founder Mhairi Voelsgen learned that very lesson during the recent stock market crisis. Wat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Win Extra-Special Reverb Music Festival Passes by Creating a Cocktail Consisting of Rum, Irish Whiskey & Flavored Malt Liquor

    Have you ever wanted to create an exhilirating fall beverage that includes orange-flavored Sparks Malt Liquor, Tullamore Dew whiskey and Sailor Jerry rum? Shit, who hasn't?! But I digress. Every year, Seattle Weekly sponsors a music festival in a dozen downtown Ballard venues featuring 70-some ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Building a Better Manhattan

    ​About 30 judges gathered last Friday afternoon in the Chairman's Room at The Metropolitan Grill for the 2nd Annual Manhattan contest. Five Met Grill staff members created variations of the classic cocktail using exclusive bourbons from Woodford Reserve, Elijah Craig, and Eagle Rare. The winni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Walt Wagner's Remix Cocktail at Canlis: Best Shaken to Metallica's Seek & Destroy

    Photo courtesy of James MacWilliams​By now, everyone's probably heard of Walt Wagner -- or at least heard him play. He's the longtime piano man at Canlis where he's been wrangling the ivories for 16 years. It's a job he was offered just after the Canlis family decided to give their restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Seattle Gets its First Taste of Dry Fly Bourbon

    ​Bourbon is a tradition-ridden industry, in which mash bills are solemnly handed down from one generation to the next, but Dry Fly master distiller and co-owner Kent Fleischmann has little patience for the past. "We have a modern image and a modern flavor," says Fleischmann, who this weekend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Be Patriotic, Drink Bourbon

    Sampling Woodinville Whiskey Co.'s bourbon straight from the barrel. They expect to bottle and sell their first batch of bourbon by fall.​The Fourth of July holiday is just around the corner, and while some people are thinking what should go on the grill, I'm thinking about what should go in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Only Douchebags Drink Green Beer

    ​OK, honestly you can drink whatever the hell you want, but if you are going to drink green beer this upcoming St. Patrick's Day, you're kind of a douchebag. Green beer is not only offensive to the Irish, it's offensive to beer. It's like wearing horned "Viking" helmets, or adding ice to your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Scotch Whisky: Try It, You Might Like It

    ​The brown liquors aren't for everyone. This is particularly true when it comes to scotch whisky. Many are pungent, smoky, and strong. If you usually drink a Crown and Coke, or a Whiskey Sour, scotch will definitely surprise and perhaps shock your taste buds. I'm a born and bred bourbon whiske ... More >>

  • Food

    January 26, 2011

    First Call: John Howie's Whiskey Business

    The Deshler is a Manhattan's close cousin.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    It's Whiskey Business at John Howie Steak

    Josh knows how to stir things up.​ The Watering Hole: John Howie Steak, 111 N.E. Eighth St., BELLEVUE The Atmosphere: Located in The Bravern, John Howie Steak is decked out to impress the residents of the luxury condominiums above (oh, wait) and the shoppers at the high-end stores next door. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    What the Hell Is Rye, Anyway?

    ​I've been on a real Manhattan bender lately. Had never tried one until about a month ago, when a buddy ordered one and I chimed in: I'll have what he's having. I cannot stand sweet cocktails, and was under the misguided impression a Manhattan was sticky, but it's not. So I started trying th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Top Five Reasons Not to Drink Four Loko

    If this lineup took place in a jail, all seven cans would be fingered.​Lately we've been obsessed with Four Loko, the candy- colored fire water responsible for the near-death experiences of several Central Washington University students. Our own Caleb Hannan described it as tasting like "Thor' ... More >>

  • Food

    August 26, 2009

    Search & Distill: Marked Man

    If this lineup took place in a jail, all seven cans would be fingered.​Lately we've been obsessed with Four Loko, the candy- colored fire water responsible for the near-death experiences of several Central Washington University students. Our own Caleb Hannan described it as tasting like "Thor' ... More >>

  • Food

    June 24, 2009

    Search & Distill: Scotch With an Open Collar

    It's not the stuffy stuff you think it is.

  • Food

    October 1, 2008

    Here's Rye in Your Eye

    Folks, now here’s the story ’bout Minnie the Moocher.

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