Author: Randy Hanson

Portland Bar Review: Pepe le Moko

What was old and embarrassing is new and delicious at Pepe Le Moko, Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s not-so-secret speakeasy mini bar downstairs from Clyde Common. Here you will find a short but

Portland Bar Review: Little Bird Bistro

If the food at Little Bird isn’t reason enough to call this your favorite restaurant, the drinks aren’t going to stop you. The intelligent bar program keeps pace with the

Portland Bar Review: Clyde Common

Managed by Oregon legend, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, the bar program at Clyde Common is second to none. They have a great selection of spirits with an emphasis on American whiskey. The

Cranston

One of our favorite go-to cocktails to beat the heat of summer is the Mint Julep. Nothing quite compares to recipes that employ crushed ice for a frosty glass. And while

Raspberry Cocktails

There are so many ways to use fruit in cocktails. Muddling fresh produce may be the easiest, but you can also freeze it for use off-season. More traditional options include

We’re all about refreshing summer drinks these days—the easier to make them the better. Most of the time that means tall, simple cocktails without many ingredients. Warmer weather usually pushes us toward refreshing

South Side Rickey

Strictly speaking, a rickey is a highball cocktail that is not supposed to contain sugar—or at least it shouldn’t if we are sticking to historical traditions. The style dates back before Prohibition when

Negroni Week 2014

It’s Negroni Week all over the world! It started on June 2nd and extends throughout the week to June 8th. At current count, 1271 participating bars are donating a portion of the

Le Coco

We love the “hunt” for ingredients to reproduce something delicious at home. Even after amassing an embarrassingly complete inventory of possibilities, this drink forced us to collect a few things we

Scottie Ferguson

Stocking a liquor cabinet is serious business. Space can limit decisions as much as budget, so we have always aligned with the idea that you should buy cocktails, not random bottles

Grilled Pineapple Southside

We have long been fans of the Southside cocktail, not that we always think to make it. It’s one of those great summer drinks we like to make for guests

Aprile

Yes, we waited until spring to try this recipe, but outside of the name, there wasn’t a good reason to delay. If you are already a fan of grapefruit cocktails,